Vehicles, Army

Combat vehicles Army equipment in battlefield, such as tanks, vehicles, etc. 

Health and safety planning and implementation emphasize jobs and tasks. Many DOE or Army Corps of Engineers sites have an established work control system (WCS) that is focused at the job and task level. Workers are familiar with the WCS and understand its content because each work-task package includes checklists and permits. This is a normal part of daily work. The WCS is a practical vehicle for managing and conducting these activities and supports the HASP by providing a mechanism to accomplish the following ... 

History. The US Army organization that formerly, for over 100 years, had responsibility for the design, manufacture and procurement from private industry of weapons, ammunition and vehicles, for the training of personnel in their use, and for their storage, issue and maintenance. The Ordnance Department also served both the Navy and Air Force as directed by higher authority... 

The CBMS II is to be deployed aboard wheeled reconnaissance vehicles. The platforms include a light armored vehicle, the US Army XM1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV),23 and two vehicles for the US Marine Corps Joint Services Lightweight Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance System (JSLNBCRS) 24 the HMMWV and a wheeled, light armored vehicle very much like the XM1135 Stryker. Consequently the volume, mass, and power available to the instrument are limited. Table 4.1 lists the current physical specification and objective requirement for each parameter. 

Styker 8-Wheel Drive Armored Combat Vehicle. Defense Industries, Industry Projects. Available at http//www.army.mil/fact files site/stryker/. PM Recond, Sensor Suite for the XM1135 Nuclear Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBSRV) Stryker. Joint Program Executive Office, Chemical Biological Defense. Currently available at http //www.jpcocbd.osd.mil/ca nbcrv.htm. 

This paper describes the results of a joint study undertaken by the U.S. Army Materials Technology Laboratory (AMTL) and the Factory Mutual Research Corporation CFMRC) on fiber reinforced composite materials (FRC) for use in a composite combat vehicle. 

Bombing of U.S. Marine Barracks, Beirut — On April 18, 1983, a vehicle driven by a member of the Islamic Jihad crashed into the outer wall of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 67 people, 17 of whom comprised the majority of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) staff in Lebanon. In retaliation, the U.S. Navy bombarded terrorist positions designed to aid the Lebanese army in Beirut. In response, on October 23,1983, the Islamic Jihad fitted two trucks with 12,000 pounds of explosives and sent them on a suicide mission. The trucks passed the lax security at the U.S. Marine guardhouse and crashed into a wall of a four-story concrete barrack. All 241 marines and 58 French soldiers inside were killed in the explosion. 

DOD is interested in new or novel advanced power and propulsion systems that will reduce fuel consumption, improve performance, extend vehicle range, reduce emissions, and reduce support costs. The Navy and Army are considering hybrids for ships, land vehicles, helicopters, and battlefield power requirements. 

Eetijet (Amer). An Army vehicle, 20x10 feet in size, designed by the Marine Co of Orlando, Florida to skim about a foot above land or water at speeds up to 50mph Ref Anon, Army Research and Development, Washington, DC, 10025, Vol 2, No 12(1961) p 19... 

DUKW(Refs 1 2). These vehicles proved to be very valuable during WW II for bringing men, weapons and supplies ashore from ships anchored beyond the range of enemy land-based guns. The amphibious vehicle BARC is the largest wheeled vehicle(60 tons) utilized by the US Army. When in the water it resembles a boat. The BARC can haul large bulky car goes (See also Amphtrack)... 

Amphtrack. An amphibious track vehicle developed in the USA during WW II. This vehicle could land troops, carry supplies and weapons across the water and its armament is used for returning fire in the face of intense hostile resistance. Several models are described by V.J.Croizat in the Army Ordn 31,265—7(Nov—Dec 1946)... 

Refs l)R.J.Icks Army Ordn 17, 331-3 (1937) (Four Decades of Mechanization Our Record of Comb at-Vehicle Development) 2) J.R.Newman, The Tools of War, Doubleday, Doran Co, NY (1943), 198-9 3)G.M.Barnes, Weapons of World War II," Van No strand,... 

CHAPARAL Amer Army forward-area air-defense system using a modified Sidewinder (an infrared guided missile), mounted on M548 self-propelled tracked vehicle Ref AOA Bull 302 "The Common Defense, Dec 1965, P 4... 

By decomposing into CuO it also provides a solid vehicle for the transfer of heat. Typical primer compns contg CuSCN are listed in Refs 3 11 CuSCN was formerly used in some US Army... 

Demolition Sled, M3 A boatlike sled, 12 ft in length 5 ft wide, manufd for the Army from fiberglass by Martin Co, Baltimore, Md, to carry expls and to blast a safe path thru mine fields in a matter of minutes. The sled is divided into three sections. The front section contains a 2-ft long Jato rocket attached to a linear charge of a plastic expl coiled in a center section. The rear section carries accessories such as a firing towing cable and tools. The fully loaded sled weighs ca 3000 lbs. It can be towed over land or water and behind tanks or other tracked vehicles... 

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