Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE TOW SIGHT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TSIP) WILL
CONSIST OF A LAUNCH TUBE, TRAVERSING UNIT, MISSILE GUIDANCE
SET, BATTERY ASSEMBLIES, AN INTEGRATED DAY/NIGHT SIGHT, AND A
TRIPOD.

B.  CAPABILITIES: TSIP WILL BE AN EASILY MOVED, HEAVY ANTITANK
WEAPON DESIGNED TO ATTACK AND DEFEAT ARMORED VEHICLES AND OTHER
HARD TARGETS, SUCH AS FIELD FORTIFICATIONS OUT TO 3,750 METERS.


C.  EMPLOYMENT: IN THE OFFENSE, TSIP WILL BE EMPLOYED ON ITS HMMWV
WEAPON SYSTEM CARRIER. IN THE DEFENSE, IT MAY BE EMPLOYED ON THE
HMMWV, OR IT MAY BE TRIPOD MOUNTED.

D.  BASIS OF ISSUE: TSIP WILL REPLACE ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS THE
GROUND MOUNTED TOW LAUNCHER (LIN 45740), EXCEPT THOSE GROUND
MOUNTED LAUNCHERS TRANSPORTED IN IMPROVED TOW VEHICLES (M901).

E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS: THE SYSTEM WILL USE STANDARD 24 VOLT
VEHICULAR POWER OR BATTERY POWER WHEN DISMOUNTED.

F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: TSIP SYSTEM WILL BE MOUNTED ON
A HMMWV.

G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

    (1) MOS AND CREW SIZE:  3 - MOS 11H.
                            3 - MOS 19D.

    (2) THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR
SYSTEM OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE AT THE UNIT LEVEL.

    (3) QQPRI INFORMATION:

        (A) OPER: 11H, 19D.
        (B) UNIT MAINT: NONE.
        (C) (DS): 27E.
        (D) (GS): 27E.

H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

    (1) APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.

    (2) THE TOW LAUNCHER (LIN L45740) TRANSPORTED IN ITVS WILL
NOT BE REPLACED. THE LAUNCHERS LOCATED IN J-EDITION TOE'S WILL BE
DELETED FROM TOE'S WHEN J-EDITION TOE'S ARE CONVERTED TO L-EDITION.

    (3) TOW LAUNCHERS TRANSPORTED IN ITVS IN THE ANTIARMOR
COMPANIES OF MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS WILL NOT BE REPLACED.
THESE LAUNCHERS WILL BE DELETED FROM TOE'S IN BOIP 89-9007.