Variations in Weapons Instruction: A Case Study of Dragon Gunnery

Abstract

For this report, the training resources and instructional methods used to train Dragon (an antiarmor weapon) gunners at four different locations were documented and compared for consistency and to Army guidelines. Army and Marine Corps institutional training, and Army mechanized and nonmechanized unit training were formally observed. Training tanks, instructional and testing procedures, and times differed across sites, indicating that standardization of instruction is difficult to achieve. Results were used as the basis for a training impact analysis of the advanced antitank weapon system-medium (AAWS-M), the replacement system for Dragon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA238835

Entities

People

  • Frederick H. Heller
  • Georgam Lucariello
  • Jean L. Dyer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Case Studies
  • Instructions
  • Marine Corps
  • Performance Tests
  • Social Sciences
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.