This document: Provides a method for evaluating the Logistics-Over-The-Shore (LOTS) capabilities of military equipment including cargo and vehicles. Describes subtests for watertightness, vehicle stability, marine transport, maneuverability, beaching capabilities, fording operations, soils trafficability, beach mobility, seashore exposure, performance under adverse conditions (high wind, heavy rain, high waves, beach obstacles), and safety evaluation. Discusses site and facilities selection, safety factors, and other test planning requirements; human factors and maintenance evaluations. Applies to movement of cargo and vehicles, including towed, self-propelled, and by carrier, over the shore between ocean transportation and shoreside facilities, without benefit of port facilities; loading/unloading onto and from landing craft, amphibians, other transporters, helicopters, storage areas, and transfer points.
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Development Test II (EP) - Common Test Operations Procedures 'Logistics-over-the-Shore'
1976
36 pages
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English