Parts for Maintenance

(5) Unit of issue. The unit of issue is each

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u n l e s s otherwise indicated and is the

When this equipment is used by signal serv-

s u p p l y term by which the individual

i c e organizations organic to theater headquar-

item is counted for procurement, stor-

ters or communication zones to provide theater

a g e , requisitioning, allowances, and

c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , those repair parts author-

issue purposes.

i z e d up to and including general support are

(6) Expendability. N o n e x p e n d a b l e i t e m s

a u t h o r i z e d for stockage by the organization

are indicated by NX. Expendable

operating this equipment.

items are not annotated.

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Requisitioning

Information

(7) Quantity incorporated in unit. T h i s

a. The allowance factors are based on 1 0 0

column lists the quantity of each part

found in a given assembly component,

e q u i p m e n t s . In order to determine the num-

or equipment.

b e r of parts authorized for initial stockage

f o r the specific number of equipments sup-

( 8 ) Organizational An asterisk (*) indi-

p o r t e d , the following formula will be used

c a t e s that an item is not authorized

and carried out to two decimal places.

f o r stockage but if required, may be

Specific number of equipments supported x

requisitioned for immediate use only.

a l l o w a n c e factor =

(9) Direct support. No parts

authorized

100

for stockage.

N u m b e r of parts authorized for initial

(10) General support. The numbers in this

stockage.

c o l u m n indicate quantities of repair

b. Fractional values obtained from above

p a r t s authorized for initial stockage

c o m p u t a t i o n will be rounded to whole num-

f o r use in general support mainte-

bers as follows:

n a n c e . The quantities are based on

1 0 0 equipment to be maintained for

( 1 ) When the total number of parts au-

a 15-day period.

thorized is less than 0.5, the quantity

authorized will be zero.

( 1 1 ) Depot. The numbers in this column

indicate quantities of repair parts

(2) When the total number of parts

authorized for depot maintenance and

authorized is between 0.5 and 1.0, the

f o r initial stockage for maintenance,

quantity authorized will be one.

and for supply support to lower cate-

( 3 ) For all values above one, fractional

g o r i e s . The entries are based on the

v a l u e s below 0.5 will revert to the

q u a n t i t y required for rebuild of 100

n e x t lower whole number and frac-

equipments.

tional

value

0.5

and

above

will

(12) Ihstmtion. The "Item No." column

advance to the next higher whole

number.

l i s t s the reference designations that

appear on the part in the equipment.

c . The quantities determined in accordance

Three same designations are also used

with the above computation represent the

on any illustrations of the equipment.

initial stockage for a, 15-day period.

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