Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE TANK COMBAT FULL-TRACKED, 105MM GUN
(TTS), IS AN IMPROVED VERSION OF ITS PREDECESSOR, WITH THE
ADDITION OF AN IMPROVED FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM, THERMAL SIGHT
DEVICE, TOP LOADING AIR FILTERS, AND A LASER RANGE FINDER.

    B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE TANK COMBAT FULL-TRACKED, 105MM GUN
(TTS), (M60A3), WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO ENGAGE THE FULL
SPECTRUM OF ENEMY GROUND TARGETS WITH A VARIETY OF ACCURATE,
POINT AND AREA FIRE WEAPONS, INCORPORATED WITH A
SHOOT-ON-THE-MOVE CAPABILITY.

    C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE M60A3 MAIN BATTLE TANK WILL BE USED AS
THE PRINCIPAL ASSAULT WEAPON OF TANK BATTALIONS DURING ALL TYPES
OF COMBAT OPERATIONS, CONDUCTED UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, FROM
LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT TO GENERAL NUCLEAR AND NONNUCLEAR
SITUATIONS, AS PART OF AN OFFENSIVE COMBINED ARMS TEAM.  THE
M60A3 WILL BE EMPLOYED AS THE DECISIVE ELEMENT OF ARMY FORCES TO
DEFEAT AN ENEMY FORCE USING FIRE AND MANEUVER.  IN THE ROLE OF
DEFENSE, IT WILL BE USED AS A PART OF A COMBINED ARMS TEAM TO
PREVENT, RESIST, REPULSE, OR DESTROY AN ENEMY ATTACK.

    D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  THE M60A3 (TTS) WILL REPLACE THE M48
SERIES OF TANKS, AND THE M60A1 TANK ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS AS
DIRECTED BY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

    E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  NONE.

    F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  AIR; C5 AIRCRAFT GROUND;
RAILWAY, TRACTOR-TRAILER, TRAILER WITH A MINIMUM OF 60-TONS
CAPACITY, TOWED BY MINIMUM  OF 10-TON TRACTOR.

    G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1) OPERATOR:

            (A) CREW SIZE/MOS:  CREW OF FOUR; MOS 19E.

            (B) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (MOS/GENERAL):  MOS 12B00;
FAMILIARIZATION AND TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT.  MOS 19E10, 20, 30, AND
40; TANK COMMANDERS DUTIES, TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT, DRIVING SKILLS,
FIRST ECHELON MAINTENANCE AND GUNNERY.

        (2) MAINTAINERS:

            (A) UNIT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE:  MOS 19E, 63N, 31V, 45N,
AND 76Y.

            (B) IDS-LEVEL MAINTENANCE:  MOS 63S, 63Y, AND 44B.

            (C) IGS-LEVEL MAINTENANCE:  MOS 63J, 63H, AND 45K.

    H.  SPECIAL NOTES:  THE M60A3 (TTS), IS A REBUILD OF THE
M60A1 MAIN BATTLE TANK.  THE M60A2 MAIN BATTLE TANK IS PRESENTLY
OUT OF THE SYSTEM.