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    EQUIPAGE

    Publ

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    ARDEPARTMENT,

    April10,1943.

    GEQUIPAGE^^^'

    ___________ 1-2

    ----------------------------'------3-11

    ortraft.

    osition,andassignmentof

    _ ______________ _ __ 12-14

    _____________________ 15-23

    ______________________ 24-27

    _____________ :_________ 28-32

    ysupport____________ 3335

    ____ 36-39

    ______________________ 40-42

    tbridges______ ,_________ 43-50

    dtransportationofraft

    page_____________ 5157

    M1938___________________________ 58-71

    nceboatand6-tonfloat,pneumatic.

    __________ 72-73

    ______________________ 7477

    _____________________ 78-82

    ____________ 83-89

    _______ _ ...65

    manualsuppliestechnicalinforma-

    tion,use,andmaintenanceofthefollowing

    quipage:

    2.

    dexpedientassaultboat bridge.

    anceboatand6-tonpneumaticfloat.

    oO

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    S

    eringotherstream-crossingequipageare

    274(whenprinted),and TM5-275(when

    calconsiderationsinstreamcrossings

    gisdividedinto threephasesasfollows:

    singofthefirst infantrytroopsbymeans

    atsor transportaircraftmaybeusedto

    ats.

    tructionofinfantrysupportraftstocarry

    ponscarrierstothefarshore.Someof the

    peration.Wheneverpracticableafoot-

    gthisphase.In someinstancesexpedient

    econstructedofinfantrysupportraft

    ridgesarebuilt.

    ybecontinuedinoperation.Ponton

    terdirectartilleryfireandall small-arms

    rombridgesites.

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    GEQUIPAGE

    ge3

    ent8

    ipage.Assaultboatsarelight, easily

    arrythe leadingelementsoftheassaultin

    M2assaultboats arealsousedin construc-

    raft andtheexpedientassaultboatbridge.

    .Assaultboatsareissuedtoengi-

    eInciuded m

    eTotal

    2142

    norengineer

    .a.Designfeatures.(1)Theas-

    2)is ascowtypeplywoodboatwitha square

    htlytaperedbow.Eachboat isequipped

    ER-,rTREADWAYSPACER-INNER/ HINGE

    2.

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    sandoneboat-connectingpin,sothattwo

    therstern-to-sterntoformanassault boat

    acers,tosp;icetheplywoodtreadways,are

    ftheassaultboats andareusedwhenthe

    ridge.

    fassaultboatM2.

    asthefollowingspecifications:

    ches.

    ches.

    0pounds.

    oardof4inches5,300pounds.

    oardof8inches(ap-

    tboatare',{6-inchmahoganyplywood,

    wood,andthe transomis%-inchfirply-

    thebottom,sides,andends oftheboatare

    ipswhicharefastenedtothe boatwith

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    EQUIPAGE5

    deofthe bottomiscoveredwithaflooring

    frames.Thestripskids,fixedtothe

    ngloadingandtransport,aremadeof oak.

    edrab.

    eingpaddledbythree-manengineercrew.

    arrying12infantrymenandthree-manengineercrew.

    mancrewisneededtooperatetheas-

    Theboatwillcarrysafelyanyone ofthe

    -equippedinfantrymenandweaponsinaddi-

    neercrew:

    n)withindividualweaponsandcombat

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    unsquads(tenmen)withtwocaliber.30

    boxesof ammunition.

    squad(sevenmen)withcaliber.30heavy

    sofammunition.

    anheavymachine-gunsquad,three-manengineer

    caliber.30,and13boxesofammunition.

    arryingseven-man81-mmmortarsquad,three-manengineer

    50roundsofammunition.

    nsquad(sevenmen)withcaliber.50

    esofammunition.

    ads(tenmen)with two60-mmmortars

    on.

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    EQUIPAGE5

    evenmen)with81-mmmortarand 50

    onplatoonwiresection(eightmen)

    .

    beingloadedwith37-mmantitankgun.

    carryingfive-manantitankguucrew,three-manengineercrew,

    100roundsofammunition.

    edtogetherare bestusedtocarrythe

    tsfive-mansquad,anengineercrewof at

    st 100roundsofammunition.

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    ecombat-equippedsoldiersarerequired

    eapons,equipment,andammunition.The

    ila point100to200 yardsfromthestream

    turnedover,carrieduprighttothewater's

    arrieduprightbytwelveinfantrymen.

    anengineercrew,Theengineerin

    t thesternandsteers.Theother twoen-

    elateithersideof thebowandpaddle.

    engersalsopaddle.

    ment.Theboatsarenestedfor

    maybecarriedon2V^-tontrucksoron

    Handling.(1)Tosaveweightthe

    edthan heaviertypesofsmallboatsin

    andledwith care.

    breakeasily.Caremustbeexercisedto

    readway.

    airstothebottomor sidesoftheassault

    yingplywoodandmetalpatchesto theout-

    ingmethodissatisfactoryforeffecting

    etheholetoan openingofsquareorrec-

    eofplywoodto fittightlyinthe enlarged

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    EQUIPAGE

    esofaluminumorother metal,eachpiece

    he enlargedopeningandprovidespacefor

    otheopening,placeone metalpatchon

    the inside,andnailtheminto place,clinch-

    osening.

    pairedwithpatchesofsheetmetal,pref-

    coatingofwhite leadontheoutsideand

    clinchedontheinside.Bullet holesmay

    thpegs,wadsofpaper,adhesivetape,or

    bereplaced.

    ive-drabpaintissatisfactorysincethe

    elativelyshortperiodsoftime.The boat

    e arewellprotectedbyconstructionand

    sseldomrequired.Whenrecalkingis

    rinecalkingcompoundsuchascanoeglueis

    dneverbeusedin theseboats.Itisnot

    tbeforeusingit.

    houldbestoredundercover,protected

    orebeingplacedinstoragefor protracted

    d,cleaned,inspected,and,ifnecessary,

    aceis limited,boatsmaybenestedin

    The bottomofthelowermostboatineach

    refullysoastosupportit andallowfree

    ofassaultboatMl.

    assaultboatMl(fig. 10)hasbeen

    boatM2.Sincea considerablenumberof

    ,thisboatis describedbriefly:

    e,flat-bottomedboatconstructedof

    heslong,weighsabout200pounds,andhas

    mately3,000poundswitha5-inchfree-

    mallerthanthatof theM2assaultboat).

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    tiontothetwo-manengineercrew,anyone

    mbat-equippedinfantrymenandweapons:

    idualweapons.

    lightmachinegun,andtwentyboxes

    heavymachinegun,andthirteenboxes

    machinegun,andfourboxesofammu-

    mmortar,and50 roundsofammunition;

    ortar,and150 roundsofammunition.

    entofinfantrycommunicationplatoon

    otequippedwithhingeconnections

    ntons.

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    EQUIPAGE12-14

    position,andassignmentofequipage.12-14

    15-23

    2

    ysupport33-35

    2

    tbridges43-50

    dtransportationofraftand

    e51-57

    ANDASSIGNMENTOF

    4

    trysupportraftisusedto ferrycom-

    aneight tonsgrossweight.Construction

    hesecondphaseofa rivercrossing.

    n constructionoftheraftsmaybeused

    theinfantrycoveringforce.Assoonas

    ableandthesituationpermits,raftsare

    peration.

    ftrequiressix assaultboats(M2)con-

    ern,toformthreeassaultboat pontons;

    sixfordeckingontheraftand twofor

    twelvesiderailclamps;one22-horsepower

    paddles;andfourguylines.All ofthe

    raft(pluscertainspares),constituting

    tableI),iscarriedon onetruckandtrailer.

    ge.Thelightpontoncompanyis

    upportrafts,andarmyengineerdepots

    age.Nootherengineerorganizationis

    ortraft.

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    rtraft

    carriedononetruckand trailer)

    withconnectingpin

    2feet-.....

    epowerwithaccessories,

    carryingcase(sevenper

    g-._ _

    _.._

    ot(guvline)

    pletewithtwoconnecting

    GE

    17

    saultboatM2is describedinpara-

    Aplywoodtreadwayhasanover-all

    of7inches,and awidthof3 feet1inch.The

    s12feet.Eachtreadwayis equippedwith

    whichare heldinplace,whennotin use,by

    din thesidesofthetreadway.A flexible

    he fingersandinsertingaconnectingpin

    holesoftwotreadways.Arigidjoint ismade

    ofone treadwaywiththefingersofthe

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    EQUIPAGE

    URFACE

    LES

    adway.

    pin.Twotreadwayconnectingpins,

    plywoodtreadway,areheldinplaceinthe

    inspringlocks.Thepinis L-shapedand

    feet11%inches long,%inchindiameter,

    esistingsteel.

    sareusedtostrengthenthe raftand

    avingthetreadways.Thesiderailsare

    12feet.Inthe constructionofaraft,the

    heinside edgesoftheplywoodtreadway

    lclampsto theunderedgesoftheassault

    eefig.12.)

    mpsareusedin eachrafttoholdto-

    odtreadways,andassaultboatpontons.

    thesiderail clampusedwiththe10-ton

    sabout10pounds.

    nesareused toalinetheraftduring

    during loadingandunloadingofve-

    d200feet of%-inchmanilaropeforthis

    achraftunitincludesone22-horse-

    mpletewithaccessories,spareparts,and

    heemptychestweighs100pounds;with

    esitweighs150pounds;the motorweighs

    s40 minutesononefilling(2%gallons)

    mationisprintedon thegastankof

    ssofthe motorswhiletheyareinuse,

    mthemotortothehandrailof thefloat.

    t.Onewoodenchestisincludedwith

    ail clampsandspareconnectingpins.

    eelutilitytrailerusedtotransportthe

    ruck-typesuspensionanda rectangular-

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    ERS

    elmembers.Thedrawbaristelescopic,

    entsoflengthforvariousloadings.The

    oximately2,000poundsandwillcarrya

    whenthe traileristowedbya 21^-ton

    eed3,300pounds.Hand-operatedscrews,

    eusedto holdtheloadin position.

    6

    siteshouldpossessthefollowing

    silyconstructedapproachroadsfrom

    riorconstructionofthenear-shore

    linorderto getraftequipmenttotheriver.

    oresitesneednotbe directlyoppositeone

    rrentisdesirable.Locationofsiteina

    ndis favorable.

    dbefreefromsnags,rocks,shoals,

    chwouldinterferewithmovementof

    notbesohighor steepastorequire

    pproach.Theyshouldbefirmenough

    clearedareaatthenear-shoresitei s

    stackingassaultboats,treadways,clamps,

    Tacticalconsiderationsgoverningse-

    in FM5-6.

    heapproachroadfromtheexisting

    d,andthesiteclearedto providespace

    ndloadingofrafts.Theraft equipage

    t constructionsites.Preparationof

    tionofthetreadwaysupport(sec.V),

    etimethe assaultboatsareavailablefor

    e.Theraftcanbebuilteitherdi-

    ruckloads, orfromequipagepreviously

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    GEQUIPAGE

    equipageshouldbeplacedclosetothe

    eisrequired forraftconstructionwhen

    ayconnectingpinsarebent,when boat

    t,fouled,oriced,or whenthereisdirtor

    fingers.

    portraft(sketch).

    Theequipageforastandardraft

    8 plywoodtreadways,6siderails,12side-

    tor,and4 guylines.Acompletedraft,

    uylines,is showninfigure12.Oner aft

    roximately5minutesas follows:

    placedstern-to-stern,paralleltoshore,

    htwoboatconnectingpinsto makean

    3).A lineisfastenedtoeach endandheld

    t.*

    ysarebalancedacrossthegunwalesof

    dwayspacers(fig.14).

    recarriedforwardandtheir endsin-

    irstpair(fig.15);two treadwayconnecting

    ointtoformthe rigidconnection.

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    boatsM2beingjoinedstern-to-stern.

    eadwaysplacedonfirstassaultboatponton.

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    EQUIPAGE

    edtreadwaysareliftedto allowsecond

    enteredundersecondpairof treadways

    oatpontonisshiftedintocorrectposition

    ysis connectedtosecondpair.Shore-

    eraisedto permitthirdassaultboatponton

    econdpairoftreadways.

    ultboatpontonbeinginstalled.

    tionunder them(fig.18).Jointbetween

    eadwaysshouldbe nesttoriverward

    atponton.A guylineisfastenedto each

    onton.

    boveinsideedgeofeachtreadway.

    areusedto fastensiderails,treadways,

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    ogether.Screwpartofclampis placed

    edpartovertopof siderail,andclampis

    nloadandloadraft areplacedacross

    ultboatpontoninstalled.

    tboatpontoninstalled.

    pedtodownstreamendofcenterponton

    aredforoperation.

    dreadyto transportinfantryammuni-

    tofarshore. Constructionofanother

    ybyconstructiondetail.Raftloadsfrom

    port(sec.V).

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    GEQUIPAGE

    ft.

    n30

    ingpartiesrequiredfortheconstruc-

    t-carrying,thetreadway-carrying,the

    ylinesections.A suggestedorganization

    ws:

    srapidconstructionofthe initialraft

    thesamesite.Whentheraft iscon-

    theshore,sufficientpersonnelispro-

    t atime;whentheraftis constructed

    theboat-carryingsectionisreducedto

    rtheboatsintoplace.

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    ERS

    .a.Thissectionconsistsofone non-

    sixteenmen,additionalmenbeingadded

    ongdistance.'Eightmenarerequired

    ches,anddeliverstwoboatsat atime

    on.Thesectionthencarries,launches,

    thenext twopontonsoftheraft.The

    pontonsintoplacebeneaththetreadway.

    s,places,andfastensthesiderails after

    placedandspacedbythetreadway-carry-

    tions.

    ction.a.Thissectionconsistsofone

    ndsixteenmen.Eightmenare required

    enumbermust beincreasedwhenitis

    ce.

    aysisbroughtdownandbalancedacross

    n.

    waysisconnected.Thetreadway-car-

    oreends oftheconnectedtreadwaysso

    tionmaypushthesecondassaultboat

    aysisconnectedandthethirdassault

    scribedinc above.

    thetwoapproachtreadways,asdirected

    thenear-shoreendoftheraft treadways.

    n.a.Thissectionconsistsofonenon-

    fourmen.Thesectiontakesitsplacein

    firsttwo boatsfromtheboat-carrying

    ontonisassembledandheldin position

    onwhilethefirst pairoftreadwaysis

    arryingsection.

    treadwaysis connected,theriveras-

    iningthemtogetherand theninsertsthe

    gpinsineachjointtoformthe rigid

    ontonisshiftedintoits correctposition

    on.

    the treadwaycarriersinconnectingthe

    ssectionconsistsoffourmen.The

    guylinetoeachend oftheriverwardassault

    nposition(fig.12).Thelines arepayed

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    EQUIPAGE32-35

    ast pontonisplaced,guylinesareat-

    near-shoreponton.Theguylinesection

    hileitis beingloaded.

    WAYSUPPORT

    ortmustbeprovidedasa bearingfor

    etreadwaysofthe raftwhenloadingor

    .Dependingonthesite,thissupportmay

    wwateror onshore.

    .a.Theshallowwatersupportis

    rclosetoshoreis tooshallowtofloatthe

    a shoresupport.Itispreferablethat

    nchesdeepwithinlessthan 20feetofshore,

    treadwaysareconnectedtoshoretread-

    ntsas shown.Thetopofthesupport

    4to6 inchesabovewaterlevel.Itmay

    oundtogetherwithrope,orof planks,logs,

    he shoretreadwayoftheraftdeckrides

    the raftisloaded.Duringloading,the

    estheend oftheshoretreadwaydown

    pport(fig.21).Whenthevehicleis loaded

    yisdisconnected,theshoretreadwayof

    thesupportasshown.Ifthe raftcan-

    0feetofshore,the approachcanbeextended

    adways.

    resupportisutilizedif thesitehas

    0inchesor more)closetoshoretofloat

    dingtheassault boatpontons.Thesup-

    showninfigure22 withitstopsurface

    aterlevel.Itmayconsistof firmearthcut

    ce,orofasill laidattheproper elevation.

    equiredasshownforloadingthe raftbut

    ng.Withsiteconditionsasshownin

    nkmaybe utilizedasashoresupport

    on.Theendsofthetreadwaysareheld

    eslopingbank byguylinesasvehiclesare

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    ersupport.

    ofshallowwatersupport.

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    GEQUIPAGE

    rt.

    motor38

    _ 39

    rryoneloaded2y2-tontruck (fig.23),

    uscombinationsoflighter vehiclessuchas

    e^4-tontrucks.

    .Thefollowingprecautionsshould

    unloading:

    mlysecured.

    elyplacedwith respecttotreadway

    and offraftatslowspeed.All-wheel-

    withvehiclessoequipped.

    ardmotor.Trainingandpractice

    useof outboardmotorstopropelrafts.

    nstreamsofsufficientdepth.Thepropeller

    ood,anditmust bekeptfreefromweeds

    Onemotorattachedto thecenterponton

    Theraftshouldapproacha landingwith

    ts pointingeitherintothewindor against

    onwhichisthe stronger.Thispermits

    eraft.

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    g2^-tontruck.

    ing.Thewidthofthestreamde-

    fora rafttocross.Araft consistingof

    spropelledbyone22-horsepowermotor

    urunloaded,and2 to3milesper hour

    ftpropelledbytwo22-horsepowerout-

    milesperhourwhenemptyand5 to6

    erfavorableconditions,about2minutes

    nloadonevehicle;thetimerequiredvaries

    raft41

    raft42

    nallydesirabletoutilizetheinfantry

    onstructraftsofgreater capacitythanthe

    tonraft.Thisraft(fig.24)utilizes

    nda deckofeighttreadways.Theeffec-

    .Theraftisspeciallydesignedto accom-

    ertowedbya21/2-tontruck.

    tonraft.Thisraft(fig.25)utilizes

    nda deckofsixtreadways.Itisdesigned

    ithangledozer.

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    GEQUIPAGE

    t-boatpontonraft.

    boatpontonraft.

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    ERS

    TBRIDGES

    tion44

    dgewithdouble-treadwaydeck46

    eadwaybridge47

    9

    dgewithtriple-treadwaydeck50

    Asanexpedient,infantrysupport

    to constructabridgethatwillcarrythe

    scarriersofaninfantrydivision.Sucha

    2^-toncargotruck.However,thebridge

    nuoususe,becauseofthelightconstruction

    ys.Thebridgeis heldinpositionwiththe

    dinchapter6.Approximately190feet

    mthematerialsofsixrafts.

    aration.Theselectionofthebridge

    actorsastheinfantrysupportraft site

    a satisfactoryfar-shoresitedirectlyopposite

    proachroadstothe expedientbridge

    andmaintenancethanraftsiteapproach

    ervolumeoftraffichandledby thebridge.

    expedientassault,boatbridgemay

    ble-treadwaydecksimilartothedeckofthe

    ha solid,ortriple-treadway,deck.

    tbridgewithdouble-treadway

    adwaybridge(fig.26)has thefollowing

    -treadwaybridge(fig.29):

    requickly.

    ays.

    ructionparty.

    ridgehasthefollowingdisadvantages

    e-treadwaybridge:

    afficcapacity,especiallyatnight,when

    pon treadways.

    nghorsesormules,becauseofcenter

    ngsolomotorcycles.

    e-treadwaybridge.Construction

    dgeisgenerallysimilartothat ofthein-

    owingorganizationissuggestedfor

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    GEQUIPAGE

    efloats,usingtheequipageas itisunloaded

    truction

    bridgewithdouble-treadwaydeck.

    Boat-carryingsection.Thissection,

    missionedofficerandsixteenmen,carriesthe

    efromthetrucksto theriverandlaunches

    hboat.

    tion.Thissection,consistingofone non-

    sixteenmen,carriesthetreadwaystothe

    ayfingersinto thoseofthetreadwaysin

    ebridgeso astoforma rigidjointbe-

    .26.)Treadwaysarespacedbetweenthe

    ersas intherafts.Eachtreadwayis

    derailsection,consistingofonenon-

    eightmen,delivers,places,andclampsthe

    t pontons.Asiderailisplaced abovethe

    aywiththe 6-inchsidevertical.Theyare

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    drailswithsiderailclampsplacedscrew

    curedtoapproachtreadwaysbysiderail

    partsdown,and,ifnecessary,holesaredug

    lowerendsoftheseclampsfromstriking the

    sovertheapproachtreadways(fig.26).

    beplacedon their6-inchsidesontheinside

    ccommodatethey-tontruck.

    (1)Theriverassemblysection,con-

    sionedofficerandtenmen,connectsthe

    ultboatpontons andplacesthetreadway

    dwayjoints.Thefirst bayofthebridge

    ayslocatedthesameontheassaultboat

    upport raft.Thesecondandfollowing

    paced10feetapart, center-to-center.

    saultboats toformassaultboatpontons,

    Fourmeninserttreadwayconnectingpins

    pontonsunderthetreadwaysasrequired.

    ficerdirectsthenear-shoreassemblyofthe

    uylinesectionconsistsof onenoncom-

    manperguyline. Guylinesmaybeused

    ge doesnotexceed150feetandthe current

    r hour;otherwise,anchorcablesshouldbe

    attachesguylines totheupstreamand

    r-shoreassaultboatpontonandto every

    herefrom.

    Whenananchorcableistobeused,one

    ndmaintainthe anchorcable.Thesection

    ssionedofficerandeightmen.

    oadsthematerialsandthe assaultboats

    able.

    tthenear-shoreholdfastcarrythe

    oneratchetchainhoist,fourcableclips,

    cessarytoolsto thepointdesignatedbythe

    sthelocationfor thenear-shoreholdfast

    oad intotheboattheanchorcable,

    es,fourcableclips,oneholdfastwithnine

    ytoolsandlashingsforthe construction

    r-shoreholdfast.(Seefig.27.)

    bleispassedfromthe boattothetwo

    -shoreholdfast.Thenoncommissioned

    movesacrossthestream.

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    EQUIPAGE

    hanchorcableattached.

    hore,range polesmarkingthefar-shore

    replacedbythenoncommissionedofficer.

    ationofthe far-shoreanchorcableholdfast.

    e completedholdfastbymeansoffourcable

    dbythetwomenonthe nearshore(fig.28).

    e farshoretomaintainthefar-shore

    sionedofficerandtheremainingfivemen

    ore.

    inhoistusedwithcablegripstoadjustanchorcabletension.

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    aintainthenear-shoreholdfast.

    dofficerdirectstheattachmentofthe

    ablefromtheassaultboat pontons.One

    hethirdassaultboatpontonfrom thefar-

    dtoeverysixthassaultboat pontonthere-

    neendof abridlelineto theanchor

    nassaultboatpontonasdirected bythe

    ,adjuststhelengthofthebridleline as

    ovesacrossthe stream,andmakesthe

    leline whenthebridgereachesthefar

    dtothefar-shoreendofthe bridgeto

    towardthefar shoreasthebridgeis

    s.Theendsofthefloatingportions

    dto shorebyhinge-joint-connectedtread-

    orunloadingsimilarto thoserequired

    lsorequiredforexpedientassaultboat

    uy linesareattachedtoassaultboat

    assistinholdingthe bridgeinplace

    tbridgewithtriple-treadway

    heexpedienttriple-treadwaybridgeuti-

    waysperbaytoprovidea soliddeckof8

    Theconstructionofthisbridgeis similar

    dwaybridgewiththefollowingexceptions

    , 1i.

    W

    ORT

    ssaultboatbridgewithtriple-treadwaydeck,

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    EQUIPAGE50-54

    edin placeoftwo.

    onsareinsertedbetweeneachouter

    eadway.

    onoutsideedgesofoutertreadways;

    withscrewpartup.

    of spacersonthepontonsareused.

    anizationforthetriple-treadwaybridge

    ctionofthedouble-treadwaybridgewith

    thetreadway-carryingsectionisin-

    eriverassemblysection;hisdutyi s

    nsbetweenadjacenttreadways.

    Theabutmentconnectionsaremadein

    edouble-treadwaybridge.(Seepar.49

    DTRANSPORTATIONOFRAFT

    EQUIPAGE

    page57

    maintenanceofassaultboatsiscovered

    Sincetreadwaysaremadeofplywood,

    d,dry,andwell ventilatedatalltimeswhen

    esorlessin thesandedflooringofthe

    redwithsheetmetalfastenedwithsmall

    ndleavesfromenteringand causingthe

    aystorot anddecay.Treadwayswith

    aced.Afingershould notberepairedin

    oneinshops.

    ouldbecleaned,inspected,andpainted

    eoperationofoutboardmotorscanbe

    nstructionscontainedinthemanufacturer's

    nedintheuse ofmotorsshouldberespon-

    dmaintenance.Thefollowingpointswill

    ainingoutboardmotors:

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    ERS

    eprovidedandmust alwaysbeusedwhen

    ck.Motorsmustriotbe dropped,whether

    d becoveredwhennotinuse.

    anufacturerregardingpropermixture

    ardingsparkplugsareespeciallyimportant

    tly.

    sfrequentlycausefailureofanoutboard

    eproperly.Operatorshouldalwayscarry

    rysparkplugsin hispocketsothatplugscan

    ary.

    hibitedfromdisassemblingmotor,except

    nsertingspareparts,and removingand

    Otherrepairsshouldbeperformedin

    fskilledmechanics.

    edin replacingshearpin,damagedpro-

    whichsparesarefurnishedwiththemotor.

    edrained ofallwaterwhilestill ina

    entswaterfromenteringcylindersthrough

    tingandhardstartinglater.Motor should

    anddirt.

    .Siderailclampsshouldbetight-

    connectingpinsatthejointsshouldbe

    ns donotworkout.Damagedequipage

    mentofthebridgeshouldbe maintained

    Theclampsandguylinesshould

    mpnessseriouslyaffectsthelife ofrope;

    emadeforcleaning,drying,andcoilingthe

    tsgrit fromworkingintoandcuttingthe

    he clampsshouldnotbelubricated;this

    ofdirtand dustthatcausesmoreserious

    oeslackoflubrication.

    quipage.Attachmentofraftsto

    rmallyin incrementsofsixraftstogether

    whichareloadedonsix2^-tontrucksand

    s.Acompleteraftsetis carriedonone

    x assaultboatsandsixsiderailsare

    ultboatmaybe carriedupsidedownon

    mulationofwaterinsidethe boats.Tread-

    dtheremainingsmallpartsofthe raftare

    etwoferrysets canbecarriedonanytwo

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    GEQUIPAGE58-60

    entofequipage59

    ipage60

    2

    bridgesite63

    onbysuccessivebays64

    5

    quipage70

    dgeisusedforrapidpassageoffoot

    enreinforced,it willalsocarry37-mm

    nmentofequipage.a.Bridge

    ffootbridgeconsistsof

    oothandle-__.

    footlengths,withsnapsoneachend(bridle

    0-footlengths(handraillines)

    0-footlengths(guylines)

    nized,6by19,caststeel,600-footlengths,

    anchorcable).

    bridgeisissued toeachlightponton

    equipage.a.Duckboard.(1)

    )is madeofwhitepineandconsists ofa

    by7by22 inchesmountedontwolongi-

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    nchesby 12feet.Theduckboardweighs

    s.Thefloorsurfaceoftheduckboardis

    aint.Eachendofthe duckboardhasa

    ith whichtoattachtheduckboardto

    acerblocksareplacedbeneaththeduckboard

    boardonthe floats.

    onnectors.

    onnectors,latched.

    s,forcethewedge-shapedmalefas-

    the femalefasteninguntilthelugssnap

    ofthe malefastening.Thefasteningsmay

    tingatthe topofthehandrailpost.The

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    EQUIPAGE

    holeintheduckboardslator crosspiece

    lefasteningandrotateduntiltheleaves

    priedopen enoughtoreleasethemale

    efig. 33)isawhite-pinecrate10 feet

    sincrosssection.Thecratecontains

    ,thedisplacementofwhichgivesbuoyancy

    s approximately85pounds.Itwill

    ndhandrailposts.

    eis providedateachendofthe float,

    okisprovidedforthefloat cable

    sareprovidedontopof eachfloatfor

    uckboardorduckboards(threepairsof

    theduckboard,theduckboardisplaced

    gfastenersonbothsidesof theduckboard

    the duckboardstringers.Thehandles

    vedclearofthefootway.(Seefigs.34

    minumhandrailposthasabronzefitting

    areceiverforthehandrailmanilaline and

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    etheduckboardfasteners.Thepostisat-

    tringerbymeansofa slotinthebottom

    bayareused,oneoneachside ofthe

    anchorcableandbridlelinesare used

    construction,toaidinaliningit aftercon-

    finalposition.Theguylines areusedfor

    chorcableand bridlelinesbutguy lines

    ge isbuiltin stillwater.Thefloatcable

    andoverturningofthefootbridgebyswift

    in use;thecableisattachedto theup-

    hesiterequirementsaresimilarto

    rfloatingbridges.Tacticalrequirements

    6.

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    EQUIPAGE

    edtodupkboard.

    uckboardtofloat

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    ERS

    naroad,path,or otherclearedapproach

    thebridgeequipmenttothe siteand

    ntoffoottroopsacrossthe bridge.

    thenearshorelargeenoughfor shore

    cilitatesconstruction.

    ottomatthesite shouldbefirmand

    about 6inchesdeepisreachedat adistance

    e.It ispreferablethatwaternotover

    hed20to 30feetfromshore.

    nsareseldomfound;the timeofcon-

    ntheyarenotfulfilled.

    on.a.Bysuccessivebays.Thenor-

    onisbysuccessivebays.Abayconsistsof

    ,andtwohandrailposts.Singlebaysare

    onshore,carriedintothewater,andconnected

    e completedportionofthebridge.The

    ridgeisthen movedthelengthofonebay

    othat thenextbaymaybefloatedand

    andbridlelines, orguylines,maybe used

    on.Thebridgecanbe constructedin

    20to30 feetperminute.

    smethod,twoormorebaysareassembled

    tachedasaunit totheshoreendof the

    ethodrequiresmoremen,moretime,and

    ngpartiesthanconstructionbysuccessive

    chingasawnit.Theentirebridgemay

    donshore,pickedupasaunit,carried out

    acrossthe waterway.Thismethodis

    ofabridge acrossanarrowandsluggish

    mpracticablewhensteepbanks,brush,

    present atthebridgesite.

    stobridgesite.a.Thefootbridge

    ardintrucksto apointnotfarfrom the

    disthen hand-carriedtothesite.Equip-

    hore assemblysiteinthefollowingorder:

    s,tools,duckboards,floats,andhandrails.

    oadedanddispatchedinthat order.

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    EQUIPAGE

    and-carries,theloadsshould bedis-

    n.

    0 perman.

    erman.

    n.

    men.

    ontonunit)10 men.

    dto carryanentireunitof thebridgeat

    ckboardsstackedatsite.

    e site,equipmentshouldbestackedin

    lsforanchorcablesandholdfastsarepre-

    sareplacedatonesideof thetemplateand

    postsontheother.Whensufficientspace

    tionsite,materialsmaybe stackedashort

    dup asneeded.

    ructionbysuccessivebays.a.

    isusuallyconstructedbysuccessiveaddi-

    ear-shoreend.

    tructionshouldbeunderthe supervisionof

    onedofficer.Supplyofbridgematerialsto

    ya secondofficerornoncommissioned

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    nddutiesofsections.

    astmate-

    noncommis-

    eceiveand

    omfar-shore

    ghtenand

    ponorder of

    officer.Assist

    carry assem-

    nunit-

    oatwith

    sforpreparing

    dfast.(Mate-

    efloatcable

    henfloatcable

    orcableto

    tofarshore

    mboat.

    orcable

    oldfastand

    tightencable.

    mblysec-

    twobays

    ore,shore-

    duckboard

    ableis

    fastandnear-

    ghtencable,

    bridgefast

    lelines to

    irected.

    horcable

    an.One

    ofcompleted

    nderare

    oper inter-

    ed.Alinement

    andlingof

    ssriver.As

    shore,final

    lelines made

    enmoveto

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    GEQUIPAGE

    d down-

    ayofbridge.

    irectmove-

    rway;two

    andfasten

    ownstream

    rbays of

    ytwo men

    fastenlines.

    allguy lines

    ssemble

    menhandle

    eeachduck-

    rails:'total

    ateforalin-

    rdmaybe

    .Noncom-

    ork.Place

    ceduckboard

    twofloats,

    easeto

    n.

    bayfrom

    rewardendof

    e(oneman

    ts).Launch

    ssembly

    om

    n,movebayto

    andcouple

    ionofbridge

    aleduckboard

    holdcom-

    dassist in

    ommissioned

    ge and

    bridgeout

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    ction

    ndoffirst

    postonbridge

    dshandrail

    soneachside

    womenre-

    streamand

    ge,topayout

    o picketson

    completed.

    near-

    opointdesig-

    edofficerof

    tcable

    omenprepare

    ay outcable;

    ofcableto

    scableinhook

    oat,except

    re.a.Officerincharge.Theofficer

    erinchargeofconstruction

    med.

    whetheranchorcablesorguylines

    reupstreamendsoffloatsenter waterat

    ronfar shore.

    structtheirsections,givescommand:

    rvisionoverallpartsof work.

    es.(1)Anchorcable.(a)Theanchor

    ed exceptwhenthethewaterwayhaslittle

    mustbeplacedandsecuredbeforebridge

    nchorcablesectioncarriestheassaultboat,

    unit,andthe necessarymaterialstothe

    cableisto crossthestream.Theboatis

    bleonits reel,astickonwhichreelmay turn,

    ges.

    ar-shorepartofthesectionremain

    heanchorcablewhileit isbeingunreeled

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    EQUIPAGE

    orcable.

    holdfastwhenasuitableonedoesnot

    bleto theholdfast.Thenoncommissioned

    etailofsix menpaddleacrossthestream.

    the reelinthecenterof theboatand

    boatcrossesthestream.Thenoncommis-

    eremainingmenpaddle.Uponreachingthe

    aded.Thenoncommissionedofficerutilizes

    mp)for theanchorcableifoneis available;

    llationofapreparedholdfast.Anchor

    thenear-shoregrouporderedtotightenit.

    ebeingcarriedacrossstreaminassaultboat.

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    g.39) isused,asecondholdfastis pre-

    e.Thefar-shorementhen standbyto

    e.Atthemomentwhenonlytwomore

    etebridge,thenoncommissionedofficer

    rshore.

    ableandanchorcable.

    oinsthe assembly-carryingdetailwhen

    mpleted.

    eused toguidethebridgeacrosswater-

    esareattachedasthe bridgeisunder

    mmissionedofficerinchargeoftheguy line

    andnumberoflinestobe attachedand

    elines.Linesare madefasttoduck-

    re madefasttotheriverwardend ofthe

    .) Mentakepositionsatdesignatedhold-

    OARD

    es.

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    EQUIPAGE

    bbing aroundtheholdfastswhennecessary

    ebridge.Whenthe bridgeiscompleted,

    esaremadefast totheshorepickets.

    Theshoreassemblysectionattachesthe

    ndfastensthehandrailsto theduckboards.

    deof driftpinsorstakesdrivenintothe

    one endofeachofthe twofloatsfacilitates

    acingtapestretchedbetweenthesestakes

    ewhenthebridgeisconstructedatnight.

    rassemblyofbay.

    oat, procurefloatsandplacethem

    achthehandrailpoststo theduckboard

    educkboardonthe floats(seefig.42).

    connectthemtothe duckboardbymeans

    theduckboardisplaced.(Seefig.35.)

    dbaytobridge.Theassembly-carrying

    mtemplate,carriesthemtoriver,and

    feachfloat ofbay.Bayispickedup

    owater,andturnedovertor iverassembly

    mpletedportionofbridge.(Seefig.43.)

    etedportionofbridge.Theriveras-

    hebaytotheshorewardendof thecom-

    tionismadeasfollows:Fourmenmove

    f bridge.Thenoncommissionedofficer

    e,guidesthejointstogether,andassists

    efig.44.)Twomenofsectionwhohold

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    ealso assistinmakingconnection.After

    vebeenconnected,completedportionof

    12feetand heldtherebytwomen.

    embledbaytowaterway.

    Onemanofhandrailsectionmakes

    stduckboardandthentakespost on

    readinghandraillinesthrough handrail

    geispushedout.(Seefig. 44.)Thetwo

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    EQUIPAGE

    onnectedtocompletedportionofbridge.

    linesattachedbeingconnectedtobridge.

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    oneupstreamand onedownstreamfrom

    ines andmakethemfasttonear shore

    Far-shoredetailmakesfastthefar-shore

    eachesfar shore.Handraillinesarefas-

    figure49.

    ckboards.Twomenfromshoreas-

    picketsapproximately1footfromshore-

    ckboardandlashduckboardstringersto

    oreassemblysectionperformsameoper-

    of bridge.(Seefig.48.)

    oatcabletofloat.

    Menshouldcrossatdoubletimeand

    ttwopaces.Toogreatconcentrationof

    useaportionofit tosubmerge.

    ueatdoubletime untilrearelements

    utecancrossthebridgein daylight

    thedark.

    icerinchargeofbridgeconstruction

    ops.Hestationsanoncommissionedofficer

    andcontrolmovement.Priorityoftraffic

    e localorhighercommander.Inthe

    dgetrafficiscontrolledbythe engineer

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    EQUIPAGE67-68

    Workingsectionsfordismantlingare

    as forconstruction.Ingeneral,thepro-

    dge assembly.Anexceptionisthefloat

    oncetoexpeditetheremovalofbays

    fbridlelines (floatcableinplace).

    stenedtoshore.

    oatcablehas beenremoved,caremust

    adthebridge.

    .Assemblyofbays.Thereinforced

    educkboards,sixfloats,andtwohand-

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    omoneunitof bridge144feetof

    onstructed.

    blesandfloatcablesarerequiredwith

    nthebridgeis carryingmaximumloads

    tresistancetothecurrent.

    able,bridleline,handrailline,and

    thesamesizeas forthenormalbridge

    shoreassemblydetailsare required,

    ommissionedofficerandtenmen.The

    increasedtoonenoncommissionedofficer

    asttwo shoreassemblydetailsworking,

    beconstructedinabouttwicethe time

    thof footbridge.

    eadyforuse.

    ridgewillcarry

    owedbyhand.

    f threesatawalk,at rateof100men

    f twosatarun,at rateof150men

    withwide intervalswhenfloatcables

    hsidecarsmayalsocross.

    ebayarevirtuallyuselessas ferries

    pacityandtheextremedifficultyofcon-

    evenin stillwater.Eaftsmadeofone

    roftwo bayswithfloatsdovetailedand

    fsomeutilityin ferryingoperations,but

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    EQUIPAGE

    adaptedto thepurpose.Theserafts

    dbymeansof cablesorropes;without

    ageable.

    eofequipage.a.General.All.

    ouldbe carefullyinspectedatfrequent

    kenpartsshouldberepairedor replaced,

    ted,andgreasedas required.Awell-

    shouldbe usedforstoringequipment.

    ouldbekeptfromcontactwithgroundand

    ayofreinforcedbridge.

    lationthroughthestacks.Standardolive-

    aintingpartsofequipmentrequiring

    emblingthebridgetheduckboardfast-

    ouldbehandledcarefully.Thereis much

    e dismantlingoperationifeachbayis

    whileitis stillafloat.Indisconnecting

    ebridge,the lugonendofhandrail post

    eytoseparatethespring leavesbyturning

    anangleof90.Whenthe jointdoesnot

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    onshouldbeaccomplishedbyjigglingand

    anby attemptingtoforcethemapart.

    apartwiththehandrailposts resultsonly

    rds andhandrailposts.

    oroil damagestherubberblocksused

    atsshouldnotbe storedindoorsnext

    ampipes,noroutdoorsin thesun.The

    ksbecomebrittleintime. Tearsand

    celeratedeteriorationofthematerial.The

    oatstoduckboardsshouldbesecuredbythe

    ngof2%-tontruck.

    sefastenersshouldbekeptcleanand

    ndoiledbeforethe floatsareplacedin

    ndrailpostsarenotdesignedfor useas

    usedas such.

    keptdryandcleanandshould becare-

    oiledbeforestoring.Theharnesssnaps

    houldbecleaned,dried,andoiledbefore

    eshouldbetakentoavoidkinkingcables.

    a cabletoholdfasts,asuitableloopshould

    hthecableclips provided(seepar.48/).

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    EQUIPAGE70-71

    nfasteningeitherend.Formationof

    f thecableshouldbeavoided.

    ourli/z-tontrucks.Thestandardload

    etofbridge.Fouriy2-tontrucksare

    f thebridge.

    Thestandardloadfor2i/-tontruck

    e21/^-tontrucksarerequiredtocarryoue

    .51.)

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    ERS

    AND6-TONFLOAT,

    4-77

    reconnaissanceboatsand6-tonpneu-

    ngineerunits tosupplementothertypesof

    ofacilitatereconnaissance,andtocrosssmall

    eams.

    hisequipmentismadeofrubberized

    sarelight inweightandeasilyportable.

    6

    eumaticreconnaissanceboat(fig.52)

    feet wide.Ittaperstoa pointatthebow

    untendatthestern. Itisformedof rub-

    chesindiameter,whichis dividedbybulk-

    ents.Theboathasaflooringof rubberized

    oundthe outside.Therearetwoinflat-

    10 incheswide,and6inchesdeep.Inside

    hcontainsanemergencyrepairkitandtwo

    atweighsapproximately55poundsand

    mentof1,600pounds.Itwillcarrysix men

    reissuedwitheach boat.Deflated,the

    ntoa carryingcase3feetlongand18

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    GEQUIPAGE

    ssanceboat.

    Handpumpsareusedto inflate

    nflationbyanair compressorisnotrecom-

    nflatedin 10minutesbyuseof twohand

    heboatcan beinflatedbymouth.Air

    nttoround outtheairchambers.Air

    utnot hardandshouldyieldto pressure

    hand.

    nt. Thepneumaticboatisused pri-

    work(fig.53).Inflatedit canbecarried

    edtosupplementassaultboatsinsecond

    ssings (fig.53).

    Thedirectionsinparagraph82for the

    pneumaticreconnaissanceboat.The

    dwiththereconnaissanceboatis similar

    onfloat.

    ___ 78

    ____________ 79

    _____ -_____________________ 80

    _______________ 81

    _________ 82

    6-tonpneumaticfloat(figs.54and 55)

    ,and2 feetdeep.Itismadeof rubberized

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    tertube, afloor,andaremovablecentral

    esindiameter.

    reconnaissance.

    rcrossing.

    ofpneumaticreconnaissanceboat.

    dedbybulkheadsintoeightcompart-

    teinflationvalve.Strapsonthe outertube

    rstructuretothefloatwhenconstructingex-

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    EQUIPAGE

    tubeisdividedinto twocompartments.

    place.Thiscentraltubeincreasesthe

    aintainsbuoyancywhenthefloatissub-

    ovedwhenthefloatis usedasapersonnel

    undtheoutsideofthefloat;it isnot

    reattachedtothe floatforcarrying

    vationof6-tonfloat.

    eumaticfloat.

    imately375poundsandhasa maximum

    ounds.Itiscarriedfoldedin acanvascase

    sdeep.Includedineachcaseisan emer-

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    ddlesina canvascaseareissuedwitheach

    a.Pneumaticfloatsmustbein-

    edshould befreeofoil.The floatmay

    ly3minutesbyusing afour-hoseinflation-

    estandardaircompressor.

    the floatshouldnotexceediy2pounds

    essuretheairchambersarefirmbut not

    appliedbytheheelof thehand.Addi-

    ngtobuoyancyandwill damagethefloat.

    houldbeanticipated.Floatsinflatedto

    meoverinflatedifairis notreleasedasthe

    stbeaddedas thetemperaturedrops.Air

    kedregularly.

    movingvalvecapsandallowingair

    airshouldbe drawnoutwiththeinfla-

    makethefloateasiertopackin asmall

    edfloatsshouldbecarried,not

    sthefabric.

    nt.a.Personnelcarrier.Thefloat

    sar econnaissanceboatoras anassault

    g.56).Asanassaultboat, itshouldnot

    sit istoovulnerabletosmall-armsfire.

    arrypersonnelorequipment,thecentral

    sabletolayplanksontheflooring to

    bric.Thefloatwillaccommodate15men

    maticfloatemployedasanassault boat.

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    EQUIPAGE81-82

    mnumberthatcanbecrowdedonis30.

    rtube andpropelthefloatwithpaddles.

    able,asmanyas 15maybeusedto propel

    Raftsmaybeassembledofpneumatic

    eadways,siderails,andsiderailclamps

    equipment(seech.3).Siderails,used

    theoutertubesof thefloatsandare

    dwaysarelaidacrossthe floatsillsand

    esidesofthe floats.Siderailsare

    ideedges ofthetreadways.Araftmade

    tsandsix plywoodtreadwayshasaca-

    0tons.

    t.

    s notavailable,superstructuremay

    materials.Planksmaybeusedas float

    esorlarger,telephonepoles,orlogsmay

    planksatleast2inchesthick willserveas

    dtotie partsofthesuperstructureto-

    ceonthefloats.

    e constructedwithcentraltubesfrom

    milarplanks.(Seefig.57.)

    .Storage.Becauseheatandsunlight

    ber,pneumaticfloatsshouldbestoredin

    eyshouldbekept thoroughlycleaned

    dshould bekeptoffthegroundon planks

    oatsarestoredon a,beach,theyshould

    opreventtheirbecomingfilledwithwater.

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    ted,allvalvecapsshould beontightto

    yrepairkit.Packedineachfloat-

    encyrepairkitcontainingpiecesofrub-

    atcher,abottleofrubber cement,valve

    oller,a pairofscissors,andwoodenplugs.

    Cementrepairs.Smallleakscanbe

    atandcoveringthe outsidewiththick

    locatedthesurfacearoundthehole

    escratcher,andwashedwithbenzine,

    ,andallowedtodry.At leasttwocoatsof

    sofcementtoonepart ofbenzineorgaso-

    ea.Whilethisisdrying,a pieceofrub-

    eandpreparedinthe samemanner.The

    he holeandrolledor presseddown

    s,it isnecessaryfirsttopreparethe

    a patchinsideofthetube;whereneces-

    gedto permitthis.Aftertheinside

    allowedtodry anoutsidepatchisapplied

    gs.Temporaryrepairofsmallleaks

    woodenplugsintherepairkit.They are

    twistedtight.

    ussionof floatrepairs,seeTIM5-275,

    ,M3(whenprinted).

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    EQUIPAGE83-84

    86

    setconsistsmainlyofrope,snatch

    sewithraftsand otherfloatingequipage

    eferries.Theequipmentin theferry

    is describedinchapter3.Construc-

    uipageis describedinTM5-273.Any

    nbe usedasaferryboat.

    rryprinciplemaybe usedtopropel

    entexceeds2milesper hour.(Seefig.

    ssthe streamandmadefasttosuitable

    stsare used,thecablemaybeelevated

    ameerectedoneachbank.Ratchetchain

    cesssagoutofthecablefrom timetotime

    ockis attachedsothatthesheaveis

    aneuveringlinesarerunfromthe hook

    upstreamportionsoftheraft.

    edasfollows:Bymeansofthema-

    omthefloatsto theblock,theraftis

    urrentsothatthe upstreamendsofthe

    eshoreto whichitisdesiredto move

    sagainstthe upstreamsidesofthe

    moveacrossthestream,thesnatch

    e.Speedofthe raftincreasesasitsfloats

    rentuptoabout45.

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    gferryworksonthesameprinciple

    at theraftisheld inthestreambymeans

    dwellupstreamfromthecrossingsite.

    estcurrent.isnearoneshore,theanchor-

    he oppositeshore;ifthecurrentis uni-

    dbelocatedinmidstream.Thelengthof

    oneandone-halftimesthewidth ofthe

    rtedatintervalsby floatstokeepitout

    madefasttotheraft atitscenter,and

    ningtherafttowardoneshore ortheother

    e.Astheraftmovesfromshoreto shore,it

    railferry.

    e,thecenterofwhichis theanchor.The

    entvelocityofat least2i/2milesperhour

    el.

    sion.Theoutboardmotormaybe

    etrail ferryorflyingferryto addspeedand

    downstream.Twoormoreraftsmayuse

    henumberto beuseddependinguponthe

    eloadingorunloadingtime.Outboard

    one,if thecurrentisnotsufficientforself-

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    GEQUIPAGE

    yingferry.

    satisfactoryarrangementwhenthereis

    erryby meansofropes.

    dingstagesarenotrequiredforthe

    agebutareused forthe10-tonor25-ton

    etsarepart oftheorganizational

    gengineerunitsandare issuedinthequan-

    gineercombat battalion,engineersquad-

    any;andfourto eachheavypontonbat-

    setis apartofeach unitoflightand

    ysetsarecarriedonvehiclesassigned

    pportrafts.

    nilarope

    pe

    ckets

    and3-toncapacity

    alvanizedplowsteel (on

    t._

    byl}i-inch

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    30

    2

    33

    31

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    5026

    ansportation51-57,7031,51

    3

    4930

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    dges43-5026

    raft4224

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    raft4124

    3?

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    ___________ 12-5711

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    n

    TARYOFWAR:

    , 10, 17(5); IR 5, (10);B n5(5);

    .

    lsseeFM21-6.)

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