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Desert Testing of Military Vehicles
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The desert environment, its effect on the operation of military vehicles, and the procedures by which the U. S. Army insures that equipment is capable of successful operation in the desert are described. The recent history of military operations in desert areas is briefly reviewed to show the origins of the requirement for environmental testing, and tests performed by Yuma Proving Ground as a part of the Test and Evaluation Command's independent evaluation of Army vehicles are described. Criteria for successful operation in the desert and some of the problems experienced are discussed to show the need for careful attention to environmental factors early in the design of new vehicles.
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Snider, W., "Desert Testing of Military Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 690354, 1969, https://doi.org/10.4271/690354.Also In
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- Ramaley Francis “World Deserts - Limits and Environmental Characteristics.” Draft of Special Report No. 5 Environmental Protection Branch Office of the Quarter master General, U. S. Army 1952
- Army Regulation “Operation of Materiel Under Extreme Conditions of Environment.” AR 705-15 Oct. 4 1942 with Change 1 dated Oct. 14 1963
- Army Materiel Command “Engineering Design Hand book Automotive Series, The Automotive Assembly.” AMC Pamphlet 706-355 December 1962