Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE INTEROPERABLE DATA LINK (IDL) SET
AN/UPQ-3C (Z35531) PROVIDES A MICROWAVE DATA LINK THAT IS THE
PRINCIPAL MEANS OF VOICE AND DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN THE INTEGRATED
PROCESSING FACILITIES (IPF) AND THE AIRBORNE RELAY FACILITIES (ARF).
THE OVERALL IDL CONSISTS OF GROUND (IPF) AND AIRBORNE (ARF) ELEMENTS
OF A BEAMED WIDEBAND MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS SUBSYSTEM.  IT INCLUDES
THREE AUTOMATIC TRACKING DISH ANTENNAS IN THE IPF (ONE PER AIRCRAFT)
AND TWO IN EACH AIRCRAFT. THE IDL IS MOUNTED ON THREE 2-TON TRAILERS.
THERE IS ONE IDL SET PER GRCS-4 AND GRCS-1.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  PART OF THE TRANSMISSIONS OVER THE IDL IS FOR
IPF CONTROL OF THE ARF EQUIPMENT AND FOR IPF RECEPTION OF DATA FROM
THE ARF EQUIPMENT.  TELETYPE MESSAGES FROM THE IPF TO THE CTTs  AND
TACTICAL VOICE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE IPF AND THE CTTs ARE ALSO
TRANSMITTED OVER THE IDL.

   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 COMPANY (ELECTRONIC
WARFARE), MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (AERIAL EXPLOITATION),
CORPS.

   E.   POWER REQUIREMENTS:  THE IDL OPERATES ON 15.0 KW AT 60HZ.
POWER IS SUPPLIED BY THE POWER PLANT AN/MJQ-44 (Z75613, BOIP M087AF),
FOR GRCS-1 AND THE AN/MJQ-34 FOR THE GRCS-4.

   F.   TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THIS SYSTEM REQUIRES TWO
TRUCKS,
CARGO: MTV M1083 (Z40439) AND ONE TRUCK CARGO: MTV M1083 (Z40507)
WITH EQUIPMENT AND WITH WINCH FOR MOBILITY OF THE THREE TWO TON
TRAILERS.

   G.   PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1)  OPERATOR:  NONE

        (2)  MAINTAINERS:

             A.  UL MAINTENANCE:  33R, 52C, 63S

             B.  DS MAINTENANCE:  33R, 52C

             B.  GS MAINTENANCE:  44B, 52C


   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.