Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  CONSISTS OF A BALLASTED TACTICAL CANISTER SHELL
    DUPLICATING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, I.E., APPEARANCE,
    WEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE TACTICAL MISSILE.

 B. CAPABILITIES: ELECTRICAL SENSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE FUNCTION
    RESTRAINT PIN OPERATING LEVELSIMILAR TO A TACTICAL MISSILE ROUND
    AN ELECT SIMULATOR MOUNTED INSIDE THE CANASTER PROVIDES RESPONSES
    THAT SIMULATE "MISSILE SAFE" TO THE LAUNCHER ELECTRONICS FOR ALL
    FUNCTIONS EXCEPT LAUNCH RELATED FUNCTIONS.


 C. EMPLOYMENT: USED BY USAADACSH, FORSCOM AND 32ND AADCOM TO PRO-
    VIDE CREW TRAINING IN THE LOADING PROCEDURES OF PATRIOT MISSILES
    ONTO THE PATRIOT LAUNCHER.

 D. BASIS OF ISSUE: 4 EACH PER PATRIOT BATTERY, 32 EACH AT
    USAADASCH.

 E. POWER REQS: WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THE MISSILE LAUNCHER.

 F. TRANSPORTATION REQS: TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY
    THE BATTALION MISSILE RESUPPLY VEHICLES.

 G. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:
    (1) OPERATOR:
        A. CREW SIZE/MOS: 16T.
        B. TRAINING REQS: SAME AS 16T MISSILE HANDLER/DRIVER
    (2) MAINTAINERS:
        A. UNIT MAINTENANCE: WG-2608 DIGITAL ELECT MECH
        B. DS/GS MAINTENANCES: WG2608


 H. SPECIAL NOTE:
    (1) THIS ITEM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.