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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D:

Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense andU.S. DoD contractors only by specific authority of AR 380-5. Date of determination is 18 May 2009. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the Project Manager, STRYKER Brigade Combat Team, (PM SBCT), ATTN:

SFAE-GCS-SBCT (Security Office), MS 325, Warren, MI 48397-5000.

Document Subject to Distribution Statement D

Rev. A Date: 9 September, 2010

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS - CANADA

PRODUCT ASSURANCE DIRECTIVE 66 - STRYKER BCT LEVEL A INTEGRAL ARMOUR

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA - BATTLE DAMAGE / RESET VEHICLES ONLY

1.0 PURPOSE:

The purpose of this procedure is to provide visual acceptance criteria to determine whether the Stryker BCT Level A Integral Armour tiles that have experienced some damage are still acceptable for use or need to be replaced.

2.0 SCOPE:

This procedure applies to Stryker BCT Reset and Battle damaged vehicle repairs only.

This procedure does NOT apply to Stryker BCT Production armour modules I vehicles.

3.0 RESPONSIBILITY/AUTHORITY

Engineering Design and Development Systems Survivability Engineering has defined this visual acceptance criteria.

4.0 REFERENCES:

Product Assurance Directive 32 - VISUAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR INTEGRAL

LEVEL A ARMOUR MODULES

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D: Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and DOD contractors only, per the STRYKER Security Classification Guide and Program Protection Plan.

Date of determination is 27 March 2003. Other requests for this document shall be referred to Project Manager Brigade Combat Team, ATTN: SFAE-GCS-BCT, DSN 786-2000 or Commercial 586 753-2000.

5.0 DEFINITIONS:

SBCT - Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Title: ED&D Systems - Survivability Engineering Area Manager, Survivability

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ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA - BATTLE DAMAGE I RESET VEHICLES ONLY

outer covering from shrapnel damage, they should be immediately rejected. This should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for size and quantity of hits per module size to determine disposition.

6.2 This document will distinguish between 3 types of service damage encountered on composite armour modules:

1. light Cosmetic: The paint is worn off with or without light scuffs on the ballistic fabric, but there are no tears or pieces missing in the first ballistic fabric layer. Disposition should be use as is for battle damage repair (serviceable), and re-paint on reset.

2. light Structural: Tears in the first ballistic fabric layers not exceeding 12 square inches of total area, and where maximum exposed ceramic surface does not exceed 3.5"X3.5" in at any point. Ceramic element can be visible but must be undamaged. The disposition should be use as is for battle damage repair if no spares are available and vehicle is urgently needed (module is serviceable in a ballistic sense but has limited resistance to the elements and will degrade much faster than a new or repaired module.) The modules should be returned to the armour supplier and repaired per contract approved procedure with steel epoxy and repainted as soon as possible.

3 . Heavy Structural: Damage to the ceramic elements (gouges/chips) or field repair of any kind (per 6.3). Tears in the fabric layer exceeding 12 square inches in area or with openings showing ceramic tile larger than 3.5"X3.5". These modules should be discarded.

6.3 If the inspected armour module demonstrates any evidence of a previous field applied patch repair such as :

The damage is considered heavy structural damage, and the disposition must be

UNACCEPTABLE (DISCARD).

6.4 If there is any doubt of a module condition of acceptability after review of the damage using the enclosed inspection criteria, then the disposition must be

UNACCEPTABLE (DISCARD).

6.5 Notify reset quality assurance for additional guidelines or final disposition of suspect module(s).

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Table 1. Visual Acceptance Criteria for Armour Modules Exhibiting Field Damage

Measurements # Appearance Attribute Instrumentation I Type of damage Disposition Exhibit

Procedure Gouges in aluminum nose

1 Visual evaluation Heavy Structural Discard AJ)lates

Cracks in exposed ceramic

2 Visual evaluation Heavy Structural Discard Binternal components

3 Field applied patches Visual evaluation Heavy Structural Discard C

Any quantity of field applied 4 Visual evaluation Heavy Structural Discard Dfiller material

Scuffs and abrasions to Acceptable for

5 Visual evaluation Light Cosmetic Eouter coverings reworklrepair**

Cuts* through the outer covering and exposed Acceptable for

6 Visual evaluation Light Structural Fceramics not exhibiting reworklrepair*** damage

Acceptable for 7 Tire abrasion, light Visual evaluation Light Cosmetic Greworklrepai r**

8 Tire abrasion, heavy* Visual evaluation Heavy Structural Discard H

* Tears/cuts must not exceed 12 square inches in area, and have openings no larger than 3.5"X3.5".

** Module may be used as is for battle damage repair, should be repainted on reset.

*** Module is serviceable for use to support urgent needs, but should be returned to the armour supplier and repaired per contract approved procedure as soon as possible.

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EXHIBIT A - GOUGES IN ALUMINUM NOSE PLATES

A1 - GOUGES IN ALUMINUM NOSE PLATES OVER CERAMIC ARMOUR

UNACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT B - CRACKS IN EXPOSED CERAMIC INTERNAL COMPONENTS

B1 - UNACCEPTABLE

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B2 - UNACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT C - FIELD APPLIED PATCHES

C1 - UNACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT D - ANY QUANTITY OF FIELD APPLIED FILLER MATERIAL

D1 - UNACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT E - SCUFFS AND ABRASIONS TO OUTER COVERINGS

E1 - ACCEPTABLE

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E2 - ACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT F - CUTS THROUGH THE OUTER COVERING AND EXPOSED CERAMICS NOT

EXHIBITING DAMAGE

F1 - ACCEPTABLE

F2 - ACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT F - CUTS THROUGH THE OUTER COVERING AND EXPOSED CERAMICS NOT

EXHIBITING DAMAGE (CONTINUED)

F3 - ACCEPTABLE

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EXHIBIT G - TIRE ABRASION, LIGHT

G1 - ACCEPTABLE

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G2 - UNACCEPTABLE (AREA EXCEEDED)

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7.0 RECORDS

N/A

8.0 ATTACHMENTS:

N/A

9.0 REVISION HISTORY

Date Revision Comments Revised By

Level

2010-05-31 NR INITIAL RELEASE Stewart Loy, Systems Survivability Engineering

2010-08-31 A CRITERIA REFINED, PICTURES Marco Tatta

ADDED Survivability Engineering

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