Improved Ribbon Bridge Transporter Mobility Assessment.

摘要

The objective of this study was to compare the mobility of the IRB carrier system, employing the NRMM, with vehicles in the same weight class conforming to the Tactical Standard Level of Mobility as defined in the ROC for the PLS. The global performance of the PLS w/IRB components is superior to any truck to any truck or truck/trailer combination. Its global performance in the region of prime interest, West Germany, however, exceeds that of the HEMTT w/IRB by less than 10 percent (MRS and percent NO-GO). If no truck/trailer combination is to be considered as part of the IRB carrier system then the HEMTT w/IRB looms as a cost effective combination for transporting IRB components. The singular drawback to this IRB carrier system is its relatively low payload/weight ratio of 0.26.