Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE COMMUNICATIONS RELAY GROUP (CRG)
(PLIN Z16479) IS HOUSED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED SHELTER
MOUNTED ON A STANDARD 5-TON CARGO TRUCK (LIN X41105 BASE MODS TO
LIN T61704 IAW BOIP T046AE/ASIOE).  THE ANTENNA MAST GROUP (AMG)
(LIN A80593/ASIOE) PROVIDES THE UHF ANTENNAS FOR THE CRG.
COMPONENT MAJOR ITEMS (CMI) ARE:

        (1)  A34870 (1 EACH) AIR CONDITIONER:  18000 BTU.

        (2)  Q32689 (4 EACH) RAD SET:  AN/GRC-103.

        (3)  V30252 (2 EACH) TEL SET:  TA-1.

        (4)  V31211 (1 EACH) TEL SET:  TA-312.

    B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE CRG IS A UHF MULTICHANNEL RELAY VAN
THAT PROVIDES BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ELEMENTS
OF THE PATRIOT BATTALION, WITH A NON-PATRIOT ELEMENT, AND ADJACENT
PATRIOT BATTALIONS.  THE CRG ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A VHF-FM RELAY
STATION AND AS A REMOTE LAUNCHER CONTROL STATION.

    C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE CRG PROVIDES THE PATRIOT BATTALION
BEYOND-LINE-OF-SIGHT DEPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE INFORMATION AND
COORDINATION CENTRAL (ICC) (LIN Z34852), ENGAGEMENT CONTROL
STATION (ECS) (LIN Z97865), AND ADJACENT ADA BATTALIONS.

    D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  FOUR PER HHB, ADA BN (PATRIOT) (SRC 44636)
AS A 1:1 REPLACEMENT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS RELAY GROUP (CRG)
(LIN C60363) IN BATTALIONS EQUIPPED WITH THE PAC-III LAUNCHING
STATION (LIN Z41170).

    E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  POWER REQUIREMENT IS 25.0 KW.
POWER IS PROVIDED BY TWO TRAILER-MOUNTED GENERATORS, PU-804
(LIN G35919/ASIOE).

    F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THE CRG IS MOUNTED ON A
5-TON TRUCK (LIN X41105 BASE MODS TO LIN T61704 IAW BOIP
T046AE/ASIOE) AND TOWS ONE OF THE TWO GENERATORS
(LIN G35919/ASIOE).  THE SECOND GENERATOR IS TOWED BY THE
ANTENNA MAST GROUP COMPONENT TRUCK (LIN A80593/ASIOE).
THE CRG IS C141/C5 AIR TRANSPORTABLE.

    G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

        (1) OPERATORS:  FOUR 31F (PAT SWITCH OPR-MNT).

        (2) MAINTAINERS:

            (A) UL MAINTENANCE:  14E, 31S, 31U, AND 52C.

            (B) DS MAINTENANCE:  27X, 31P, 31S, 35N, AND 52C.

            (C) GS MAINTENANCE:  31P, 35N, AND 52C.

    H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

        (1)  THIS ITEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE ABOI.

        (2)  DURING A COORDINATION MEETING AT FORT BLISS, TX,
14-15 OCT 98, THE PM'S OFFICE, HIMAD TSM, OCADA, FORCE DESIGN (DCD),
AND RDD AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING:  PAC-II SYSTEM OPERATIONS MAY BE
PERFORMED BY MOS 31R BUT THE PAC-III SYSTEM REQUIRES MOS 31F.
(NOTE:  PER COORDINATION WITH TAPC, A NOFC IS SCHEDULED TO
EVENTUALLY REPLACE ALL MOS 31R WITH MOS 31F IN PATRIOT TOES.)