Bird's Eye View: Is the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station an Improvement over a Traditionally Manned Weapon

Abstract

This thesis compares a traditional M2 machine gun with an M2 mounted on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS). CROWS is a remotely operated weapons platform primarily mounted on the Army's M1114 Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The problem is whether this state of the art weapon system is an improvement over a traditionally manned weapon in combat. To address the problem the thesis analyzed the benefits of CROWS over an M2, any systemic issues associated with the system, what users thought, and what additional and unique resources CROWS requires. This thesis also analyzed the system's limitations in terms of doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF). The combination of document research and primary source information provide justification that, despite some increased capabilities, CROWS is not an improvement over a traditionally manned weapon in combat at the current time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471376

Entities

People

  • Krista M. Hoffman

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.