Nine issues that affect the combat effectiveness of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) are discussed in this report. All of them were selected for development and evaluation work. The general findings for each area indicate the following: (a) a thermal training package can enhance individual and unit capability during limited visibility conditions, (b) a modified range card may be easier to use than the existing BFV cards, (c) an optical range finder can provide the dismount element of the BFV with an accurate, low-cost range estimation tool to aid in employing infantry weapons systems, (d) synthetic thermal barrier materials may be able to prevent combat vehicles from being detected by threat thermal devices, (e) a 25-mm on-board ammunition stowage container can increase survivability of the BFV, reduce loading times, and increase vehicle stowage capacity, (f) a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun mount pin can virtually eliminate loss of pins and can increase the availability of BFVs, (g) a transparent cargo hatch prototype can be built and installed on BFVs to increase visibility from the squad compartment, allow forward observer tasks to be performed, and reduce motion sickness and claustrophobia, (h) a proposed silent generator concept can provide a means of ensuring combat readiness by keeping critical BFV combat systems ready for immediate response during silent watch missions, and (i) a driver alert system can allow the BFV commander to wake a sleeping or inattentive driver and alert him to imminent vehicle movement. (sdw)


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