Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE LASER RANGEFINDER IS A HAND-HELD,
LIGHTWEIGHT, BATTERY OPERATED, ELECTRO-OPTICAL RANGEFINDER.

    B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE GVS-5 PROVIDES DISTANCE MEASURING BY
USING A DIGITAL READOUT WHICH APPEARS IN THE FIELD OF VIEW WHEN
RANGING BUTTON IS PRESSED.  THE GVS-5 CAN BE HAND-HELD, LIKE
BINOCULARS OR MOUNTED WITH AN AZ-E1 HEAD ON A TRIPOD.  IT WILL
PROVIDE RANGE, AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION READINGS TO A TARGET.

    C.  EMPLOYMENT:  IN FIELD ARTILLERY UNITS, THE GVS-5 IS
EMPLOYED IN CONVENTIONAL SURVEY TEAMS, PADS PARTIES, COLT TEAMS,
FIRE SUPPORT TEAMS AND FIST HEADQUARTERS.

    D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:

FIELD ARTILLERY:

        (1)  ONE PER FIST TEAM FORWARD OBSERVER.

        (2)  ONE PER COLT TEAM.

        (3)  ONE PER FIST HEADQUARTERS.

        (4)  ONE PER PADS PARTY.

        (5)  ONE PER CONVENTIONAL SURVEY TEAM.

INFANTRY SCHOOL:

        (1)  ONE PER FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT (FSE).

        (2)  TWO PER SCOUT PLATOON.

        (3)  FOUR PER FIST TEAM.

        (4)  ONE PER LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE TEAM.

ARMOR SCHOOL:

        (1)  ONE PER SCOUT SECTION IN ARMOR AND CAVALRY UNITS.

ENGINEER SCHOOL:

        (1)  THREE PER ENGINEER COMPANY IN THE ACR.

        (2)  THREE PER ENGINEER COMPANY IN ARMOR/INFANTRY
SEPARATE BRIGADES.

        (3)  TWO PER ENGINEER COMPANY IN HEAVY DIVISION.

    E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  RECHARGABLE NICAD BATTERY.

    F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  HAND-HELD ON TRIPOD MOUNTED,
CAN BE TRANSPORTED WITH UNIT'S ORGANIC VEHICLES.

    G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1)  OPERATOR:

             (A)  CREW SIZE/MOS:  AS DESIGNATED BY COMMANDER.

        (2)  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (MOS/GENERAL):  NO SPECIAL
OR ADDITIONAL MOS TRAINING IS REQUIRED.

        (2)  MAINTAINERS:

             (A)  OPERATOR AS DIRECTED BY COMMANDER.

             (B)  UNIT LEVEL:  MOS 31V

             (C)  IDS:  NOT REQUIRED

             (D)  IGS:  MOS 45G

    H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

        (1) THE FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (FIST) CONCEPT HAS BEEN
APPLIED TO THIS PLAN.

        (2)  THIS ITEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.