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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - TM-5-5420-209-12_18

TM-5-5420-209-12 Cargo Pallet Ribbon Bridge Transporter (NSN 5420-01-008-7436) Manual
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1-3. Hand Receipt (HR) Manuals. This manual has a companion document with a TM number followed by “-HR” (which stands for "Hand Receipt"). The TM 5-5420-209-12-HR consists of preprinted hand receipts (DA Form 2062) and lists end item related equipment (i.e., COEI, BIIL, and AAL) you must account for. As an aid to property accountability, additional -HR manuals may be requisitioned from the U.S. Army Publications Distribution Center, 2800 Eastern Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21220-2896, in accordance with Chapter 12 of AR 25-30. 1-4. Preparation Bridge into storage. 1-5. Destruction for Storage or Shipment. Refer to Chapter 4, Section VI for instructions to place Ribbon of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. a. Authority. The bridge will be destroyed if it is in danger of being captured and used by the enemy, and by order of the unit Commander. b. Methods. The recommended method of rendering a floating bridge useless is to sink the pontons. Using heavy tools or weapons fire, puncture holes in as many pontons as possible. The use of explosive charges to sink pontons and destroy the more important bridge sections is also an effective way of destroying this type of bridge. 1-6. Reporting of Equipment Improvement Recommendations. If your ribbon bridge needs improve- ment, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design or performance. Put it on an SF 368 (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, Attn: AMSAT-I-MDO, 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63120-1798. We will send you a reply. 1-7. List of Abbreviations. CL Center Line FPS Feet Per Second PTO Power Take-Off Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA Paragraph Page 1-8 Equipment Characteristics and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-9 Location and Description of Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1-10 Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 1-11 Differences Between Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 1-12 Safety, Care and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 1-8. Equipment Characteristics and Features. a. General. The Ribbon Bridge is a floating, modular bridge with integral superstructure and floating supports. A complete ribbon bridge consists of a ramp bay at each bank and the required number of interior bays to complete the bridge between the ramp bays. The bridge has a roadway width of 13 ft 5 in. (408.9 cm). In addition, there are two 4-foot (121.9 cm) wide walkways on the bow pontons. The normal crossing capability is a class 70 load in currents up to 8 feet per second. Individual bays may be joined to form a raft for ferrying operations. Each bay is transported in a folded condition on a ribbon bridge transporter. 1-2 TM 5-5420-209-12

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