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Armor, March-April 1993 Edition I believe it was Rudyard Kipling who said broad-sweeping policy issues. Regardless it’s a wise and prudent man who can keep of how these institutionchanging matters his head while all those about him are los- are resolved, his time will surely come to ing theirs. And amid the rumors, budget make professional and moral choices. But cuts, policy changes, and redefinition of the for now he must have a single-purpose. His role of the military stands the armor soldier. mind must lock on offense, defense, and lo- He still has maintenance to pull, PT to do, gistics, and his leaders must help him stay subordinates to train, and with the time left focused. ARMOR will be the one constant over, a family to love and care for. He throughout this time of upheaval. Let us cares little for the stratospheric debate be- help you stay tuned to what is of immediate tween the Pentagon and importance. Major Barb- the White House and the our will tell about rehears- Congress - save those als, Captain Maus will talk issues which directly af- of combat service sup fect his life - for, after port, and the remaining all is said and done, contributors will rivet your much more will be said interest in mission-essen- than done. But while the tial tasks. posturing and verbal If leaders and soldiers combat proceed at the stay occupied with the levels far beyond what he can influence, he business of gunnery, training, and leader- is nonetheless distracted. He wonders if he ship, we’ll be able to respond with confi- will have fuel enough to train next year, if dence to whatever our future holds. Kipling the drawdown will catch him in a promotion wrote, in The Law of the Jungle, vise, if he’ll be dealing with sex and sexual- When pack meets pack in the jungle, ity in his crew a year from now. and neither will go from the trail, The greatest risk the armor soldier faces lie down till the leaders have spoken - is losing sight of his unique purpose - it may be fair words shall prevail. training to fight the next war - by becom- ing absorbed in the national debate on J.D. Brewer By Order of the Secretary of the Army: Official: -4- GORDON R. SULLIVAN MILTON H. HAMILTON General, United States Army Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff Secretary of the Amy 03468 I The Professional Development Bulletin of the Armor Branch PB- 17-93-2 Editor-in-Chief MAJ J. D. BREWER Features Managing Editor 6 Ernest R. Kouma Tank Platoon Gunnery Excellence Award JON T. CLEMENS 8 The Assault Amphibian Vehicle: Its Past, Present, and Future by Captain William P. McLaughlin, USMC Commandant 18 The Future Scout Vehicle: A DESERT STORM Endorsement MG PAUL E. FUNK by Captain John K. Tien ARMOR (ISSN 0004-2420) is published 22 Time Management -The Combat Trains bimonthly by the U.S. Army Armor Center, 4401 by Major Daniel J. Klecker and Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kaune Vine Grove Road, Fort Knox, KY 401 21. 26 Morgan’s 1862 Christmas Raid Disclaimer: The information contained in by Major James D. Brewer ARMOR represents the professional opinions of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the 35 FRAGO Cards official Army or TRADOC position, nor does it by Major Johnny Rogers, British Army change or supersede any information presented in other official Army publications. 38 FY92 Abrams Vehicle Fires: An Improvement Official distribution is limited to one copy for by Gregory M. Skaff each armored brigade headquarters, armored 40 Combat Service Support for the Task Force Scout Platoon cavalry regiment headquarters, armor battalion by Captain Michael L. Maus headquarters, armored cavalry squadron head- quarters, reconnaissance squadron head- 41 Has Gun ...Will Travel, The M109A6 Paladin quarters, armored cavalry troop. armor company, 155-mm SP Howitzer is due to join the force in June 1993 and motorized brigade headquarters of the United States Army. In addition, Army libraries, 43 Rehearsals for War: A Prescription for Success Army and DOD schools, HQ DA and MACOM by Major Wesley E. Barbour staff agencies with responsibility for armored, 45 Technology and Tank Maintenance direct fire, ground combat systems, by Captain Mark C. Malham organizations, and the training of personnel for such organizations may request two copies by 47 Philosophy of Command for the Companymroop Commander sending a military letter to the editor-inchief. by Captain Harold L Meyer Jr. and Captain Kenneth C. Blakely Authorized Content: ARMOR will print only those materials for which the U.S. Army Armor Departments Center has proponency. That proponency includes: all armored, direct-fire ground combat 2 Letters systems that do not serve primarily as infantry 2 Contacts carriers; all weapons used exclusively in these 5 Commander’s Hatch systems or by CMF 19-series enlisted soldiers; 7 Driver’s Seat any miscellaneous items of equipment which annor and armored cavalry organizations use 42 1993 Armor Conference ,genda exclusively; training for all SC 12A, 128, and 51 Books 12C officers and for all CMF-19-series enlisted soldiers; and information concerning the training, logistics, history, and leadership of armor and ATTENTION FREE DISTRIBUTION APO ADDRESSEES Please send your armored cavalry units at the brigaddregiment new address and unit number to ARMOR, AlTN: ATZK-PTD (Ms. Hager), Ft. level and below, to indude Threat units at those box, KY 40121-5210. Be sure to include your current mailing label. levels. Material may be reprinted. provided credit is dld.l nul postage pid at Fa( Knox. KV, md dwarrl md#ng orlar p#mwc: given to ARMOR and to the author, except srd ch.ng.. io mitor. ARMOR, ATW ATZK-PTD. m hx,KV oizi-~io. where copyright is indicated. M.+ibutlonhsbiclian:AppmwdforprMlc~d.+iMionio~ USPS 467470 March-April 1993, Vol. CII No. 2 AGS Questlons ments could be vey interesting, parliarlady FMC has wined their autoloader am- one undmtending the design limits of a parbnent to fail prior to rupturing the ac- Dear Sir: =ton vehicle, suffice it to say that the cess door between the crew compartment soume selection board chose the dear win- and the autoloader compartment Although Your November-December 1992 issue ner overall. What will be very interesting is laws of physics will not allow Abrams pro- contained a letter from Mr. Pruii question- the required comparison to the M551A1 tection levels in a liiht vehicle, compart- ing many aspects of the Armored Gun Sys- Sheridan later in the program. mentalization lessons learned will be ap- tem (AGS) Program. While the PM AGS, *The autoloader compartment doesn't plied to the AGS program consistent with COL Dick Knox, should be the soutee for have an NBC seal but is isolated from the its fightability and intended mission. information on the program as a whole, fol- crw compartment. The two turret openings *The system is designed so that if the lowing are some armament answers that mentioned are both in the autdoader cam- autoloader failed, the gunner would man- may be of some interest to your readers: partment. NBC protdion will be provided ually operate the autoloader and the com- *The comparison of AGS competitor de- by filtered air through tubing to M25mA42 mander would acquire targets and fire the signs is not appropriate for public dscus- masks. gun. The rounds can be manually loaded. sion by the Government While an article *The breech -8s cow in the turret It is a challenging task in a cramped space relating design options to the AGS require- roof serves as the blast panel in the roof. with lime leverage, but it can be done. ARMOR Editorial Offices U.S. ARMY'ARMOR SCHOOL Editor-in-Chief Commandant (A'IZK-CG) Major J. D. Brewer 2249 MG Paul E. Funk 2121 Managing Editor Jon T. Clemens 2249 Assistant Commandant (ATSB-AC) Editorial Assistant BG Larry R. Jordan 7555 Vivian Thompson 2610 Chief of Staff, Armor Schd (ATSB-DAS) Production Assistant COL James P. O'Neal 1050 Mary 2610 Contributing Artist Command Sergeant Major SPC Jody Harmon 2610 CSM Richard L. Ross 4952 Armor School Sergeant Major MAILING ADDRESS: ARMOR AmA'IZK-PTD. Fort CSM Henry F. Hurley 5405 h~,KY 40121-5210. 16th Cavalry Regiment (ATSB-SBZ) ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS: To hnpmvc speed and m- COL Richard W. Rock 7848 racy in editing, manuscripts should be originah or clear copies, either 1st Armor Training Brigade (ATSB-BAZ) typed or printed out double-spaced in near-letterquality printer mode. 6843 We also accept stories on 5-114" floppy disks in MultiMate. COL John C. Johnston Wonistar, Micrwoft WORD, WoniPerfect, Ami Pm, XyWrite, Directorate of Combat Developments (Am-CD) Microsoft Word for Windows. and ASCII (please include a double- COL Edward A. Bryla 5050 spaced printout). Please tape captions to any illustrations suhnitted. NCO Academy (A'LZK-NC) PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS/ST. GEORGEST. JOAN CSM Johnny D. Duncan 5150 AWARDS: Report delivery problems or changes of addm to Ms. Connie Bright, Sectetary-Treasurer, P.O. Box 607, Ft. Knox, Reserve Component Spt Div (A'LZK-PTE) Ky. 40121 call (502)942-8624. FAX (502) 942-6219. LTC Billy W. Thomas 5953 TRADOC System Manager UNIT DISTRIBUTION Report delivery proMemr or for Armored Gun System (AIZK-TS) changes address to Ma. Mary Hagcr, DSN 464-2alQ amunercirl: of COL Charles F. Moler 7955 (502)624-2610. Requests to be added to the free distribution list should be in the form of a letter to the Editor-in-Chid Mounted Warfighting Battlespace Lab (A'IZK-MW) ARMOR HOTLINE - DSN 464-TANK COL David L. Porter 2139 (The Armor Hotline is a 24-hour service to provide assistance with OtFice of the Chief of Armor (Am-AR) questions concerning doctrine, training, arganizations, and equipment COL Don Elder 7809 of the Armor Force.) FAX - 7585 ARMOR - March-April 1993 ~~ *The commander has ¶he same capabil- Gun System by Mr.
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