Crew Training and the Reliability of a Battalion Fire Support System

Abstract

A method for incorporating crew training level into an analysis of the system reliability of a field artillery battalion fire support system is developed. The crew of an equipment can be regarded as a component acting in series with the equipment, which itself has a hardware reliability. By using a transformation of the training level, as measured by a score on a qualification test, into a crew component reliability, overall fire support system reliability can be computed, and the effect of training predicted. The decision maker (commander) can use the result as a reference in evaluating unit combat ability and in managing unit training and equipment maintenance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241898

Entities

People

  • Rae Y. Park

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Computers
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Fire Support
  • Howitzers
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military Equipment
  • Multiple Targets
  • Observers
  • Performance Tests
  • Reliability
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design