Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE FLIGHT LINE TEST SET:  AN/ARM-163(V)6
(Z42189)IS CONTAINED IN A 14 FOOT COMMERCIAL PANEL TRUCK (VAN).  IT
CONTAINS A SOUND INSULATED POWER UNIT, FOUR SHOCK MOUNTED ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT RACKS, SPACE WITH LOCKABLE CABINETS FOR CLASSIFIED ITEMS
AND COMPONENTS FOR INITIALIZING AND CALIBRATING THE DATA LINK.  THE
FLIGHT LINE TEST SET IS USED TO PRE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT MISSION EQUIPMENT
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE FLIGHT LINE TEST SET, AN/ARM-163(V)6 IS A
TEST FACILITY FOR THE AIRBORNE RELAY FACILITY (ARF), AN/ARW-83(V)7
(Z04300, M087AA) TO TEST BOTH DIRECTION FINDING AND INTERCEPT
CAPABILITIES IN A PREFLIGHT SCENARIO.

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

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

   E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  THE FLIGHT LINE TEST SET OPERATES ON
15KW, 60 HZ USING A SELF CONTAINED GENERATOR.

   F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THIS SYSTEM IS CONTAINED IN
A COMMERCIAL PANEL TRUCK (VAN).  NO ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION IS
REQUIRED.

   G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS FOR PRINCIPAL ITEM ONLY:

       1.  OPERATOR:  MOS 33R REQUIREMENTS ARE MARC DRIVEN

       2.  MAINTAINERS:

           UL:  33R, 63S, 52C,

           DS:  33R, 63W, 52C

           GS:  63W, 52C, 35H

   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.  THE 33R AERIAL SENSOR REPAIRER REQUIREMENTS AS DEPICTED IN
TOE 34418C100 AND THIS BIOP ARE DIRECTLY COMMENSURATE WITH PERSONNEL
AUTHORIZATIONS CURRENTLY DOCUMENTED IN GRCS-1 UNITS.

     5.    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.

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