TM-9-2350-238-20-2
CRANE (CAB) COMPONENTS RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: LIGHT,ARMORED, M578
TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
MAY 1993
CHANGE 1
TM-9-2350-238-20-2 - Page 8 of 495
TM 9-2350-238-20- 2
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTIO N
CHAPTER INDE X
Armament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equipment
Characteristics,
Capabilities,
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Features.
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Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Location and Description of Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Official
Nomenclature,
Names,
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Designations
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reporting
Equipment
Improvement
Recommendations
(EIR)
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Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section I .
GENERAL INFORMATIO N
1-1. SCOPE .
a .
Type of Manual.
Unit level mainte-
nance .
b.
Model Number and Equipment Name .
M578,
light armored, full-tracked recover y
vehicle .
c.
Purpose of Equipment.
The vehicle i s
provided with a boom, winches, and equip -
ment to perform its recovery mission. Specia l
purpose kits are provided to aid recovery
operations in cold climates .
1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS ,
AND REPORTS.
Department of the Army
forms and procedures used for equipmen t
maintenance will be those prescribed by DA
PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Man -
agement System (TAMMS) .
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATER -
IEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
a .
Tactical Situations.
Situations may aris e
in which it is necessary to abandon equip-
ment in the combat zone. All abandone d
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equipment must be destroyed to prevent it s
use by the enemy. The destruction of equip-
ment subject to capture or abandonment i n
the combat zone will be undertaken only upo n
authority delegated by a division or higher
commander .
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Plans .
(1)
Plans for destruction of equipmen t
must be adequate, uniform, and easily carrie d
out in the field.
(2)
Destruction must be as complete a s
the available time, equipment, and personne l
will permit. Since complete destruction re-
quires considerable time, priorities must b e
established so the more essential parts ar e
destroyed first .
(3)
The same essential parts must b e
destroyed on all like units to prevent th e
enemy from constructing a complete uni t
from undamaged parts .
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