TM
55-5420-202-20-1
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
ARMY
TECHNICAL
MANUAL
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
LAUNCHER, M60-SERIES TANK CHASIS, TRANSPORTING,
AND BRIDGE, 63-FOOT, SCISSORING, CLASS 60
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C
24 December 1968
Purpose and scope. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Modes of transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sectionalzation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item haracteristic and related data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. Purpose and Scope
the assembly area to the launch site or from the
r e t r i e v i n g site to the dissembly area. This
a. This manual provides transportability
manual pertains to the tranport of the launcher
guidance for movement of the launcher, M60-
and bridge as separate iterms.
s e r i e s t a n k c h a s s i s (fig. 1), and the
bridge, 63-foot, scissoring, class 60. It covers
3. Modes of Transport
significant transportability and safety consider-
a. Shipment by Air.
ations in the movement of the launcher and
( 1 ) The launcher, with or without the
bridge by the various modes of transport. In-
bridge, cannot be transpored by U.S. Army air-
c l u d e d are side- and elevation drawings of
craft.
the launcher (fig. 2 and 3), the 63-foot bridge in
(2) The launcher without a bridge can be
scissored position (fig. 4), and characteristic of
the launcher and bridge.
transported by the U.S. Air force C-5A air-
craft.
b. The reporting of errors, omissions, and re-
( 3 ) The bridge, 63-foot scissored, not
commendations for improving this manual by
c r a t e d , cannot be tranapoted by U.S. Army
t h e individual user is encouraged. Reports
aircraft
should be submitted on DA Form 2028 (Recom-
( 4 ) The bridge, 63-foot, scissored, not
mended Changes to DA Publications) and for-
warded to director, U.S. Army transportation
crated, can be transported in the U.S. Air Force
C-5A aircraft.
engineering Agency, Military Traffic Manage-
ment and Terminal Service, ATTEN: MTT-GD,
(5) Based on a typical mission of 2,500 nau-
Fort Eustis Va. 23604
tical miles (4030 km), one way, the bridge when
sectionalized, crated or uncrated, is within the
2. Description
dimensional and weight capability of the
The launcher, M60-series is used for transport-
C-130E, the C-133 series, and the C-141 U.S.
ing, launching, and retrieving the 63- foot scis-
Air Force aircraft.
soring bridgs. It is the M60-series combat-tank
(6) Based on a typical mission of 1,000
chassis modified to accept the bridge-launcher
nautical miles (1352 km), one way, individual
mechanism. The launcher is not shipped with the
elements of the bridge when sectionalized, crated
b r i d g e attached, except for distance from
or uncrated, are within the dimensional and
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