Predicting Table VIII Tank Gunnery Performance from M-COFT Hit Rate
Abstract
To determine the relationship between scores on a device-based test of gunnery proficiency and live-fire Tank Table VIII scores, a pooled sample of 73 Army National Guard (ARNG) tank crews (i.e., 24 from Smith and Hagman (1992) and 49 from this investigation) completed a 1-hour gunnery proficiency test on the Mobile Conduct-of-Fire Trainer (M-COFT) and then fired Table VIII the next day as part of annual training. For this pooled sample, a significant correlation was found between M-COFT test and Table VIII scores (r = .67, p < . 0001). Based on the results of linear regression analyses, a tool was developed to predict Table VIII scores from M-COFT test performance measured in terms of hit rate or, easier to calculate, percentage of first-round kills. Although field tryouts are needed to verify the accuracy of the predictions, the results in this report suggest that device-based prediction of live-fire tank gunnery performance is possible, and that this prediction capability can be used by ARNG company commanders to assess the proficiency of tank crews and their need for additional training before live-fire gunnery evaluation on Table VIII.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA285904
Entities
People
- Joseph D. Hagman
- Monte D. Smith