TB-43-0209
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
COLOR, MARKING, AND CAMOUFLAGE PAINTING OF MILITARY VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
OCTOBER 1990
CHANGE 1
TB-43-0209 - Page 44 of 406
TB 43-0209
b.
National Symbol.
All stars will be removed and replaced by a 3-inch star in
contrasting lusterless black 37030 or green 383, front
and rear.
Placement should be centered on the equipment, on line
with
unit ID markings. On the rear of wheeled vehicles, the
star may
be placed on the tailgate.
c.
Agency
Identification
and
Registration
Number.
All U.S. Army identification and registration numbers will
be removed from the item’s exterior surfaces. The
identification and registration number shall be placed on
any appropriate interior area which is visible from outside
a locked or secured item.
Combat Vehicles and Trailer Tankers: "registration
number" will be applied to both sides of the vehicle. The
numbers will be painted to contrast with color patch
painted over, Figure 32A.
NOTE
The identification legend "US ARMY"
is no longer required.
Figure 32A.
Markings on Camouflaged Combat
Equipment
d.
Safety and Instructional Markings.
Markings such as tire pressure, fuel type, and fill level
may be retained in contrasting lusterless black 37030 or
green 383 (34094), letters no larger than one inch.
Markings directly related to troop safety, such as wrecker
boom capacity and danger zones, must be evaluated by
safety personnel.
e.
CARC and Alkyd Markings.
Equipment with data plates shall have the word "CARC,"
as applicable, painted in black or green contrasting color
in a conspicuous area as near the data plate as possible.
Painting shall be in block letters, as large as possible, not
to exceed one inch.
All major items having a log book shall have the
Equipment Control Record, DA Form 2408-9, annotated
in the lower left corner of Block 21, Remarks, to reflect
the word "CARC", as applicable, and the date applied.
SECTION VII.
VEHICLE CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS
INSPECTION NOTES FOR ALL
CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS.
•
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.
•
O DENOTES A LOCATION ON THE ITEM THAT IS
USED AS A REFERENCE POINT. THE DISTANCE
FROM THIS REFERENCE POINT TO THE EDGE
OF THE BLACK BAND IS THE LOCATING
DIMENSION. TOLERANCE ON THIS DIMENSION
IS + 1.00 INCH.
•
THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE ACROSS A BLACK
BAND IS THE BAND WIDTH. IF THIS DIMENSION
IS SHOWN THE TOLERANCE IS + 1.00 INCH.
•
∆
LOCATES A PHYSICAL FEATURE THAT THE
PATTERN
CONTOUR INTERSECTS WITHIN +
1.00 INCH. NO LOCATING DIMENSION IS
REQUIRED.
•
INSPECTION OF THE CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN
WILL CONSIST OF CHECKING ALL LOCATING
DIMENSIONS AND BAND WIDTHS SHOWN ON
INSPECTION
SHEET
AS
A
MINIMUM.
ALTERNATE
OR
ADDITIONAL
REFERENCE
POINTS, LOCATING DIMENSIONS AND BAND
WIDTHS
MAY
BE
INCLUDED
IN
THE
INSPECTION.
DIMENSIONS
WILL
BE
DEVELOPED BY SCALING FROM PATTERN
DRAWINGS. DO NOT USE INSPECTION SHEET
TO DEVELOP DIMENSIONS. THE TOLERANCE
FOR ALL DEVELOPED DIMENSIONS WILL BE +
1.00 INCH.
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