TM-55-2350-224-14 Transportation Guidance for M113 Family of Vehicles Download

TM 55-2350-224-14 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope This manual is for transportation officers and other personnel responsible for safe transport of the M113 Family of Vehicles (FOV). It provides transportability guidance for safe shipping and receiving of the M113 FOV. It includes significant technical and physical characteristics of the vehi- cles as well as safety requirements for worldwide movement by various modes of transportation. Where appropriate, this manual provides metric equivalents in parentheses next to US customary units of measure. 1-2. Related Publications Additional information on transport procedures can be found in the following: MTMCTEA Pamphlet 55-19, Tiedown Hand- book for Rail Movements. MTMCTEA Pamphlet 55-20, Tiedown Hand- book for Highway Movements. MTMCTEA Pamphlet 56–1, Surface Transporta- tion, Marine Terminal Lifting Guidance. MTMCTEA Pamphlet 70-1, Transportability for Better Strategic Mobility. FM 10-567/TO 13C7-16-171, Airdrop of Sup plies and Equipment Rigging Tracked Person- nel— Cargo Carriers. FM 55-65, Strategic Deployment by Surface Transportation. TM 38-250/AFR 71-4, Preparation of Hazardous Materials for Military Air Shipment. USAREUR Reg 55-8, Loading and Securing Military Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles on Euro- pean Railcars. AR 55-162, Permits for Oversize, Overweight, or Other Special Military Movements on Public Highways in the United States. AR 55-228, Transportation by Water of Explo- sives and Hazardous Cargo. 1-3. User Comments Send comments and recommendations for improv- ing this manual on a DA Form 2028 (Recom- Section Il. 1-6. General To ensure safe operation and movement, operators should follow the precautions and safety consider- ations given below. Specific safety instructions are mended Changes to DA Publications and Blank Forms) or a marked copy of a page or pages of the manual to Director, MTMC Transportation Engi- neering Agency, ATTN: MTTE-TR, 720 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Suite 130, Newport News, VA 23606-2574. 1-4. Definitions The following definitions are used throughout this manual: a. Breaking Strength (BS). The stress at which a part (wire rope) actually fails. b. CONUS. Continental United States. c. Curb Weight (CW). Total weight of operable carrier, including fuel, all system fluids, and on- vehicle basic issue items (BII). CW does not in- clude crew weight. d. FISTV. Fire Support Team Vehicle. e. Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). CW plus maxi- mum payload. f. Total Load Restraint (TLR). The TLR given for highway, rail, and marine modes includes allowances for shipping directions and typical tie- down angles. For example, the highway TLR is 1.5 times GVW: 1.5 x 20,000 pounds = 30,000 pounds. g. TOW. Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided Missile. 1-5. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Throughout this manual the following special mes- sages emphasize important or critical information: ***WARNINGS*** Instructions that must be followed to pre- vent serious injury to, or death of, person- nel. **CAUTION** Instructions that must be followed to pre- vent damage to, or destruction of, equip- ment. *NOTE* An operating procedure ceive special attention. SAFETY given throughout the tions, and notes. a. When the ramp carriers (except the that should re- manual as warnings, cau- door latch on any of the M113A3, M548, M548A1, 1-1