TM 5-5420-202-20-1
Fire Extinguishers System Characteristics
Fixed:
Two shot C02 system
Type
Three ten-pound charged bottles
Number
One ten-pound bottle
First shot
Two ten-pound bottles
Second shot
55 lb maximum
Force required to actuate handle
4 sec maximum
Actuation time for first shot
11 sec maximum
discharge time delay
70% minimum
Peak
concentration
60 sec maximum
system total discharge time
Auxiliary:
Portable
Type
Number
One 2.5 pound unit
Behind operator's seat
Location
Personnel Heater System Characteristics
Personnel heater:
Max. values
Current consumption
13 amp above 45F
Starting
23 amp below 45F
Operating
12 amp above 45F
18 amp below 45F
Fuel
Any hydrocarbon fuel ranging from gasoline per
MIL-G-3056 (use type II below OF) through
DF1, DF2, or DFA per spec. VV-F-800 down to
cloud point of fuel except to -65F when
using DAF
Fuel pressure
3 to 15 psig at fuel inlet at 70F ambient
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