Enhancing the Efficiency of Tank Gunnery Evaluation: A Strategy Revisited

Abstract

Based on the analysis of gunnery scores fired by 171 M1A2 tank crews, an easy-to-use strategy was developed for predicting which crews will, and will not, first-run qualify on Tank Table VIII before all of the typically required ten engagements have been fired. Scores are added as each engagement is fired and the resulting sum is compared to tabular formatted cutoff scores established to support accurate qualification predictions. Adherence to this strategy will help Active Army armor unit commanders to maximize the efficiency of tank gunnery evaluation by reducing the number of first-run engagements fired, as well as the range time and operational tempo (OPTEMPO) resources spent in doing so, by roughly 20% without sacrificing the purpose and intent of the crew-level gunnery certification process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391096

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Hagman

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Adhesion
  • Army Personnel
  • Coefficients
  • Efficiency
  • Elimination
  • Military Research
  • Performance Tests
  • Qualifications
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Targets
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • United States

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