Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A. DESCRIPTION: MULTIPLE LAUNCH, ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS) M270A1 LAUNCHER, LIN: Z57250, BOIP: E090AA. THE LAUNCHER ROCKET, ARMORED VEHICLE MOUNTED, M270A1 IS AN ALL-WEATHER, HIGHLY MOBILE, MULTIPLE LAUNCH, INDIRECT FIRE ROCKET AND MISSILE SYSTEM MOUNTED ON A MODIFIED BRADLEY CHASSIS (M993). THE M270A1 LAUNCHER CONSISTS OF THE IMPROVED FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM (IFCS) AND THE IMPROVED LAUNCHER MECHANICAL SYSTEM (ILMS). THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE MATERIEL CHANGES TO THE M270 LAUNCHER. A MAJOR COMPONENT ITEM IS THE INTERCOM SET AN/VIC-3. THE M270A1 MEASURES 22 FT 5 IN LONG, 9 FT 9 IN WIDE, 8 FT 6 IN HIGH, AND WEIGHS 27.2 TONS. (1) IMPROVED FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM (IFCS): THE IFCS FOR THE MLRS PROVIDES THE COMMAND CONTROL, MAN-MACHINE, AND WEAPON/LAUNCHER INTERFACE WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO DIRECT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE M270A1 LAUNCHER. IFCS WILL REPLACE IMPENDING OBSOLETE ELECTRONICS WITH AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING FUTURE MLRS FAMILY OF MUNITIONS (MFOM) WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY. THE IFCS IS COMPRISED OF FIVE LINE REPLACEABLE UNITS (LRU). THESE LRUs CONSIST OF THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL (FCP), POSITION NAVIGATION UNIT (PNU), LAUNCHER INTERFACE UNIT (LIU), POWER SWITCHING UNIT (PSU) AND WEAPON INTERFACE UNIT (WIU). FEATURES INCLUDE REDUCED OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT (O&S) COSTS, IMPROVED COMMAND AND CONTROL, IMPROVED MAN-MACHINE AND WEAPONS INTERFACES, IMPROVED POSITION NAVIGAION, AND EMBEDDED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. BUILT IN TEST/BUILT IN TEST EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE/DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY WILL BE INCORPORATED IN IFCS. (2) IMPROVED LAUNCHER MECHANICAL SYSTEM (ILMS): THE CURRENT M270 LAUNCHER HAS A TRAVERSE TIME OF 90 SECONDS FROM THE STOWED POSITION TO WORST CASE AIM POINT. THE CURRENT HYDRAULIC LAUNCHER CONTROLLED SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FASTER, MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED SYSTEM, THAT WILL MOVE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION. THIS WILL REDUCE THE TIME FROM STOW TO WORST CASE AIM POINT BY APPROXIMATELY 85%. IT WILL DECREASE THE RELOAD TIME BY APPROXIMATELY 40%. THE ILMS WILL RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF REPAIR PARTS AND WILL LOWER O&S COSTS. ILMS WILL SUPPORT ALL MLRS MFOM. B. CAPABILITIES: MLRS IS A HIGHLY MOBILE ALL WEATHER WEAPON SYSTEM CAPABLE OF RAPID RESPONSE WITH HIGH VOLUME OF INDIRECT FIRE UTILIZING CONVENTIONAL ROCKETS AND MISSILES AGAINST SOFT/HARD, STATIONARY/MOVING TARGETS. C. EMPLOYMENT: MLRS M270A1 LAUNCHERS ARE LOCATED IN DIVISIONAL MLRS BATTERIES AND FA BRIGADE MLRS BATTALIONS. D. BASIS OF ISSUE: ONE PER MLRS SECTION IAW APPROVED ORGANIZATION DESIGNS. (A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT FOR LAUNCHER, ROCKET: ARMORED VEHICLE MOUNTED, LIN: L44894). TOE ALLOCATION AS FOLLOWS: WHEN UNIT ORGANIZED AS 2 X 9 - 9 WHEN UNIT ORGANIZED AS 3 X 9 - 9 WHEN UNIT ORGANIZED AS 3 X 6 - 6 E. POWER REQUIREMENTS: ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPERATE ON A 24 VOLT DC POWER SUPPLY. F. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: THE M270A1 IS A SELF-PROPELLED TRACK VEHICLE. IT IS AIR TRANSPORTABLE BY C141, C17, AND C5 AIRCRAFT. G. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS: (1) OPERATOR: (3) 13M MLRS CREWMEMBER (2) MAINTAINERS: (A) UNIT MAINTENANCE: 31U, 63J, 63T. (B) DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE: 27M, 35E, 44B, 44E, 63G, 63H. (C) GENERAL SUPPORT: 63G, 63H & 35H. H. SPECIAL NOTES: (1) THIS SYSTEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-32 (ABOI). (2) ASIOE TO THE Z57250 IS THE TEST SET ELECTRONIC SYTEMS: AN/PSM-95 (Z24989). ONE AN/PSM-95 (Z24989) PER MLRS M27A1 LAUNCHER (Z57250). AND ONE AN/PSM-95 (Z24989) PER MAINTENANCE CONTACT TEAM.