Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  RADAR SET:  AN/TPQ-36(V)8, LIN:  Z52571, BOIP:
E083AA, IS A SHORT AND MEDIUM RANGE MORTAR WEAPONS LOCATING SYSTEM
USING PROJECTILE TRACKING.  ITS ELECTRONICS UPGRADE IMPROVES THE
OPERATIONS CONTROL GROUP (OCG) THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF
STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRONICS, AND COMMON HARDWARE/SOFTWARE IN A
LIGHTWEIGHT MULTIPURPOSE SHELTER.

B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE AN/TPQ-36(V)8 RADAR CAN LOCATE ENEMY POSITION,
DETECT, VERIFY AND TRACK PROJECTILES IN FLIGHT FROM SINGLE OR
MULTIPLE WEAPONS FIRING SIMULATANEOUSLY BY USING A COMBINATION OF
RADAR AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED TECHNIQUES.  PROVIDES:  REDUCED
EMPLOYMENT/DISPLACEMENT TIME, FASTER ACCESS TO DATA; ENHANCED PROGRAM
MEMORY CAPABILITY AND DIGITAL MAP STORAGE; A NEW HIGH SPEED SIGNAL
PROCESSOR ALLOWING INCREASED THROUGHPUT AND FASTER PROCESSING; REMOTE
OPERATIONS UP TO 100 METERS FROM THE ANTENNA-TRANSCEIVER GROUP;
ENHANCED PROBABILITY LOCATION/REDUCED FALSE TARGET REPORTS;
IMPROVED WEAPON CLASSIFICATION AND INTEROPERABILITY CAPABILITIES.

C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE AN/TPQ-36(V)8 RADAR SET IS HIGHLY MOBILE AND CAN
BE DEPLOYED IN FORWARD COMBAT ZONES IN SUPPORT OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY
COUNTER-MORTAR TARGET ACQUISITION MISSION.

D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  THE AN/TPQ-36(V)8 IS A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT
FOR THE AN/TPQ-36(V)7 IN THE FOLLOWING UNITS:  THREE PER HEAVY
DIVISION TARGET ACQUISITION BATTERY; ONE PER FA BN (HSB); ONE PER
LIGHT FA BN, AND ONE PER FA BN (SIB).

E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  10KW, 400HZ, 120/208 VOLTS AC.

F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THE AN/TPQ-36(V)8 IS TRANSPORTABLE
BY ROAD, RAIL AND AIR TO INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY TO BE TRANSPORTED IN
TWO SORTIES BY C-130 AND LARGER AIRCRAFT, AND HAVE DRIVE ON/OFF
CAPABILITY.  IT IS EXTERNALLY TRANSPORTABLE BY CH-47 HELICOPTER AND
WHEN REMOVED FROM THE ASSISGNED VEHICLE, MISSION ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT
CAN BE EXTERNALLY TRANSPORTED BY UH60 HELICOPTER IN THREE LIFTS
INCLUDING CREW.  NORMALLY TRANSPORTED BY TWO HMMWV LIN T07679.  ONE
HMMWV LIN T61562 IS PROVIDED TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT FOR
CREW.

G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

    (1)  OPERATOR: (2) 13R FIELD ARTILLERY FIREFINDER RADAR OPERATOR.

    (2)  MAINTAINERS:

         (A)  UNIT MAINTENANCE:  35M, 44B, 52D

         (B)  DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE:  35M, 52D

         (C)  GENERAL SUPPORT:  52D

H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

    (1)  THIS SYSTEM IS APPROPRIATE TO BE INCLUDED IN AR
71-13.

    (2)  THE EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS AND POWER
REQUIREMENTS ARE THE SAME AS THEY ARE FOR THE AN/TPQ-36(V)7.