To improve the command and control of armor units, the Army is evaluating the usefulness of including an automated command and control system on future tanks. This research evaluates the training implications for two concept configurations of the Combat Vehicle Command and Control (CVCC) system. This research, part of a larger company-level evaluation, was conducted using the Close Combat Test Bed (CCTB) at Fort Knox. Two hundred ninety-four armor soldiers (56 commissioned officers, 85 noncommissioned officers, and 153 enlisted men) participated in the research over a 14-week period. During each 5-day data collection period, seven manned simulators (with three-man crews plus autoloader) and six semiautomated vehicles formed a tank 'company'. Each company was randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (a) a fully capable configuration with automatic transmission capability referred to as the CVCC system, (b) a less capable configuration without the radio interface unit required for automatic data transmission referred to as the Intra Vehicular Command and Control (IVCC) system, an M1 baseline for comparison purposes. Each company completed a 2 1/2-day training program and a 2 1/2-day testing and data collection program. Tank commanders completed five questionnaires related to the training program and three diagnostic tests of performance. Gunners and drivers also completed items related to the training program as part of a larger questionnaire.
Combat Vehicle Command and Control Systems: Training Implications Based on Company-Level Simulations
1991
145 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Sciences , Combat Vehicles , Job Training & Career Development , Armor , Automatic transmissions , Automation , Close support , Combat support , Company level organizations , Configurations , Data acquisition , Data transmission systems , Diagnosis(General) , Gunners , Interfaces , Manned , Military commanders , Questionnaires , Radio equipment , Simulators , Tank crews , Test and evaluation , Vehicles , Command and control systems , Operational effectiveness , Army training , Tanks(Combat Vehicles) , M-1 Tanks , CCTB(Close Combat Test Bed) , Simulation based testing