Implementation plan

TM 10-1670-280-23&P 0001 00 0001 00-3 Implementation plan. All units, which possess air delivery equipment, should have a plan for the implementation of destruction procedures. Training. All personnel who use or perform such functions as rigging, packing, maintenance, or storage of air delivery equipment should receive thorough training on air delivery equipment destruction procedures and methods. The destruction methods demonstrated during training should be simulated. Upon completion of training, all applicable personnel should be thoroughly familiar with air delivery equipment destruction methods and be capable of performing destruction without immediate reference to any publication. SPECIFIC METHODS: Specific methods of destroying Army materiel to prevent enemy use shall be by mechanical means, fire, or by use of natural surroundings. Destruction by Mechanical Means. Air delivery equipment metal assemblies, parts, and packing aids shall be destroyed using hammers, bolt cutters, files, hacksaws, drills, screwdrivers, crowbars, or other similar devices used to smash, break, bend or cut. WARNING Exercise extreme care when using petroleum products to destroy equipment by fire, as these materials are highly flammable. Improper handling may cause injury to personnel. Destruction by Fire. Items that can be destroyed by fire shall be burned. The destruction of equipment by use of fire is an effective method of destroying low-melting-point metal items (e.g., cutter brackets, threaded portions of nuts and bolts, and clevises). However, mechanical destruction should be completed first, whenever possible, before initiating destruction by fire. When items to be destroyed are made of metal, textile materials (or some comparable low combustible material) should be packed under and around the items, then soaked with a flammable petroleum product and ignited. Proper concentration of equipment, which is suitable for burning, will provide a hotter and more destructive fire. Destruction By Use of Natural Surroundings. Small vital parts of assemblies, which are easily accessible, may be disposed of as follows: Disposal or denial of equipment to an enemy may be accomplished through use of natural surroundings. Accessible vital parts may be removed and scattered through dense foliage, buried in dirt or sand, or thrown into a lake, or other body of water. Total submersion of equipment in a body of water will provide water damage as well as concealment. Salt water will inflict extensive damage to air delivery equipment. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT For storage, refer to TM 10-1670-201-23/T.O. 13C-1-41/NAVAIR 13-1-17, and WP 0047 00 of this manual; for shipment, refer to WP 0048 00 of this manual. WARRANTY INFORMATION The 100-Foot Diameter, Cargo Parachute does not contain warranty provisions.