The selection of a Marine artillery battery fire direction computer system
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Authors
Gido, Paul Andrew
Subjects
Fire direction
Marine Corps artillery
Artillery Computer System (ACS)
Battery Computer System (BCS)
Fire control computer (FCC)
Enhanced fire direction/survey calculator (FD/SC)
Marine Corps artillery
Artillery Computer System (ACS)
Battery Computer System (BCS)
Fire control computer (FCC)
Enhanced fire direction/survey calculator (FD/SC)
Advisors
Boger, Dan C.
Mullane, Joseph F.
Date of Issue
1982-12
Date
December 1982
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
The artillery fire direction systems currently used by the U.S. Marine Corps are inadequate to meet the demands of today's battlefield. The lack of a modern artillery fire direction computer system degrades the Marine Corps overall combat effectiveness. This thesis presents a cost effectiveness analysis of four fire direction computer systems which can significantly enhance an artillery battery's combat effectiveness. As a result of the analysis, the author recommends the procurement of the Magnavox Artillery Computer System (ACS). The author further recommends that the ACS be adapted for use as a battalion level fire direction system on an interim basis until the introduction of MIFASS. Additionally, a number of recommendations which are representative of the types of action needed to assist in the resolution of the Marine artillery fire direction problem are provided.
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Administrative Sciences
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.