Transcript Infantry Center Presentation 2003 Mines, Demolitions and Non-Lethal Weapons Conference LTC Francis B.

Infantry Center Presentation
2003 Mines, Demolitions and Non-Lethal
Weapons Conference
LTC Francis B. Burns
(706) 545-1903/2462
New Orleans, LA
10 September
Agenda
1. Non-Lethal Efforts
2. Shoulder Fired Weapons
3. Hand Grenades
Non-Lethal Efforts
Why Infantry Non-Lethal?
“The U.S. Military lacks the ability to engage targets that
are located or positioned such that the application of
lethal, destructive fires are prohibitive or would be
counter-productive to the U.S. objectives and goals.”
(Joint Non-Lethal Mission Needs Statement 18 Oct 02)
Provide commanders with more options and
flexibility while enhancing lethality and improving
force protection
Recent Events in Non-Lethal
• USAIC-DCD established Infantry Non-Lethal Cell to work Infantry non-lethal
requirements
• Infantry Center prioritized Non-lethal in the top 10% of USAIC programs and
48th on the USAIC 1-N list
• Held first Infantry Non-Lethal ICT Working Group meeting at Fort Benning
(14 Aug 03); working group subordinate to Army NL ICT
• Began writing a Non-Lethal White Paper and requested O&O for NLMM
• Emerging results of the TRADOC CEP MAPEX (5-7 Aug 03) further indicate
potential operational utility of NL Mortar Munition, especially in Forced Entry
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Infantry Direct Fire NL Capabilities Roadmap
Individual
Weapons
M16/M4
Interim
(FY07)
Current
(FY03)
Future Force
Block I (FY10)
FCS Block II
(FY14)
XM95 MLO
UNMET
REQ”T
Hand Held ADS
(Active Denial
System)
Improved
MLO (Muzzle
Launched Ordnance)
TMC
M203
(5.56mm Thru Muzzle
Concept)
Improved
RCA (Riot
Control
Agent) or F/B
M1006
Pt. Fire
M1029
Area Fire
Projected
Elec.
Stun
OICW LR/AB
RCA or F/B
OICW, XM29
Tetanizing
Wpn/
Wireless
Taser
PELT
(Pulsed Energy
Laser Testbed)
XM8
12 Gauge Shotgun
Mossberg 500/590
LSS (Lightweight Shotgun System)
M1012
Pt. Fire
M1013
Area Fire
Joint Combat Shotgun
XM1114
12 Gauge
NLBHG
(NL Bursting Hand Grenade)Launch Cup
Enhanced
12 Ga Rd
Pt. Fire
MSG (Multi-Sensory Grenade)
Dedicated
Weapons /
Scaleable Effects
Crew Served
Weapons
Current
Interim
Future Force
Block I
MK19
MOD 3
GMG
FCS
Block II
Short Range –
Crew Served ADS
MK19 40mm NL
Munition - Short
Range
MK19 40mm NL MunitionLong Range Air Burst
Fixed Range,
Flash/Bang (F/B)
Long Range Vehicle
Mounted ADS
Mk47 Mod O
(Striker)
OCSW NLM-SR
MK19 NL Munition
Long Range Air Burst
(LR AB)
(Selectable Range)
F/B or RCA
Objective
Crew Served
Weapon
(OCSW)
PEP (Pulsed
Energy Projectile)
OCSW XM307
NL Munition Short Range
XM307
OCSW XM312
NL Fixed Rg
F/B Rd
XM312
OCSW LR
AB (RCA or
F/B) on FCS
ARV
(e.g., .50 CAL Fixed Rg A/B Rd
Dedicated
Weapons /
Scaleable Effects
Hand Emplaced & Indirect Fire NL/SE Capabilities Roadmap
Current
(FY03-05)
Interim
(FY07)
Future Force
Block I (FY10)
Hand Emplaced
M5, MCCM
Hand
Emplaced NL
Munition
TAPM
(Elec. Stun)
Plug in to NSD-A
Other Payloads
(FB/RCA)
Spider (NSD-A) & IMS
PDM
Indirect Fire
60mm Mortar
M224
None
None
81mm Mortar
M252
120mm Mortar
Ground Mounted
NLOS-M
None
120mm Mortar System
FCS / Future Force
NL Payloads: Non-Toxic
Smoke, RCA, or Pyro Screamers)
FCS Block II
(FY14)
Infantry Non-Lethal Trends
• Focus on tactical uses for non-lethal weapons to
complement lethal systems
• Integrate NL capabilities into existing weapons
• Continue to support blunt trauma munitions in the near
term for short range application
• Develop longer range NL weapons to provide
suppression and standoff to small arms, i.e. NLMM, LR
MK-19 NL round, Active Denial System, etc.
• Move away from blunt trauma and RCAs toward
directed energy weapon (DEW) technologies in the
mid/far term
• Develop man-portable DEWs that provide point and
area target effects
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Shoulder Fired Weapons
Urban Assault Weapon (UAW)
Operational & Organizational Concept
• Key characteristics:
– Multi-purpose (bunkers, masonry, light armored vehicles)
– Lethal from short ranges to 300m
– Fire from enclosure
– Portable and lightweight
– Disposable/one-shot
– Any soldier can employ
• Employment:
– Offensive: employed against buildings, lightly armored vehicles
and crew served weapon positions within 300m that cannot be
engaged effectively by other small arms or indirect fire.
– Defensive: cover most likely enemy avenue of approach to
engage an enemy force that has taken up position in a building or
to defeat enemy light armor.
Required Operational Capability
Survivability - Fire from
Enclosures
Mobility - Sustain by
Minimizing Weight and
Size
Lethality Incapacitate
Personnel Within:
•BBunkers
•WWalls
•LLight Armored
Vehicles
1994 Mission Profile
Light Armor
Bunkers
Walls
NEA
12%
39%
17%
SWA
12%
54%
6%
LANT
10%
28%
30%
Engagements at less than 200m: Offense 95%, Defense 80%
O&O Capability Translated to Requirement
Capability
Requirement
Incapacitate personnel behind:
– Earth and Timber Bunker
Multi-purpose (bunkers,
masonry, light armor)
– Masonry Structures (8” reinforced
concrete, 12” triple brick)
– BMP (mobility or firepower kill)
• Stationary
• Moving
Lethal from short ranges
• Effective range from 15m to 200m (T),
to 300m
300m (O)
• Gunner Survivability
Fire from enclosure
– Fire from Enclosures
– Signature less than AT4
Portable and lightweight • Portability
– Weight < 20lb required, <10 lb desired
– Length < 36 in required, 31 in desired
– Compatible with personal equipment
– <20% degradation in mobility
compared to AT4
Interim Capability Candidates
AT4 Confined Space
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
EARTH & TIMBER BUNKER
BEHIND-WALL LETHALITY
LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE
BMP3 & Future BMP2
FIRE FROM ENCLOSURE
16.5 lbs
LESS THAN 20 LBS
MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE: 300m
VENDOR:BOFORS, SWEDEN
SMAW-D Confined Space
LEGEND
Meets capability
Some affect/see comment
Does not meet capability
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
EARTH & TIMBER BUNKER
150 meters
BEHIND-WALL LETHALITY
Multiple Shots
LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE
FIRE FROM ENCLOSURE
LESS THAN 20 LBS
< 19 lbs
MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE: 250m
VENDOR: TALLEY DEFENSE SYSTEMS, U.S.
Incapacitate
Personnel
Behind:
Overall Plan
Current
Interim
Alternatives
Objective
(FY01-03)
(FY04-09)
(FY10- )
AT4 -CS
Warheads
Tandem Wall
Breaker
8” Reinforced Concrete
and 12” Triple Brick
SMAW -D/CS
Warheads
Follow
Through
Grenade
FFE
FFE
<20lb
<20lb
High
Explosive
FFE
SMAW -D
Earth and Timber Bunker
No FFE
<20lb
High
Explosive
Squash Head
FFE
Light Armor
No FFE
FFE
<20lb
Enhanced
- Assault
Urban
Weapon
FFE
<20lb
<20lb
High
Explosive
Anti-Tank
AT4
<20lb
<20lb
FFE
<20lb
Fire-FromEnclosure
(FFE)
Hand Grenades
Hand Grenades
• M-84 Stun Grenade
– Fielded conditionally because it lacks training fuse
– Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) submission did not
make cut
– Available if 1st General officer in chain of command
requests
– Part of the Non-Lethal Capability Set (NLCS)
• Improve Army M-67 grenade
– Reports that the M-67 blast is too large in some
situations
– Mini grenade requirement development
Questions?
Back Up Slides
Non-Lethal Mortar Munition
Path Ahead
• Build NLMM O&O for TRADOC approval and define gap NLMM will fill:
 No long range NL capabilities in Army today
 No 155 MM ARTY NL support during forced entry operations
(Stryker/Future Forces)
 No 155 MM ARTY NL support during recent operations, i.e. OEF,
Somalia
 Mortars provide high angle, responsive, fires for urban/complex
terrain; ARTY trajectory too flat
• Requirement for NL Mortar Munition is identified in Appendix D to Annex D
of FCS ORD, approved 14 Apr 03 by the JROC
• TRADOC Policy Ofc (Mr. Dale Jones) has agreed to allow Update of NLOS
Mortar appendix to FCS ORD to define NLMM capabilities vs. specific CDD
• MS A ADM Package in staffing (will be complete 4QFY03)
• Investigating MCV Stryker BCT as Block I application for NL Mortar in
addition to FCS Increment I
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Infantry Company Tasks Supported by
Non-Lethal Munitions
• Breach an Obstacle (7-10 MTP 05-3-0004.07)
• Assault an Objective (7-10 MTP 07-2-1103.07)
• Conduct an Attack of a Built-up Area (7-10 MTP 07-21109.07)
• Conduct a Raid (7-10 MTP 07-2-1102.07)
• Defend in Urban Environment (7-10 MTP 07-2-1118.07)
• Establish Checkpoints & or Roadblocks (7-10 MTP 203-3004.07)
• Conduct a Guard mission (7-10 MTP 71-2-0330.07)
• Conduct Overwatch & or Support by Fire (7-10 MTP 072-1108.07)
NON-LETHAL CAPABILITY SET
(NLCS)
40mm Area/Point Rounds
Improved Nonballistic Face/Body
Shields
12GA Area/Point/
Distraction Rounds
XM84 Stun Grenade
Modular Crowd Control Munitions
66mm
Smoke/CS/Multiple ball
Ballistic Face/Body
Shields
Non-ballistic/Ballistic
Knee/Shin Guards
Portable Bullhorn
Expandable Baton
Sting Ball Grenade
Midsize Riot Control
Agent (RCA)
Dispenser