TM-9-2350-275-BD Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair for M113 Family Download
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TM 9-2350-275-BD INTRODUCTION 1-3. Application. a. The procedures in this manual are designed for battlefield environments and should be used in situations where standard maintenance procedures are impractical. These procedures are not meant to replace standard maintenance practices, but rather to supplement them strictly in a battlefield environment. Standard maintenance procedures will provide the most effective means of returning a damaged vehicle to ready status provided that adequate time, replacement parts, and necessary tools are available. BDAR procedures are only authorized for use in an emergency situation in a battlefield environment, and only at the direction of the commander. b. BDAR techniques are not limited to simple restoration of minimum functional combat capability. If full functional capability can be restored expediently with a limited expenditure of time and assets, this should be done. c. Some of the special techniques in this manual, if applied, may result in shortened life or damage to components of the M113 FOV. The commander must decide whether the risk of having one less tank available for combat outweights the risk of applying the potentially destructive expedient repair technique. Each technique gives appropriate warnings and cautions, and lists systems limitations caused by this action. 1-4. Definitions. a. The term “battlefield damage” includes all incidents which occur on the battlefield and which prevent the vehicle from accomplishing its mission, such as combat damage, random failures, operator errors, accidents, and wear-out failures. b. The term “repair” or “fix” in this manual includes any expedient action that returns a damaged part or assmbly to a fu1l or an acceptably degraded operating condition, including: (1) Short cuts in parts removal or installation. (2) Installation of components from other vehicles that can be modified to fit or interchange with components on the vehicle. (3) Repair using M113 FOV parts that serve a non-critical function elsewhere on the same tank for the purpose of restoring a critical function. (4) Bypassing of non-critical components in capability. (5) Expeditious cannibalization procedures. 1-2 order to restore basic functional