SUPPLY OF STORAGE BATTERIES WITH TACOM AND TACOM PROJECT/ PRODUCT MANAGED VEHICLES

*SB 700-6135-1

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SUPPLY BULLETIN

SUPPLY OF STORAGE BATTERIES WITH TACOM AND

TACOM PROJECT/ PRODUCT MANAGED VEHICLES

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC

25 August 1976

and contingency reserves, or extended storage will be

1. Purpose. This bulletin prescribes the policy and

equipped with charged-and-dry batteries and

procedures relative to the type of storage batteries to be

separately packaged electrolyte.

procured and supplied with TACOM (US Army Tank-

Automotive Command)-and T-ACOM Project/Product

c. Delivery to Oversea Customers.

Vehicles

managed vehicles that require lead-acid, automotive-

delivered to terminal commands for shipment to

type storage batteries as integrated components

oversea customers will be supplied with charged-and-

necessary for the operation of the vehicles. This bulletin

dry batteries, including packaged electrolyte.

does not apply to vehicles utilizing maintenance-free

batteries or commercial design vehicles (CDV) other

d. Direct Delivery to CONUS Troop Units.

than construction or Materiel Handling Equipment

Charged-and-dry batteries with electrolyte will normally

(MHE) type equipment.

be supplied on vehicles for direct delivery from

production.

Vehicles

employing

driveaway

2. Scope. This bulletin applies to all Department of the

transportation will require charged-and-wet batteries.

Army activities engaged in procurement, inventory

Towed on saddle-mounted vehicles will have charged-

management, receipt, storage, issue and shipment of

and-dry batteries.

vehicles managed by TACOM and TACOM

Project/Product Managers.

e. Delivery From Depot Stock.

3. Policy and Procedures. The decision to supply

(1) Oversea. Vehicles shipped from depot

charged-and-dry or charged-and-wet batteries is

stocks to terminal outloading facilities for shipment to

contingent on the equipment requirement and will be

oversea commands will normally be shipped by rail or

based on the following criteria:

carrier with charged-and-dry batteries with packaged

electrolyte.

a. Procurement.

(2) CONUS. Vehicles shipped from depot

(1) Contracts for all vehicles requiring

stocks to CONUS customers will normally be equipped

batteries will contain provisions stipulating that batteries

with

charged-and-dry

batteries

with

packaged

will be supplied by the prime item contractor.

electrolyte. Instances where driveaway movement is

selected as the mode of transportation, prime movers

(2) Vehicles will normally be procured, issued

will be equipped with charged-and-wet batteries.

and shipped with charged-and-dry batteries, with

Saddle-mounted, towed, or rail-transported vehicles will

electrolyte in separate polyethylene containers.

contain charged-and-dry batteries with packaged

electrolyte. Vehicles shipped to other service customers

(3) Vehicles used as prime movers for

will be equipped with packaged electrolyte.

driveway shipments will be procured with charged-and-

wet batteries. Towed or saddle-mounted vehicles will

4. Reporting of Errors. You can improve this

retain charged-and-dry batteries.

publication by calling attention to errors and by

recommending improvements using DA Form 2028

b. Delivery to CONUS Depot. Vehicles delivered

(Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank

to CONUS depots from procurement for stock, special

Forms) or by a letter mailed direct to Commander, US

Army Tank-Automotive Command, ATTN: DRSTA-

FPC, Warren, MI 48090. A reply will be furnished direct

*This bulletin supersedes SB 700-6135-1, 25 August

to you.

1971.