2000 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research's Marine Corps Science and Technology Program (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Although the OMFTS doctrine stresses the avoidance of large concentrations of supplies and personnel during the course of extended engagements, naval forces ashore will of necessity establish enclaves that will be targets for attack by hostile cruise missiles and aircraft. Naval forces ashore must have an effective, light, and easily transportable capability for air defense in regions that are beyond the line of sight of the sea-based forces.
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Findings The ETAL effort is exploring the use of GPS interferometers and miniaturized gyrocompasses so that an azimuth accuracy of 7 miles or less may be achieved against a static target by a man-portable targeting system in favorable visibility conditions. Efforts to date in support of the ETAL objective appear to be proceeding successfully.
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program is an Army-led advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) that has enjoyed a nominal level of Marine Corps participation.
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Marine forces ashore will have no active air or cruise missile defense except for that provided by the Stinger SHORAD. Although the concept of OMFTS Reemphasizes large, local concentrations of Marine resources and manpower, the committee believes that substantial lodgments will be established ashore and that local-area air defenses will have to be established.
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Overall, the committee was impressed with the progress that has been made in the OCSW ACTD. As this ACTD's end approaches, the committee recommends that ONR Code 353 should structure a POM 02 program that concentrates on the following: · R&D related to concepts for weapons of controllable lethality; · The development of new concepts for conventional infantry weapons such as mortars, hand grenades, and rifle grenades; and · Countersniper weapons.
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The lack of substantive discussion of future efforts that will replace maturing current efforts concerned the committee, however. Firepower and fire support are clearly areas of considerable importance to the Marine Corps.
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FIREPOWER 27 As another example, the committee suspects that the range, accuracy, and lethality of 60- and 80mm mortars, along with the number of rounds needed to zero in on a target, could be improved by applying modern technology to systems that are not intrinsically different from their World War I antecedents. Although not insisting on specific fire power and fire support improvements, the committee recommends most strongly that Code 353 should begin to structure replacement programs for the current successful programs that will soon be removed from Code 353's portfolio.
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