TM 10-3610-202-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-1.
Scope.
The instructions in this manual are published for the
use
of
personnel
responsible
for
the
operation
and
maintenance of editorial and photomechanical shelter unit of
the transportable special warfare printing plant.
1-2.
Maintenance Forms and Records.
Maintenance forms and records that you are required
to use are as follows:
a.
DA
Form
2404
(Equipment
Inspection
and
Maintenance Worksheet).
b.
DA Form 2407 (Maintenance Request Used for
Requesting Support Maintenance).
c.
DA Form 2407-1 (Continuation Sheet Used for
Requesting Support Maintenance).
d.
For further information, refer to TM 38-750, The
Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
1-3.
Administrative Storage.
a.
Storage Site.
(1)
Select the best available site for administrative
storage. Separate stored equipment from equipment in use.
Conspicuously mark the area Administrative Storage.
(2)
Covered space is preferred. When sufficient
covered space for all items to be stored is not available,
priority should be given to items which are most susceptible to
deterioration.
(3)
Open sites should be improved hardstand, if
available. Unimproved sites should be firm, well-drained, and
kept free of excessive vegetation.
b.
Storage Plan.
(1)
Store equipment so as to provide maximum
protection from the elements and to provide access for
inspection, maintenance, and exercising. Anticipate removal
or deployment problems and take suitable precautions.
(2)
Take into account environmental conditions,
such as extreme heat or cold; high humidity; blowing sand,
dust, or loose debris; soft ground; mud; heavy snows;
earthquakes; or combinations thereof and take adequate
precautions.
(3)
Establish a fire plan and provide for ade-
quate firefighting equipment and personnel.
(4)
For further information, refer to TM 74090-1
(Administrative Storage).
1-4.
Destruction of Army Material to Prevent Enemy
Use.
a.
Demolition of Shelter and Contents. Methods of
destruction should achieve such damage to equipment and
repair parts that it will not be possible to restore the
equipment to a usable condition in the combat zone either by
repair or cannibalization.
(1)
Mechanical destruction. Using an axe, pick,
mattock, sledge, or any other heavy implement, damage all
vital elements such as controls, switches and valves, electric
motors and any other major assemblies and components.
WARNING
Point blank firing at equipment with
weapons should not be attempted
unless the safety of all personnel in
the area is assured.
(2)
Gunfire. Fire on equipment with the heaviest
weapons available, aiming at the major assemblies and
controls. Although one well placed direct hit may render the
equipment inoperative, several hits may be required for
complete destruction of all components.
b.
Additional Information. For additional information on
procedures for destruction of equipment to prevent enemy
use, refer to TM 750-244-3.
1-5.
Reporting
Equipment
Improvements
Recommendation (EIR).
EIR's
will
be
prepared
on
DA
Form
2407,
Maintenance Request. Instructions for preparing EIR's are
provided in TM 38-750, The Army Maintenance Management
System. EIR's should be mailed directly to Commander,
Headquarters, U.S. Army Troop Support and Aviation
Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSTS-MEM, 4300
Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63120. A reply will be
furnished directly to you.
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