Man-Portability Considerations for an Improved Medium Antiarmor Assault Weapon (IMAAW)

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Abstract:

An investigation of the portability of medium antitank weapons was conducted at the request of the US Army Infantry School for the Improved Medium Antiarmor Assault Weapon IMAAW program. The purpose was to review and summarize the existing data base, to complete a man-portability matrix, and to provide guidance on the weight limitations for an IMAAW. The review of the data base supported the previously stated position of the US Army Human Engineering Laboratory USAHEL that Dragon is at or near the weight limit of portability for the infantryman. Conclusions were that the IMAAW gunner should be a dedicated gunner and should carry equipment reflecting that role. The IMAWW should weight no more than 30 pounds, if it is to be carried by one infantryman. If the weight of the IMAAW exceeds 30 pounds, the weapon should be crew-served. The man-portability matrix could not be completed because it was concluded that predictions of energy expenditure should not be used to evaluate portability.

Author(s):
Giordano, Dominick J. ; Brainerd, Samuel T.
Author Organization(s):
HUMAN ENGINEERING LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Pagination:
0049

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
HEL-TM-6-81
Monitor Series:
HEL
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Cyber
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES, *ANTITANK WEAPONS, MOBILITY, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), INFANTRY, HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING, WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS, WEIGHT, MANPORTABLE EQUIPMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, WEIGHT REDUCTION, BODY WEIGHT, SQUAD LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Surface-Launched Guided Missiles, Guns, Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems
Keyword(s):
*IMAAW(IMPROVED MEDIUM ANTIARMOR ASSAULT WEAPON), DRAGON MISSILES, MAW(MEDIUM ANTITANK WEAPONS)
Report Date:
1981 Mar 01