Project Pinpoint: Disclosure of Antitank Weapons to Overwatching Tanks

摘要

In any tank-antitank battle the target must be located specifically before a tank crew is able to return effective fire. Project PINPOINT was a field experiment conducted to obtain information related to this problem of target acquisition by tanks in an overwatching role. Target acquisition was examined in terms of the probability of locating a target, the time required to locate a target, and the accuracy with which a target can be located. Various factors such as range, angle, weapon type, and number of rounds fired were investigated as to their effects on target acquisition in general and on probability time and accuracy in particular. (Author)