M1059 FULL TRACKED SMOKE GENERATOR CARRIER

TM 9-2350-261-10 M1059 FULL TRACKED SMOKE GENERATOR CARRIER This carrier is designed to generate a smoke screen in the battlefield environment. The M1059 carries a crew of three. A caliber .50 machine gun is mounted on a cupola on top of the carrier. The M1059’s capabilities and features are: l l l l l l l l l l l I t I t I t I t I t I t travels easily over rough terrain. fords water up to 40 inches deep. can move at high speeds on improved roads and highways. is air transportable and can be dropped by parachute to troops in the field. is propelled and steered on land and in water by tracks. has M17 periscopes around the driver’s and commander’s hatches for vision when buttoned up. It has an M19 infrared periscope stowed near the driver. The periscope can be installed in the driver’s hatch to provide night vision under blackout conditions. It is equipped with smoke grenade launchers. It is equipped to carry an NBC (gas particulate filter) unit, a driver’s windshield kit, engine coolant heater kit, and personnel heater kit (for cold weather operation). It is equipped with the M157 smoke generator system with enough fuel and fog oil for 1 hour of continuous operation. It can be equipped to carry a marine set kit and a capstan kit. Operating procedures peculiar to the M1059 Full Tracked Smoke Generator Carrier are covered in Chapter 6. 1-25