Countermeasure: Army Ground Risk-Management Publication. Rollover Rollover Whatcan you do. Volume 18, Number 12

摘要

Over the past ten (10) years there have been 176 Army Combat Vehicle (ACV)accidents involving a rollover or turnover. Of these 176 accidents, 55 resulted in a fatality. Over 33% of the accident victims did not survive. The number of accidents and the number of fatalities are too high. What can we do about it. Can we make improvements in our efforts to reduce the number of rollover/ turnover accidents, and also improve our chances of surviving such an accident. Several Bradley fighting vehicles (BFV) were conducting a recon mission, in the desert(low contrast area), on an extremely dark night(low illumination). The platoon was expecting enemy fire, so they were maneuvering with blackout drive lights. They had not trained sufficiently under blackout conditions. The drivers were using AN/VVS2 Driver's Night Sights. The Bradley Commanders were using AN/VVS7 Night Vision Goggles(NVGs) and Global Positioning Systems for navigation. As they approached their objective, three BFVs traveling abreast went over one small ditch and immediately came upon what appeared to be another ditch. However, rather than a small ditch, it turned out to be a 15-foot cliff. All three BFVs went over the cliff and tumbled into the water below. Two soldiers were killed and eight others injured.