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                       CONVOY PLANNING TEMPLATE
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     This template is a preliminary version of a convoy planning
template being developed for the 2nd Infantry Division in conjunction
with their version of SCALP.  When completed, it will prepare rail as
well as road movement tables for a task force.

     The template requires that you already know the vehicles in your
unit or task force which are moving by convoy, and prompts you to
provide information about the convoy, which enables it to calculate
for you the required speeds, intervals, etc. and display the arrival
and departure times at the various checkpoints.

     If you find the template to be of interest, please provide your
input to the SCALP Task Force, describing what specific functions you
would like to see included in it.  If you have a particular
methodology in planning convoys which you would like to share with
others, provide a flowchart or description of the steps involved in
manually planning out the convoy.  This will be of help in developing
an automated version of same.

     For further information,  call  or  write  (just a hand-written
note is enough) to:

     Mail:  Commander                      Phone:  AUTOVON 687-5339
            US Army Logistics Center               FTS 927-5339
            ATTN:  ATCL-LE (SCALP TF)              Commercial
            Fort Lee, Virginia 23801-6000           (804) 734-5339




































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                  HOW TO LOAD AND USE THIS TEMPLATE
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I.  System requirements.    To  run  this  template, you
will need:

     a.  IBM or 100% compatible personal computer such as the COMPAQ,
AT&T, Columbia, Leading Edge, GRiD  (MS-DOS), Zenith 150, Data
General/One, Eagle PC, Tandy 1000/1200, Televideo, etc.

     b.  LOTUS  1-2-3,  a   commercially  available software package
(Version  1A).

     c.  256k random access  memory  (RAM).  (Recommend 640k, or as
much as possible, as the full SCALP template and other large 1-2-3
files will require more memory).

     d.  A printer, for the reports provided.

II.  Loading the template.

     a.  IF YOU HAVE TWO FLOPPY DISK DRIVES:

          (1)  Put the LOTUS 1-2-3 System Disk in Drive A and the
template in Drive B.

          (2)  Load LOTUS 1-2-3 using the instructions in your LOTUS
user's manual.

          (3)  Load the file named "START" by typing

                             /frstart
                             --------
                   and pressing the ENTER key.

     b.  IF YOU HAVE ONLY ONE FLOPPY DISK DRIVE:

          (1)  Put the LOTUS  1-2-3  System  Disk in Drive A, and
load  LOTUS 1-2-3 using the instructions  in  your LOTUS user's
manual.

          (2)  Remove the LOTUS 1-2-3 System Disk from Drive A, and
insert this template in Drive A.

          (3)  Load the file named "START" by typing

                             /frstart
                             --------
                   and pressing the ENTER key.

III.  Using the template.

     The template   will   then  display  an  initial Welcome screen.
Pressing  "ENTER"  will  bring a menu  with further instructions and
an explanation of what the template can do.

     1.  VEHICLE/SKIP MENU.  First, you have the option to build your
task force by identifying the vehicles which are involved.  If you
have not already done so, choose "VEHICLES".  If you have already
done so, and will not be making any changes, choose "SKIP" (which
will skip step 2, below).

     2.  VEHICLE FILE.  If you choose to identify the makeup of your
unit's convoy, the template will go first to the file called
"VEHICLES".  In this file is a listing, by Line Identification
Number and Noun Nomenclature, of the vehicles in the unit.  By
specifying the quantity of each vehicle actually involved in the
convoy, you will be creating the list of convoy vehicles.  When done,
you continue by pressing <Alt> and <Z> simultaneously.  NOTE:  To add
or delete LIN's and NOMENCLATURE in this list, be sure to read the
printout below, titled "Notes for programmers".

     3.  CONVOY.  When vehicles have already been identified, the
template then goes to the file called "CONVOY", which is the file
used for identifying the convoy commander's guidance and "rules of
the road".  In this file, you will be specifying:

         a.  Type of convoy (which determines the vehicle spacing and
the convoy speed.

         b.  When the lead serial is to depart (date and time).

         c.  Guidance for columns (and serials within each column),
including6the maximum # of vehicles per column (and serial), and the
distance and time interval to be maintained between columns (and
serials).

         d.  The name of the unit or task force for which the convoy
is being planned, and the coordinates of both the Start Point and the
Release Point.

         e.  And, if there is to be more than one serial, the # of
vehicles per serial desired, the # of serials desired, and the # of
columns desired in the convoy.

     4.  TABLE.  When the above information has been provided, the
template will then continue on to the preparation of the March Table.

         a.  In the file called "TABLE", the convoy vehicles and
quantities will be retrieved, then checked against a table of the
same LIN's and Nomenclatures to find the vehicle lengths of each.
This information is used along with the vehicle intervals to
determine the length of each serial, which in turn affects the time
it takes to cross a particular checkpoint along the route.

         b.  After the vehicle data has been setup, the heading
information is automatically filled in with the data provided by the
CONVOY file.

         c.  At this point, look at the layout of the March Table.
At the top, the Convoy Unit Name, the Column #, and the Serial # are
displayed on the left, and the Convoy Date is on the top right.  At
the middle left are the coordinates for the Start Point and the
Destination ("From:" and "To:").  To the right are the estimated
length of each serial("Serial Length"), the designated Vehicle Gap,
the Total # of Vehicles in the entire convoy, and the Average # of
Vehicles per Serial.  At the bottom of the heading are the Route
Distance, Rate of March, Total Time estimated from SP to RP, Start
Time, total amount of time spent at rest halts ("Rest Time"), the
amount of rest time drivers get per 24 hours of driving ("Daily Rest
Rate"), and the standard for the Daily Rest Rate ("Rest Std").  Those
figures which depend on how the route is laid out are already input
as formulas, and may display a "0" at this time.

         d.  The cursor will be brought to rest on the first
checkpoint.  You will be providing information about each segment of
the convoy route, beginning with the segment from the SP (Start
Point) to CP1 (Checkpoint #1).

         e.  For the first leg (and each leg thereafter), you will
indicate:

              (1)  Whether this segment ends with a Rest Halt, or
just a Checkpoint.  If you indicate there will not be a Rest Halt,
then a "0" will be placed in the column under "HALT".

              (2)  If you indicate a Rest Halt, you will be asked how
long this particular halt will be.  The figure will placed in the
column under "HALT".

              (3)  Next, the Convoy Speed will be placed in the
column under "SPEED", and you will be asked if your previously
designated convoy speed is what you want for this segment.  If not,
you will be asked to provide the specific designated speed for this
segment.  That speed will be entered in place of the previously
designated one.

              (4)  Now you will be asked for the distance of this
particular segment.

              (5)  At this point you have entered all the data for
this segment that is required.

              (6)  Now you will be asked if the next segment is going
to end in the Release Point, or will end with another normal
checkpoint.

              (7)  If you indicate "More Checkpoints", the template
will recycle through steps (1) thru (6) again.

         f.  If you indicate "Release Point", the letters "CP2" will
be replaced with "RP" at both locations.  Also, you will be preparing
the template to stop after the next round of data, and to provide a
printout of the March Table.

         g.  The printout will be provided for Column 1, Serial 1.
If there is only 1 serial in the convoy, the template will then exit
the TABLE file, and go to an EXIT file.

         h.  If there is more than 1 serial in the convoy, the
subsequent printouts will be provided automatically.  Changes will be
made to the Column #, Serial #, and the Start Time for each
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