Chapter 5. SHIPMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE, AND DEMOLITION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

TM 11-6780-225-12

CHAPTER 5

SHIPMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE, AND

DEMOLITION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

Section I. SHIPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE

carrier specifications.

5-1. Packaging

Use the original packaging to pack the darkroom

5-3. Offloading by Crane (Flatbed Trailer or Flatcar)

components. Refer to figures 1-2 through 1-8, 3-3 and

a. Remove the tiedown cables from the darkroom.

5-2 for storage locations.

b. Connect the lifting cable to the lifting rings at the

5-2. Loading by Crane (Flatbed Trailer or Railroad

corners of the darkroom and insert the crane hook in the

Flatcar) (fig. 2-1)

lifting ring. Take up the cable slack with the crane.

c. Lift the darkroom from the flatbed and lower it

a. Position the darkroom so that the crane can lift

into position.

the darkroom onto the trailer or flatcar (flatbed).

b. Connect the lifting cable to the lifting rings at the

5-4. Administrative Storage of Darkroom

corners of the darkroom and insert the crane hook in the

The darkroom shall be placed into administrative

lifting ring. Take up the slack with the crane.

storage according to the instructions found in TM 740-

c. Using the crane, lift the darkroom to the flatbed.

90-1.

When properly situated, remove the lifting cable and

stow it inside darkroom.

d. Secure the darkroom to the flatbed per the

Section II. DEMOLITION OF MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

5-7. Degree of Damage

5-5. Authority for Demolition

Demolition of the equipment will be accomplished only

a. General.

Destruction must achieve such

upon order of the commander. Use the destruction

damage to equipment and essential spare parts that it

procedures in paragraphs 5-7 and 5-8 to prevent further

will not be possible to restore the equipment to a usable

use of the equipment.

condition in the combat zone either by repair or

cannibalization. Whenever possible, equipment should

5-6. Priorities for Destruction

be destroyed to the extent required to prevent its

Priorities for destruction for equipment and parts thereof

eventual repair and use by the enemy.

will be accomplished in accordance with the following

b. Classified equipment.

Classified equipment

instructions:

must be destroyed to such a degree as to prevent

a. Top priority shall always be given to the

duplication by the enemy or revealing means of

destruction of classified equipment and associated

operation or function.

documents.

c. Associated Classified Documents.

Any

b. Priority shall be given to the destruction of

classified documents, notes, instructions, or other

essential parts, and the same priority shall be given to

written material pertaining to function, operation,

the same parts on all like equipment.

maintenance, or employment, including drawings or

parts lists, must be destroyed in a manner to render

c. Spare parts of a major item shall be given the

them useless to the enemy.

same priority of destruction as the corresponding parts

in the major item.

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