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DTIC AD0776387: Terrain Analysis for the Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle Test Program

Two study areas totaling approximately 11 sq miles, were selected at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for comparison with a previously mapped 60-sq-mi sample of terrain in West Germany and as potential areas for field tests with the prototype Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicles and comparison vehicles. Areal and linear terrain data from 119 sites, aerial photographs, and other pertinent information were used to prepare the Fort Knox terrain factor complex maps. These areal maps describe the terrain characteristics that affect vehicle performance, i.e. soil type, soil strength, topographic slope, obstacles, vegetation, surface roughness, and visibility. The linear terrain factor complex maps describe the terrain characteristics that determine 'go or no-go' vehicle performance, i.e. linear feature geometry, water depth, and water velocity.

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