ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT
This chapter provides organizational diagrams and equipment data for units and systems that can be found in a US Army Corps.
System |
Weapon |
Cruising range / Duration time / Max eff range |
Basic load Fuel/ammo (rd) |
Vehicle
speed / |
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| M1 tank | 289 miles | 505 gal |
42 mph hwy/30 x-ctry | |
| 120-mm | 2,500 m | 40 |
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| .50 cal | 1,500 m | 1,000 |
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| 7.62 coax MG | 900 m | 10,000 |
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| Loader 7.62 | 900 m | 14,000 |
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| Smoke GL | 30 m | 24 |
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| Thermal | 2,000 m | |||
| M2 BFV | 300 miles | 42 mph hwy/30 xctry | ||
| TOW | 3,750 m | 7 |
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| 25-mm APDS | 1,700 m | 225 |
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| -HEI-T | 3,000 m | 675 |
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| 7.62 coax MG | 900 m | 2,340 |
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| Smoke GL | 30 m | 16 |
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| Thermal | 2,000 m | |||
| M3 CFV | 300 miles | 42 mph hwy/30 xctry | ||
| TOW | 3,750 m | 12 |
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| 25-mm APDS | 1,700 m | 425 |
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| HEI-T | 3,000 m | 1,280 |
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| Smoke GL | 30 m | 16 |
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| Thermal | 2,000 m | |||
| AH-64 | "Apache" | 2 hr/ 10 min | 370 gal |
140 Knots (normal cruise) |
| Hellfire | 8,000 m | up to 16 |
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| 2.75" rocket | 6,600 - 9,000 m | up to 38 |
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| 30-mm gun | 4,000 m | 1,000 |
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| TADS sight | 8,000 - 10,000 m | |||
| FLIR sight | 5,000 - 6,000 m | |||
| OH-58D | "Kiowa Warrior" | 1hr/50 min | 112 gal |
90 Knots (normal cruise) |
| Hellfire | 8,000 m | up to 4 |
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| 2.75" rocket | 6,600 - 9,000 m | up to 14 |
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| ATAS (Air-to-Air Stinger) | 6,000 m | up to 4 | ||
| .50 cal gun | 1,500 m | 500 |
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| TIS sight | 6,000 - 7,000 m | |||
| TVS sight | 7,000 m | |||
| Laser range | 10,000 m | |||
| UH-60 A/L | "Blackhawk" | 2 hr / 15 min | 362 gal | 120 kn (normal cruise) |
| M-60D(2) 7.62 | 1,100 m | |||
| Utility | 13 pax w/ seat |
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| 22 pax w/o seat | ||||
| Internal | 5,000 lbs | |||
| External | 8,000 lbs |
2-63. INDIVIDUAL AND CREW-SERVED WEAPONS
Weapon |
Range (meters) |
Rate of fire per min | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOW | 3,750 | 3 | Thermal sight |
| Javelin | 2,000 | 1 | CLU has day and night capability |
| M47 Dragon | 1,000 | 1 | Day and night sights |
| M2 50 cal MG | 550 | ||
| Mk-19 | 325 - 375 | ||
| M136 AT-4 | 300 moving 600 stationary |
1 | |
| M72A2 LAW | 125
moving 200 stationary |
1 | |
| M249 SAW | Max eff - 600 | 750 normal, 1,000 max | |
| M60 mg | Max eff - 1,100 | 100 normal, 200 rapid | |
| M16A2 | 580 | ||
| M203 | 350 | ||
| 9mm pistol | . | . | . |
2-64. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE EQUIPMENT
| System | Prime mover | Function / connectivity | Range | Allocation |
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| AN/PPS-5B Ground surveillance radar (GSR) |
Man packed and vehicle | Moving target indicators (MTI) | Pers: 6 km Veh: 10 km |
12: Hvy Div |
| AN/PPS-15 Ground surveillance radar (GSR) |
Man packed and vehicle | Moving target indicators (MTI) | Pers: 1.5 km Veh: 3.0 km |
9: Abn/AASLT Div 12: LT Div |
| AN/ALQ-151(v)1 QUICKFIX AN/ALQ-151 (v)2 |
EH-60A, EH-60L (BLACK-HAWK) | EA (jam): COMINT Intercept DF: COMINT and/or ELINT (VHF) Trailblazer / Interfaces with GBCS and other AQF for enhanced DF and targeting |
LOS = 50 km Station time: 6 hours |
QF: 4: Div 3: ACR, Sep Bde AQF: |
| Improved
Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System IREMBASS / REMBASS |
IREMBASS - manpacked REMBASS HMMWV |
Unattended ground
sensor (seismic, acoustic, meteorological) that detects, classifies, and determines direction of movement |
NA | 5: LT, Abn, AASLT Div |
| PRD-12 Lightweight Man-transportable Radio Direction Finding System (LMRDFS) |
Manpacked 60 lbs Carried by 2 soldiers |
Comm intercept/DF system; on emitter location missions, works with TEAMMATE; ideal in LT, Abn, ASSLT, SOF Ops,. Rapid relocation; optimizes collection in forward Area of Operations | NA | 1: LT Div / Sep Bde
/ ACR 3: Hvy/AASLT Div 7: SOF Bn 10: SOF SA |
| Common ground station (CGS) |
HMMWV | Receives, stores,
manipulates, and displays data , secondary imagery, and broadcast intelligence Receives data from GRCS, GBCS, U-2, JSTARS, UAV, ARL |
NA | 6: Corps, Div 1: ACR 2: EAC MI Bde |
| AN/MLQ-38 Ground-based common sensor (GBCS) |
Hvy: Electronic
Fighting Vehicle (XM5) Lt: HMMWV |
Intercept and DF:
COMINT and/or ELINT EA(jam): COMINT Targeting location data Data downlink to CGS |
LOS: 40 km | 6: Div, ACR, Sep Bde |
| RC-12K/N/P/Q GUARDRAIL common sensor (GRCS) |
RC-12D | Intercept and DF: COMINT and/or ELINT Downlinks to CTT & IPF (Integrated Proccessing Facility) enhanced signal classification, precision emitter location |
LOS data link range=
150 km Station time: 5.5 hours Alt: 20,000 - 30,000 ft LOS coverage 450 km from aircraft |
12: Corps |
| AN/TRQ-32V Receiving set TEAMMATE |
HMMWV | Intercept and DF: COMINT |
LOS: 30 km | 3: Div 2: ACR |
| AN/TSQ-138 Special purpose detection set TRAIL-BLAZER |
5-ton truck | Intercept and DF: COMINT |
LOS: 50 km | 5: Hvy Div |
| AN/TLQ-17A Counter-measures set TRAFFIC JAM |
HMMWV | EA (jam): COMINT | LOS: 20 km | 3: Div 2: ACR |
| Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) E-8C | Boeing 707 | MTI radar FTI Wide Area Surveiliance Small Area Surveiliance Sector Search Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery Downlinks data to GSM/CGS at division and corps |
LOS = 175-km Station time: 8 hrs |
NA |
| JSTARS
ground station module (GSM) |
Hvy: 5-ton truck Lt: HMMWV |
Receives, stores,
manipulates, and displays data , secondary imagery, and broadcast intelligence Receives data from GRCS, GBCS, U-2, JSTARS, UAV |
NA | Interim 7: Corps 6: Div 2: EAC MI Bde |
| Mobile
integrated tactical terminal (MITT) |
HMMWV | Receives, annotates,
and transmits secondary imagery and SIGINT data via ACUS comm or SUCCESS radio Receives data from TENCAP systems |
NA | 1: Corps, Div |
| Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle - Close Range (UAV-CR) "OUTRIDER" |
Length: 9.9 ft Wing span:11 ft Dry weight: 300 lbs Max speed: 110 kns Height: 5 ft Payloads: Color CCD FLIR Max Alt: 15,000 ft Operating Alt: 5,000 ft |
RISTA BDA, moving target detection, and tracking Downlinks to: - Ground control station to CGS - Remote video terminal C Band Frequency 9.6 kbps |
200 km Station time:
4 hrs 50 km @ 7 hr endurance |
1 Baseline = 4 aircraft platform 2 GCS 2 GDT 1 RVT 3: Div (fielding begins 1999) |
| Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle - Short Range (UAV-SR) "Hunter" |
Length: 23 ft Wing span:29.2 ft Dry weight:1,200 lbs Max speed: 106 kns Height: 5.4 ft Payloads: CCD (day only) FLIR Max Alt: 15,000 ft Operating Alt: 15,000 ft |
Day / night RISTA BDA, moving target detection, and tracking Downlinks to: - Ground control station to CGS RVT C Band Frequency 7.317 kbps |
8-10 hrs LOS 125 km on GCS 50 km on LRS 75 km on ADR |
2: Corps 1: Div, ACR 1 Baseline = |
| Modernized
Imagery Exploitation System (MIES) |
3 operational vans 1 satellite comms van 1 National input segment van 1 Exploitation van |
Receives, processes,
and disseminates national and theater imagery. Provides first phase imagery exploitation for I & W missions. Exploits imagery digital or hard copy format. |
NA | 1: Corps |
| Advanced
Electronic Processing and Dissemination System (AEPDS) |
4x UNIX-based SUNSPARC | Receives and
processes intel data collected by national, theater, & Corps sensors. Processes SIGINT data & intel received from other TENCAP systems. Processes electronic OB, dynamic database processing and reporting. |
NA | 1: Corps MI Bde, EAC MI Bde |
| All Source
Analysis System (ASAS) |
ASAS-All Source (AS)
6x AS workstations ASAS Single Source (SS) |
Automates the
processing & analysis of intel data from all sources. "Linchpin" system in forming a seamless intel architecture. Designed to support management of IEW operations & target development in Bns, Bdes, ACR, Sep Bde, Divs, Corps, and EAC. |
NA | 1: EAC, Corps, Div, ACR, Sep Bde |
| AN/MLQ-38 Ground Based Common Sensor Heavy (GBCS-H) AN/MLQ-39 |
Heavy Electronic
Fighting Vehicle (XM5) Lt: HMMWV |
Processes signal
data at the sensor and provides target detection, identification, and location reports in
NRT. Precision (targetable) emitter locations, instantaneous signal aquisition targeting, processing, and reporting. Smart "stealth" jamming against communications emitters COMINT: MHF to SHF |
NA | 6: Div, ACR, Sep Bde |
| AN/TSQ-190(V) TROJAN SPIRIT II |
HMMWV | Satellite terminal
with secure voice, data, fax, video, and SIDs capability Provides a forward-deployed, quick-reaction reporting and analysis link Interface with ASAS and DISE to support split base operations |
NA | 3: Corps, EAC MI Bde 2: Div 1: ACR, Sep Bde |