TM 55-1000-205-20-1
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL MANUAL
Air Transportability Procedures
M38A1C AND M151A1C 1/4-TON TRUCKS, WITH MOUNTED 106-MM RECOIL-
LESS RIFLES, IN CH-47 HELICOPTER
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
8 December 1966
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Purpose and scope .....................................................................
Applicability .................................................................................
Responsibilities ...........................................................................
Load description ..........................................................................
Preparation and loading ..............................................................
Off-loading ..................................................................................
APPENDIX. REFERENCES .......................................................
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Warning: The M38A1C and M151A1C 1/4ton
1. Purpose and Scope
trucks, with mounted 106-mm recoilless rifles, in the
a. This manual presents transportability procedures
CH-47 helicopter shall be loaded and tied down in
for movement of M38A1C and M151A1C Y4-ton trucks,
accordance with the instructions in this manual
with mounted 106-mm recoilless rifles, in the CH-47
helicopter and prescribes the materials and manpower
except when, for operational reasons or to
needed to prepare, load, and tie down the trucks and to
accommodate additional cargo, the helicopter
off-load them from the helicopter.
commander may designate a location other than that
shown in the loading diagram. If the trucks are
b. Users of this manual are encouraged to submit
recommended changes or comments for its
relocated, the helicopter commander must insure
improvement.
Comments should be keyed to the
that
specific page, paragraph, and line of the text in which a
change is recommended. Reasons should be provided
a. The number and load capacity of the tiedown
for each comment to insure understanding and complete
devices are as prescribed in this manual.
evaluation. Comments should be forwarded direct to the
b. The tiedown devices restraining the trucks
Commander, U.S. Army Transportation Engineering
are secured to tiedown fittings of at least the same
Agency, Military Traffic Management and Terminal
strength and in the same location relative to the
Service, ATTN: MTT-TG, Fort Eustis, Va. 23604.
trucks as those fittings used in the tiedown diagram.
c. The trucks face as shown in the tiedown
2. Applicability
diagram.
The instructions in this manual apply when the trucks
are transported in the CH-47 helicopter. With the
3. Responsibilities
consent of the helicopter commander, a transported unit
a. Transported Unit Commander.
can add cargo within allowable load limits and
(1) Prepare equipment for air transport with
restrictions prescribed by pertinent safety regulations
supervision and assistance as required
The load described in this manual is not
from appropriate field support units.
necessarily a maximum load.
(2) Load, tie down, and off-load equipment
transported aboard the helicopter, subject
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to approval by the helicopter commander
or his authorized repre
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