Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  BATTLEFIELD COMBAT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (BCIS)
TRANSPONDER AN/VSC-9 IS A MILIMETER WAVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SYSTEM
THE AN/VSC-9 RECEVIES AN INTERROGATION FROM BCIS AN/VSX-4 EQUIPPED
FRIENDLY COMBAT VEHICLES AND AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTS AN ENCRYPTED
MESSAGE. BCIS WILL BE UPDATED DAILY BY THE CYZ-10 FILL DEVICE.




   B.  CAPABILITIES: THE AN/VSC-9 TRANSPONDER WILL BE MOUNTED ON
GROUND COMBAT SUPPORT VEHICLES.IT PROVIDES THE VEHICLE THE
CAPABILITY TO BE IDENTIFIED AS FRIENDLY BY COMBAT VEHICLES
"SHOOTERS" AND THEREBY REDUCES FRATICIDE ON A DIRTY BATTLEFIELD.



   C.  EMPLOYMENT: THE AN/VSC-9 WILL BE MOUNTED ON GROUND COMBAT
SUPPORT VEHICLES. IT WILL BE EMPLOYED ON THE MOST LIKELY VICTIMS
OF FRATRICIDE.

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE: THE TRANSPONDER WILL BE USED BY GROUND
COMBAT SUPPORT VEHICLES THAT NORMALLY OPERATE FORWARD OF THE
FIELD TRAINS IN THE MANEUVER BATTALION TASK FORCE AREA TO INCLUDE
FORCE XXI FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY AND BASE SUPPORT COMPANY
ELEMENTS.

       BASIS OF ISSUE: 1 PER HOWITZER MED SP 155MM M109A6
                       1 PER HOWITZER MED SP 155MM M109
                       1 PER LAUNCHER,ARMORED ROCKET(MLRS)
                       1 PER AMMUNITION TRACK M548
                       1 PER AMMUNITION TRACK(FAASV)
                       1 PER HEMTT IN CLASS III/V SQUADS/
                       SUPPORT ELEMENTS OF ARMOR BN/MECH BN/
                       CAV SQDN/FWD SUPPORT CO/BASE SPT CO
                       1 PER BREACHER/GRIZZLY
                       1 PER RECOVERY VEHICLE FT M88
                       1 PER ARMORED MAINT VEH
                       1 PER CARRIER CMD POST M577A1
                       1 PER CARRIER CMD POST C2V/M1068
                       1 PER RECON SYSTEM NBC XM93 (FOX)
                       1 PER ARMORED COMBAT EARTHMOVER(ACE)
                       1 PER LAUNCHER HVY ASLT BRIDGE(M1)
                       1 PER DEPLOYABLE COMBAT EARTH MOVER (DEUCE)
                       1 PER M113A3
                       1 PER CARRIER/HMMWV SMOKE GEN FT
                       1 PER AVENGER
                       1 PER MORTAR VEHICLE M-1064
                       1 PER UPARMORED HMMWV (MP)
                       1 PER HEAVY HMMWV CP
                       1 PER HMMWV AMBULANCE
                       1 PER CARRIER ( RISE) AMBULANCE
                       1 PER CONTACT MAINTENANCE HMMWV
                       1 PER TRAILBLAZER SYSTEM VEHICLE
                       1 PER TEAMMATE SYSTEM VEHICLE
                       1 PER TACJAM SYSTEM VEHICLE
                       1 PER TEAM VEHICLE TRQ-30/PRD-12
                       REMBASS/PPS-5/PPS-15
                       1 PER GROUND BASED COMMON SENSOR,HEAVY/
                       LIGHT (ESM)/LIGHT (ECM)


   E.   POWER REQUIREMENTS: POWER WILL BE SUPPLIED BY HOST VEHICLE
(28 VDC). STANDARD ARMY BATTERIES WILL PROVIDE A 10 SECOND BACKUP
POWER SOURCE AND COMSEC KEEP ALIVE CAPABILITY. POWER DATA: RUNNING
AMPS 3.5, START UP AMPS 6.0, RUNNING KW .098


   F.   TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: MOUNTED ON HOST VEHICLE



   G.   PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:


        (1)  OPERATOR: GENERAL PURPOSE USER


        (2)  MAINTAINERS:  UL-31U
                           DS-35E
                           DEPOT- INTERIM CONTRACTOR DEPOT LEVEL
                           SUPPORT UNTIL ORGANIC DEPOT SUPPORT
                           CAN BE ESTABLISHED.

   H. SPECIAL NOTES: THIS ITEM IS APPROPIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN
THE ABOI.