Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE DEPLOYABLE UNIVERSAL COMBAT EARTHMOVER
(DEUCE) IS A FULL TRACKED, HIGH-SPEED, HIGHLY MOBILE EARTHMOVING
SYSTEM FOR LIGHT FORCES.  THE DEUCE HAS RUBBER TRACKS FOR ON-ROAD
SELF DEPLOYABILITY, FRONT BLADE FOR DOZING OPERATIONS, REAR WINCH FOR
RECOVERY OPERATIONS AND THE FOLLOWING SUBSYSTEMS: INTERCOMMUN-
ICATION SET, NAVIGATION LOCATION EQUIPMENT AND ARMORED CAB KIT.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE DEUCE WILL CONDUCT CLEARING, LEVELING, AND
EXCAVATING OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINMENT ENGINEERING, SURVIV-
ABILITY, MOBILITY, AND COUNTER-MOBILITY MISSIONS.  THE DEUCE IS
OPERATIONALLY AND TACTICALLY DEPLOYABLE WITHOUT THE USE OF A PRIME
MOVER AND TRAILER WHICH ENABLES IT TO TRAVEL RAPIDLY BETWEEN JOB
SITES.  IT CAN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 30+ MPH ON ROADWAYS AND 12-15 MPH
CROSS COUNTRY.  THE DEUCE IS STRATEGICALLY AIR DEPLOYABLE BY MEANS OF
LOW VELOCITY AIR DROP (LVAD).

   C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE DEUCE WILL BE USED BY ENGINEERS IN LIGHT
INFANTRY AND AIRBORNE DIVISIONS FOR EARTHMOVING SUPPORT WITH SPECIAL
ENPHASIS ON DEPLOYABILITY.  THE LIGHT EQUIPMENT COMPANY AND THE
ENGINEER COMPANY, ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, CORPS LIGHT WHICH ARE
DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT THE AIR ASSAULT DIVISION WILL NOT RECEIVE THE
DUECE

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:

       (1)  SIX PER HHC, EN BN, ABN DIV

       (2)  SIX PER HHC, EN BN, LT INF DIV

       (3)  SIX PER ENGR CO, 2ACR

       (4)  TWELVE PER EN CO, LT EQUIP, ABN/LT

       (5)  FIVE PER EN CO, EN CBT BN, ABN/LT

   E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  NO EXTERNAL REQUIREMENTS.  POWERED BY THE
ON-BOARD 24 VOLT SYSTEM.

   F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THE DEUCE IS A SELFPROPELLED
SYSTEM.  IT MAY BE DEPLOYED BY HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, RAIL, OCEAN-GOING
VESSELS, OR AIR IN A C-130 OR LARGER AIRCRAFT WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY.
IT IS ALSO AIR DROPPABLE FROM C-17, C-130 AND C-141 AIRCRAFT.

   G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

       (1)  OPERATOR:

            (A)  CREW SIZE/MOS:  ONE MOS 62E OPERATOR PER VERICLE.

            (B)  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (MOS/GENERAL):  NONE.  THIS
SYSTEM WILL OPERATE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE CURRENT D-5 DOZER.
OPERATORS WILL RECEIVE SUSTAINMENT TRAINING AT THE UNIT.

       (2)  MAINTAINERS:

            (A)  UNIT MAINTENANCE:  MOS 62B

            (B)  DS MAINTENANCE:  62B, 44B, 63G

            (C)  GS MAINTENANCE:  62B, 63G, 63H

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:
       (1)  BOING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN AR
71-13.
       (2)  DUECE WILL NOT BE DOCUMENTED IN MTOE FOR THE LT EQUIP
COMPANY (05443L200) AND ENGR COM, ENGR CBT BN, CORPS LT (05447L200)
WHICH IS DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT THE AASLT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER
BATTALION.