TM-55-5420-202-20-1
LAUNCHER, M60-SERIES TANK CHASSIS, TRANSPORTING AND BRIDGE, 63-FOOT, SCISSORING, CLASS 60
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
DECEMBER 1968
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TM 55-5420-202-20-1
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL MANUA L
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
LAUNCHER, M60-SERIES TANK CHASIS, TRANSPORTING,
AND BRIDGE, 63-FOOT, SCISSORING, CLASS 60
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C
24 December 1968
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Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Modes of transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sectionalzation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Item haracteristic and related data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. Purpose and Scope
a.
This
manual
provides
transportability
guidance for movement of the launcher, M60-
series tank chassis
(fig. 1), and the
bridge, 63-foot, scissoring, class 60. It covers
significant transportability and safety consider-
of the launcher
and
ations in the movement
bridge by the various modes of transport. In-
cluded are side- and elevation drawings of
the launcher (fig. 2 and 3), the 63-foot bridge in
scissored position (fig. 4), and characteristic of
the launcher and bridge.
b. The reporting of errors, omissions, and re-
commendations for improving this manual by
the individual user is encouraged. Reports
should be submitted on DA Form 2028 (Recom-
mended Changes to DA Publications) and for-
warded to director, U.S. Army transportation
engineering Agency, Military Traffic Manage-
ment and Terminal Service, ATTEN: MTT-GD,
Fort Eustis Va. 23604
2.
Description
The launcher, M60-series is used for transport-
ing, launching, and retrieving the 63- foot scis-
soring bridgs. It is the M60-series combat-tank
chassis modified to accept the bridge-launcher
mechanism. The launcher is not shipped with the
bridge attached, except for distance from
craft.
craft.
the assembly area to the launch site or from the
retrieving site to the dissembly area. This
manual pertains to the tranport of the launcher
and bridge as separate iterms.
3. Modes of Transport
a. Shipment by Air.
(1) The launcher, with or without the
bridge, cannot be transpored by U.S. Army air-
(2) The launcher without a bridge can be
transported by the U.S. Air force C-5A air-
(3) The bridge, 63-foot scissored, not
crated, cannot be tranapoted by U.S. Army
aircraft
(4) The bridge, 63-foot, scissored, not
crated, can be transported in the U.S. Air Force
C-5A aircraft.
(5) Based on a typical mission
of
2,500 nau-
tical miles (4030 km), one way, the bridge when
sectionalized, crated or uncrated, is within the
dimensional
and
weight
capability
of
the
C-130E, the C-133 series, and the C-141 U.S.
Air Force aircraft.
(6) Based on a typical mission of 1,000
nautical miles (1352 km), one way, individual
elements
of the
bridge when sectionalized, crated
or uncrated, are within the dimensional and
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