The US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station conducted a study to determine the impact of a conversion from a motorized to a mechanized force structure by the 9th Infantry Division Motorized (91D MTZ) I Corps on the Fort Lewis, WA, study area. Specially, WES provided (a) an assessment of vehicle mobility and maneuver damage, (b) an assessment of future erosion effects, (c) an assessment of the natural resource impact of maneuver damage addressing four force structures related to the possible I Corps mechanization, and (d) recommendations for management and mitigation. The Army Mobility Model (AMM), which uses empirical mathematical algorithms to predict the performance of a vehicle on a terrain in ters of speed, and a digital terrain data base for the study area were used to predict maneuver damage based on the sinkage of the vehicles and the effect of soil disturbance due to tire and track slip and turning. These predictions were made for three vehicles representing the components of four vehicle force structures, made up of armored, mechanized, and motorized divisions, respectively. They were the M998 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) representing the 3-3-5,* and 4-3-3 force structures, and 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle also representing the 4-3-3 force structure, and the M60A3 Combat Tank representing the 5-5-0 force structure. Predictions were made for the dry normal and wet slippery surface conditions. (kr)


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    Titel :

    Proposed 9th Infantry Division Force Conversion; Maneuver Damage, Erosion and Natural Resources Assessment Fort Lewis, Washington. Volume 1: Main Text


    Beteiligte:
    M. L. Pearson (Autor:in) / P. A. Morris (Autor:in) / R. J. Larson (Autor:in) / L. J. O'Neil (Autor:in) / M. R. Waring (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1990


    Format / Umfang :

    119 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch