TM-9-2350-238-34-1
HULL AND RELATED COMPONENTS, RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: LIGHT, ARMORED, M578
TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
MARCH 1994
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TM 9-2350-238-34-1
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTIO N
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Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 3
Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2
Equipment Characteristics, Capabilities, and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Location and Description of Major Components
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Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Official Nomenclature, Names, and Designations
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reporting Equipment improvement Recommendations (EIR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Scope . . . . . . . .
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Section I. GENERAL INFORMATIO N
1-1. SCOPE .
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Type of Manual:
Direct support and general supped maintenance .
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Model Number and Equipment Name:
M578 armored light full tracked recovery vehicle .
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Purpose of Equipment:
M578 armored light full tracked recovery vehicle is used to pick up or
tow disabled mechanized equipment .
1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
Department of the Army form s
and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-750, Th e
Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) .
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE .
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Tactical Situations.
Situations may arise in which it is necessary to abandon equipment in the
combat zone. All abandoned equipment must be destroyed to prevent its use by the enemy. Th e
destruction of equipment subject to capture or abandonment in the combat zone will be undertaken
only upon authority delegated by a division or higher commander.
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Plans .
(1) Plans for destruction of equipment must be adequate, uniform, and easily carried out in th e
field.
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