Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (DDS)
CP-2172/TSQ-176 (Z16650) IS MOUNTED IN RACK 3 THROUGH 7 OF THE
SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATED PROCESSING FACILITY, V-XX4/TSQ-176,
(Z32437,BOIP M087AE) OF GRCS-1 AND GRCS-2.  THE DDS IS MADE UP OF
FOUR SUBSYSTEMS COMPRISED OF COMPUTERS AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS
(DATA/VOICE) DEVICES AND INPUT OUTPUT PANELS.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE DDS PROVIDES SEMIAUTOMATIC
COMMUNICATION INTERFACE, MESSAGE CONCENTRATION AND PROTOCOL.
CONVERSION FOR TACTICAL ELEMENTS OF THE ARMY, SUCH AS THE COMMANDERS
TACTICAL TERMINAL (CTT) AND PROVIDES COMMUNICATION VIA NATIONAL,
THEATER, CORPS AND LOCAL COMMUNICATIONASSETS.  THE DDS ALSO ALLOWS
THE OPERATOR TO REVIEW AND ROUTE MESSAGES.

   C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THIS SYSTEM IS TO BE EMPLOYED ONLY AT THE
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE, AERIAL EXPLOITATION BATTALION,
CORPS. (34418C100)

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:   ONE PER AVIATION CO (ELECTRONIC
WARFARE), MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, (AERIAL EXPLOITATION),
CORPS.

   E.   POWER REQUIREMENTS: USES POWER SUPPLIED TO THE
V-XX4/TSQ-176.

   F.   TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: THIS SYSTEM IS INSTALLED IN
THE SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATED PROCESSING FACILITY V-XX4/TSQ-176
SHELTER.

   G.   PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1)  OPERATOR:  NONE

        (2)  MAINTAINERS:

           A.  UL MAINTENANCE:  33R

           B.  DS MAINTENANCE:  33R

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

     1.   AS OF JUNE 1993, THE HISTORY OF THE GUARDRAIL FAMILY
IS AS FOLLOWS:

         THE BASE ITEM IN ALL AERIAL EXPLOITATION BATTALIONS IS
GUARDRAIL V (GRV).

         GRV WAS FIELDED TO USAREUR, 15TH MI BN, FT HOOD and
224TH MI BN, HUNTER ARMY AIR FIELD, GA. GRV WAS REPLACED BY IGRV,
AN/USD-9A, AT USAREUR AND FT HOOD.   THE IGRV IN USAREUR WAS THEN
REPLACED BY THE GUARDRAIL COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 4 (GRCS-4), WHILE
THE IGRV IN FT HOOD IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED BY THE GUARDRAIL
COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 2 (GRCS-2) IN 1997. GRV WAS REPLACED BY
GRCS-1 IN THE 224TH MI BN IN SEP 93.

     2.  GRCS-1 CONSISTS  OF THE FOLLOWING LINS:

         Z04300 (M087AA), Z48621 (M087AB), Z32369 (M087AC),
         Z48553 (M087AD), Z32437 (M087AE), Z75613 (M087AF),
         Z16650 (M087AG), Z35531 (M087AH), Z42189 (M087MA),
         Z38388 (M087MB), Z38320 (M087MC).

     3.  BOING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN AR 71-13.

     4.    GRCS-1 REPLACES THE QUICKLOOK SYSTEM IN THE AVN CO
AERIAL SURVEULLANCE OF THE AEB.  ALL PEOPLE WERE REPLACED USING
M087AA.  EQUIPMENT WAS REPLACED USING M087AA, M087MC, M087AB AND
M087MA.

     5.  ALL PERSONNEL CHANGES GENERATED BY THE GRCS-1 BOIPS WERE
AFFECTED BY USING BOIP M087AA.