Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A. DESCRIPTION: THE ANTITANK MISSILE SYSTEM (TRACKED): LOSAT WILL BE A VEHICULAR-MOUNTED, LONG-RANGE, DIRECT FIRE ANTITANK SYSTEM. B. CAPABILITIES: THE LOSAT WILL PROVIDE OVERWATCH AND ASSAULT SUPPORT TO THE MANEUVER ELEMENTS. C. EMPLOYMENT: THE LOSAT WILL BE EMPLOYED AS A DEDICATED, VEHICULAR-MOUNTED, LONG-RANGE, DIRECT FIRE ANTITANK SYSTEM IN THE ANTIARMOR COMPANY OF THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS. D. BASIS OF ISSUE: THE LOSAT WILL REPLACE ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS THE CURRENT ANTITANK SYSTEM (M901 ITV) (LIN E56896) IN THE ANTIARMOR COMPANIES OF MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS. E. POWER REQUIREMENTS: THE LOSAT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY POWER SOURCE (APS) CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ALL NECESSARY POWER TO ALL THE VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS. THE APS WILL BE UNDER ARMOR AND WILL USE THE SAME FUEL TANK/SOURCE AS THE PARENT UNIT. F. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: LOSAT WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE OF FOUR TACTICAL CARGO TRUCKS AND FIVE TRAILERS TO TRANSPORT THE INCREASE IN BASIC LOAD AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS. G. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS: (1) MOS AND CREW SIZE: 3 - MOS 11(X). (2) FIELDING OF LOSAT WILL REQUIRE PERSONNEL OCCUPYING POSITIONS IN THE CREW TO TRAIN ON THE SYSTEM. (3) THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUT SINCE THERE WILL BE A "TRADE-OFF" OF THESE SPACES THERE WILL NOT BE AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE. (4) QQPRI INFORMATION: (A) OPER: 11(X). (B) UNIT MAINT: 31V, 45T. (C) (DS): 27E, 29E. (D) (GS): 27E; 29E. H. SPECIAL NOTES: (1) APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13. (2) THE M901 ITV (LIN E56896) WILL NOT BE REPLACED IN THE SCOUT PLATOONS OR THE RIFLE COMPANIES OF M113 MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS AND SCOUT PLATOONS OF ARMORED BATTALIONS AND CAVALRY SQUADRONS. THESE ITVS WILL BE REPLACED BY BFVS AND CFVS. (3) THE TOW LAUNCHER (LIN L45740) WILL NOT BE REPLACED IN ITVS OF ANTIARMOR COMPANIES OF MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS. THESE LAUNCHERS WILL BE DELETED FROM THE ANTIARMOR COMPANY SRCS IN THE BOIP. (4) LOSAT WILL REQUIRE A THREE-MAN CREW; THIS WILL CAUSE TWELVE E3 MOS 11H1O TO BE DELETED FROM THE ANTIARMOR COMPANY SRCS IN THE BOIP. THERE WILL BE A "TRADE-OFF" OF THESE TWELVE SPACES BY INCREASING PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS IN THE HEADQUARTERS COMPANY SRC OF MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS BY TWELVE. EIGHT OF THESE PERSONNEL WILL BE MOS 88M ADDED TO THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION (TO OPERATE THE ADDITION OF FOUR TACTICAL CARGO TRUCKS (ONE LIN T39564 AND FOUR LIN T39586) NEEDED TO TRANSPORT THE INCREASED BASIC LOAD OF MISSILES. THREE MOS 63T AND ONE MOS 63S (FOR INCREASED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT) WILL BE ADDED TO THE ANTIARMOR COMPANY MAINTENANCE TEAM AND MAINT/SERVICE SECTION PARAGRAPH. (5) THE M4 CARBINE (LIN Z13153) (BOIP 85-0049), BAYONET (LIN B49004) (BOIP 85-0634), AND ADVANCED COMBAT RIFLE (LIN Z97621) (BOIP 88-0012 TO REPLACE M16A2 RIFLES ONLY) ARE PROGRAMMED TO BE FIELDED PRIOR TO THE LOSAT BOIP INCREMENTAL CHANGE PACKAGE (ICP) BEING APPLIED TO SRCS; THEREFORE, THESE LIN NUMBERS ARE SHOWN AS BEING REPLACED IN THE LOSAT BOIP EVEN THOUGH THEY DO APPEAR IN THE TOE COLUMN OF THE LOSAT BOIP. FAILURE TO DO THIS WILL RESULT IN THE M4 CARBINE, BAYONET, AND ADVANCED COMBAT RIFLE NOT GETTING REPLACED BY THE LOSAT BOIP; THEREFORE, THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE SRC. (6) THIS IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT THE LIVING TOE DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE INCREMENTAL CHANGE PACKAGE (ICP) PROCESS. THE BOIPS FOR THE M4 CARBINE, BAYONET AND ADVANCED COMBAT RIFLE MUST BE SEQUENCED BEFORE THE BOIP FOR THE LOSAT IN (ICP) TO MAKE THIS PROCESS WORK. (7) THE THREE-MAN LOSAT CREW WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A M4 CARBINE, M4 CARBINE WITH M203 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHER, AND A SAW. (8) BASED ON PRESENT QQPRI AMMH, FIELDING OF LOSAT WILL NOT CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MOS 27E REPAIRERS. MOS 27E TRAINING WILL BE ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE MAINTENANCE OF LOSAT. SINCE MOS 27E REPAIRERS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE, NO ORGANIZATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS ARE PROPOSED AT THIS TIME. TEST EQUIPMENT USED TO SUPPORT LOSAT WILL INCLUDE IFTE BASE SHOP TEST FACILITY (BSTF) OPERATED BY MOS 27Y IFTE OPERATOR/MAINTAINER AND IFTE CONTACT TEST SET (CTS) OPERATED BY MOS 27E.