Reliability analysis of high-speed tracked vehicles in the polish army

The Polish Armed Forces use tracked vehicles that serve as a core element of the ground combat forces. These vehicles are capable of fighting in all kinds of terrain conditions, in any season of the year. Combat missions are often fought in areas where even no dirt roads are available. The present p...

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Published inJournal of KONBiN Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 143 - 163
Main Author Kończak, Jarosław
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw De Gruyter Open 01.06.2017
Air Force Institute of Technology
Subjects
Armed forces
Combat vehicles
damage
Dirt
Military
Military technology
Missions
reliability
Reliability analysis
tracked vehicle
Tracked vehicles
use of vehicles
Poland
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Summary:The Polish Armed Forces use tracked vehicles that serve as a core element of the ground combat forces. These vehicles are capable of fighting in all kinds of terrain conditions, in any season of the year. Combat missions are often fought in areas where even no dirt roads are available. The present paper assesses the reliability of tracked vehicles in the context of their irregular operation, as well as service- and maintenance-related vulnerability.
ISSN:2083-4608
1895-8281
2083-4608
DOI:10.1515/jok-2017-0023