This research compiled an empirical data base on the current training of active U.S. Army (AA) and National Guard (NG) attack helicopter units and estimated the resource requirements for qualifying and sustaining adequate levels of aviator gunnery proficiency. Separate versions of the Ammunition and Gunnery Survey were distributed to a sample of AA and NG aviators (Form A) and unit commanders (Form B). The aviators returned 810 usable Form A surveys (41% return rate). The unit commanders returned 127 usable Form B surveys (35% return rate). This report presents a summary of the major results of the survey data analyses. The primary conclusions drawn from the results are that (a) a substantial number of attack helicopter units are unable to meet the training standards with resources currently available to them, (b) gunnery ranges are not readily available to many units or have inadequate scoring methods, (c) flight simulators are being used only to a moderate extent by AA aviators for gunnery training, and (d) the current ammunition authorizations approximate the minimum number of rounds needed to qualify and sustain the average aviator's gunnery skills. Keywords: Army aviation; Attack helicopters; National Guard aviators; Aerial gunnery; Standards in Training Commission (STRAC); Gunnery ranges; Combat Mission Simulator (CMS); Flight and Weapons Simulator (FWS). (KT)


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    Titel :

    Army Aviation Ammunition and Gunnery Survey. Volume 2


    Beteiligte:
    D. M. McAnulty (Autor:in) / K. D. Cross (Autor:in) / D. J. DeRoush (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989


    Format / Umfang :

    132 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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