Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE PATRIOT RADAR SET CONSISTS OF A
MULTIFUNCTIONAL, PHASED-ARRAY RADAR MOUNTED ON XM860
SEMITRAILER.  THE RADAR HAS IFF EQUIPMENT (LIN J99167, BOIP
770209) AND DECOY CONTROL INTERFACE EQUIPMENT (LIN Z05516, BOIP
790074).

    B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE RADAR WILL PROVIDE THE PATRIOT ECS
WITH TARGET DETECTION, TARGET IDENTIFICATION, AND TARGET AND
MISSILE TRACK DATA, AS WELL AS MISSILE GUIDANCE TO IN-FLIGHT
MISSILES.

    C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE RADAR WILL BE CONTROLLED AND MONITORED
BY THE ENGAGEMENT CONTROL STATION (ECS) (LIN E08497, BOIP
770206).

    D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  ONE RADAR WILL BE REQUIRED BY EACH
PATRIOT FIRE UNIT.

    E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  PRIMARY POWER WILL BE PROVIDED BY
THE ELECTRIC POWER PLANT (LIN P42114, BOIP 790073).

    F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  WILL BE TOWED BY A 10-TON
TRACTOR (LIN T88677), AND WILL REQUIRE A 100-AMP ALTERNATOR KIT
TO PROVIDE DC POWER FOR OUTRIGGER LEGS MOVEMENT AND LEVELING.

    G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1) OPERATOR:

            (A) CREW SIZE/MOS:  FOUR CREW MEMBERS NORMALLY
EMPLACE AND MARCH ORDER THE RADAR SET.  THE RADAR WILL BE
UNMANNED DURING OPERATION.  CREWMAN WILL BE MOS 16T.

            (B) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (MOS/GENERAL):  PATRIOT
MISSILE SYSTEM CREW MEMBER, MOS 16T WILL BE TRAINED IN ENGAGEMENT
CONTROL AND MISSILE LAUNCHING DUTIES, AND TRAINED AS HEMMT
VEHICLE OPERATOR.

        (2) MAINTAINERS:

            (A) UNIT MAINTENANCE:  WARRANT OFFICER MOS 140E,
ENLISTED MOS 24T AND 63S.

            (B) IDS MAINTENANCE:  MOS 29E AND 63W.

            (C) IGS MAINTENANCE:  MOS 24T WITH ASI T5, AND 63W.

    H.  SPECIAL NOTES:  THIS ITEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN
AR 310-34.