The Effect of MOPP4 on M198 Howitzer Crew Performance. Volume 1. Emplacement and Displacement Times and Rates of Fire.

Abstract

This work represents field measurements of performance times for the crew of an M198 howitzer. The M198 is a towed, 155mm artillery piece, manned by a 10-member US Marine crew for this exercise. Baseline times in battle dress uniform and degraded times in full nuclear and chemical protective gear (MOPP4) are included. Reported times consist of emplacement time, displacement time, time to first round (TTFR), and time between rounds (TBR) for three fire mission types. Baseline times for TTFR and TBR show a decrease (improvement) with repetition number during a day's fire missions, indicating a significant practice or warm-up effect. Times for TTFR and TBR show a significant increase (degradation) when the crew is at MOPP4. The performance degradation worsens with mission repetition (increasing time-in-MOPP4). These measurements are part of the ongoing effort of DNA's Radiation Risk/Safety program to support quantification of military performance degradation in an NBC environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294496

Entities

People

  • Arthur P. Deverill Jr
  • Gene E. Mcclellan
  • Leigh N. Matheson

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Artillery
  • Computers
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Environment
  • Howitzers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
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