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MASAD-81-18 1 (1981-03-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbqh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRIC~TrL V!, to b1Pe eoi~ P*y ttW QA*Lt *ENERX..OF 714EUNiT.o STATES ws DCac B-163074 The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives MARCH 6, 1981 114633 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: ie Army's Battery Computer System (MASAD-81-18) 7, 1J Your September 4, 1980, letter asked us to evaluate test results of five Department of Defense weapon systems, includ- ing the Army's Battery Computer System (BCS). You asked us to determine whether the test results were valid and to ascertain whether congressional direction has been followed. We have previously reported to you our evaluation of test results in- volving four of the systems. Test data on the F/A-18 Fighter and the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile has been discussed with subcommittee staff nembers and are presented in two of our annual reports to the Congress on major weapon systems: F/A-18 Naval Strike Fighter: Progress Has Been Made But Problems and Concerns Continue (MASAD-81-3, Feb. 18, 1981) and Review of the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Program (C-MASAD-81-7, Feb. 28, 1981). Testing issues on the Army's PATRIOT missile and the Navy's CAPTOR mine system were also discussed with subcommittee staff members. This report describes our evaluation of the BCS test results. DESCRIPTION OF BCS BCS is designed to give artillery batteries an improved computational capability when integrated with the Tactical Fire Direction System (TACFIRE). This capability is needed to reduce mission response time and improve weapon effective- ness. BCS will replace the Field Artillery Digital Automatic Computer and the TACFIRE Battery Display Unit, which provides the batteries with firing data. BCS's introduction into (951583) K ilo

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