Whelan, W. J. <br/><br/>
New concepts for U.S. combat vehicle systems / 
W. J. Whelan. 
 - x, 47 pages :  illustrations, map ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> "December 1982."  "Order No. 3584."  This research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 45). 
<br/><br/> This publication describes a research effort which examined a new approach for developing land combat vehicle systems.  The research focused specifically on new tank systems.  The report begins with a summary of the asserted needs for significant increases in the capabilities of current combat vehicle systems.  Next, a generic concept development approach based on the idea of distributed vehicle systems with unmanned subsystems is described and related to R&D challenges.  The approach is used to generate a distributed tank concept, TEARS (Tank Effectiveness Augmentation by Remote Subsystems).  The TEARS concept is explored from several aspects, including combat engagement capabilities, technological feasibility, and affordability.  Last, a TEARS technology development and demonstration program is outlined. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>083300462X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/R-2933-ARPA/RC 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $23.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>82021541 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Armored vehicles, Military--United States.<br/>Remote control.<br/>Tank warfare.<br/>Target acquisition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UG446.5  / .W43 1982