TM-55-2350-215-10-15 M60 Series Transportability Guidance Download
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*TM 55-2350-215-10-15 Paragraph Page Safety ........................................................................................................................ 4-4 4-1 Preparation of Vehicle ................................................................................................ 4-5 4-1 Transport of M60-Series Vehicle by US Air Force C-5 Airplane .................................. 4-6 4-1 Internal and External Transport by US Army Aircraft .................................................. 4-7 4-2 5. HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE Section I. GENERAL Scope ........................................................................................................................ 5-1 5-1 Safety ......................................................................................................................... 5-2 5-1 General ...................................................................................................................... 5-3 5-1 II. TRANSPORT BY SEMITRAILER Transport of M60-Series Tank by Semitrailer .............................................................. 5-4 5-1 Preparation of M60-Series Tank .................................................................................. 5-5 5-1 Transport of M60-Series Tank on M747 Semitrailer, Towed by Truck Tractor (M746 or M911) of the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) System ............................... 5-6 5-1 CHAPTER 6. MARINE AND TERMINAL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE Section I. GENERAL Scope ........................................................................................................................ 6-1 6-1 Safety ......................................................................................................................... 6-2 6-1 Water Shipment ......................................................................................................... 6-3 6-1 II. LOADING AND SECURING General Rules for Stowing Tracked Vehicles ............................................................... 6-4 6-1 Barges and Lighters ................................................................................................... 6-5 6-4 Landing Ships, Landing Craft, and Amphibious Vehicles ............................................ 6-6 6-4 Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) ....................................................................................... 6-7 6-4 CHAPTER 7. RAIL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE Section I. GENERAL Scope ........................................................................................................................ 7-1 7-1 Maximum Utilization of Railcars .................................................................................. 7-2 7-1 II. TRANSPORT ON CONUS RAILWAYS General ...................................................................................................................... 7-3 7-1 Preparation for Loading .............................................................................................. 7-4 7-1 Loading M60-Series Tanks on 68Foot, 140-Ton, Chain-Tiedown DODX Flatcar ......... 7-5 7-2 Loading M60-Series Tanks on General-Purpose Flatcars ........................................... 7-6 7-12 Transport of One or Two M60-Series Tanks on 54-Foot DODX Flatcar........................ 7-7 7-18 Transport of M60-Series Tanks in Controlled Train Service for Unit Moves ................. 7-8 7-20 Transport of M60-Series Tank Restrained With Wood Blocking Only ......................... 7-9 7-20 Transport of M60-Series Tanks on Special-Purpose Flatcars .................................... 7-10 7-20 III. TRANSPORT ON FOREIGN RAILWAYS General .................................................................................................................... 7-11 7-20 Transport on Foreign-Service Flatcars ...................................................................... 7-12 7-20 APPENDIX.REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... A-1 II