COMPATIBILITY OF ARMY ARCTIC CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND HANDWEAR DURING SIMULATED ARCTIC OPERATIONAL TEST OF LANCE MISSILE SYSTEM.

• Main Author: McGinnis, John M.
• Other Authors: ARMY NATICK LABS MA PIONEERING RESEARCH LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Personnel Management and Labor Relations; Test Facilities; Equipment and Methods; Logistics; Military Facilities and Supplies; (*GUIDED MISSILE PERSONNEL; COLD WEATHER TESTS); (*CLOTHING; COMPATIBILITY; SMALL TOOLS; HANDLING; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL; PERFORMANCE(HUMAN); SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES; GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHERS; GLOVES; ARCTIC REGIONS; SIMULATION; ARMY OPERATIONS; LANCE MISSILES; Arctic; Gunner
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0804926; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0804926

Members of the crew operated the LANCE system at temperatures down to -65 F. while wearing Army arctic clothing. Generally, the clothing kept the men warm and permitted them to perform their jobs efficiently. However, a small number of definite incompatibilities were observed. Most often they involv...