Review of the M1 Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) Validation and Verification Test Report

Review of the M1 Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) Validation and Verification Test Report
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Total Pages: 29
Release: 1985
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The reviewers concluded that: (1) Deficiency identification was conducted in a logical, systematic manner; and resulted in useful hardware and software improvements; (2) Thirty hours of U-COFT sustainment training produced substantial average gains in the proficiency of a test group comprising five TC- gunner pairs; (3) Forty hours of U-COFT transition training with another five TC-gunner pairs produced average exit-level scores equal to or greater than those obtained by the sustainment pairs. Proficiency gains for the transition group, while probably substantial, could not be estimated accurately, because entry-level proficiency scores were not obtained; (4) Proficiency gains in target-acquisition time on the U-COFT were underestimated by at least one-third in the V/V report; (5) Substantial gains were found in percents of targets acquired, engaged, hit, and killed by the sustainment and transition groups. The gains resulted from improvements in acquisition time, engagement time, and first round hits, which in turn allowed time to scan, acquire, and engage available second and third targets; and (6) Nine hours of U-COFT training and testing produced statistically significant improvements between pretest and posttest scores of eight Canadian Armor Trophy (CAT) TC-gunner pairs on several measures of gunnery proficiency.

Development of a Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) Test of M1 Gunnery Proficiency

Development of a Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) Test of M1 Gunnery Proficiency
Author: R. G. Hoffman
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Total Pages: 72
Release: 1989
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A test of M1 gunnery proficiency based on content analysis of Tank Table VIII engagement parameters was prepared for the Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT). The test is composed of four U-COFT exercises comprising 23 different moving (offensive) and stationary (defensive) engagements against both moving and stationary, single and multiple targets. Special instructions were developed for U-COFT Instructors/Operators. Hit rate was identified as the most appropriate composite measure of gunnery performance. Instructions were prepared for calculating hit rate for each engagement in the test and for calculating hit rate for the test as a whole. Additional measures were identified for supplementary analyses of performance. These include firing rate, hit probability, average opening time, average miss distance, and average numbers of classification and system management errors. Use of this test should facilitate our ability to integrate research in tank gunnery and thereby increase our understanding of performance requirements in tank gunnery. (KR).

Government Reports Annual Index

Government Reports Annual Index
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Total Pages: 1064
Release: 1987
Genre: Research
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Sections 1-2. Keyword Index.--Section 3. Personal author index.--Section 4. Corporate author index.-- Section 5. Contract/grant number index, NTIS order/report number index 1-E.--Section 6. NTIS order/report number index F-Z.

The Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) as a Medium for Assessing Gunner Proficiency: Test Reliability and Utility

The Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT) as a Medium for Assessing Gunner Proficiency: Test Reliability and Utility
Author: Scott E. Graham
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Total Pages: 23
Release: 1986
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A device-mediated M1 tank gunnery test was developed for administration on the Unit-Conduct of Fire Trainer (U-COFT). The purpose of the research was to examine the reliability of the test, and to assess the utility of the test for estimating gunners' proficiency independently of the Tank Commander's (TC) contribution. The reliability of six of nine U-COFT measures exceeded .70. The Gunners' hit rates were found to be heavily influenced by the TCs' performance, including the TCs' ability to train. The results show that the TC performance must be stabilized if the U-COFT tests are to be used to assess Gunners' performance alone. Recommendations were made as to how the U-COFT could be efficiently used in units as a training and testing device.