The Combat Vehicle Command and Control System. Combat Performance of Armor Battalions Using Distributed Interactive Simulation

Abstract

This research evaluated the operational effectiveness, training, and soldier-machine interface (SMI) implications of a Combat Vehicle Command and Control (CVCC) experimental configuration that included the Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer and a Command and Control display. Using Ml tank simulators in the Mounted Warfare Test Bed at Fort Knox, KY, time evaluation focused on tank battalion operations. Each of twelve groups of soldiers completed a 1-week training and testing schedule that culminated in a simulated combat scenario. One of a series, the report documents tactical unit performance, and techniques and procedures employed to take advantage of the CVCC system's capabilities. Companion reports address operational effectiveness data, and training and SMI-related findings. The collective findings provide input to the design and development of training programs for future automated command, control, and communications systems in ground combat vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1993
Accession Number
ADA283348

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Transmission
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Indirect Fire
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Personnel Management
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Test Beds
  • Test Equipment
  • Voice Communications
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control