Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-43-0002-10007

TM 43-0002-1

T. O. 13C3.1.10

NAVAIR 13-1-19

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

1-1. Scope.

a. Reports by US Army personnel should be submitted

This manual prescribes equipment priorities, methods,

on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to DA

and techniques that are to be used in the destruction of

Publications) and fowarded direct to commander, US

air delivery equipment to prevent enemy use when

Army Troop Support and Aviation Material Readiness

capture or abandonment of the equipment is imminent.

Command, ATTN: DRSITS-MF 4300 Goodfellow Blvd.,

1-2. Purpose

St. Louis, MO 63120. A reply will be furnished to you.

The purpose of this publication is to provide personnel

with guidance that will permit quick, effective, and safe

b. Report by US Air Force units should be submitted on

means of rendering inoperative or destroying air delivery

AFTO Form 22, Technical Order Publication

equipment that is in imminent danger of capture by an

Improvrment Report, and fowarded to the address cited

enemy.

in paragraph a, above. An information copy of the pre-

1-3. Reporting of Errors.

pared AFTO Form 22 shall be furnished to SSMA/

The reporting of errors, missions, and recommedations

MMSTR, Kelly AFB, Texas 78241.

for improving this publication by the individual user is

encouraged Preparation and submission of reports will

c. Reports by U.S. Navy personnel shall be submitted in

be as follows:

accordance with instructions contained in publication

OPNAVINST 4790.2B.

Section II. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS

1-4. General.

the equipment to an enemy. The plan should outline

Destruction of air delivery equipment that is in imminent

the extent of destruction be performed, priorities

danger of capture by an enemy is a command decision

of destruction as applicable to the assigned air

that must be made by a battalion or higher commander

delivery items, and the amount of explosives required,

the equivalent. Upon receipt of orders from proper

if applicable. Additionally, the plan must be flexible

authority, equipment destruction may be initiated and

enough in the designation of time, equipment and

should be thorough as time, personnel, and means

personnel to fit an tactical withdrawal situation. To

permit.

prevent equipment cannabalization by an enemy, unit

personnel who are air delivery oriented shall be familiar

1-5. General

with the priority sequence in which essential air delivery

All units which possess air delivery equipment should

items,

have a plan for the implementation of destruction

including repair parts in stock, are to be destroyed. The

procedures to insure that the maximum and most

applicable

effective damage is done to equipment to deny use of

unit personnel shall also be familiar with the sequence to

be followed

for total destruction of unit air delivery equipment.

Section III. PRIORITIES FOR DESTRUCTION

1-6. General

1-7. Repair Parts.

a. Priority be always be given to the destruction of of

The same priority for destruction of repair parts of a

classified air delivery equipment and associated

major item necessary to render that item inoperable

documents.

must be given to the destruction of similiar repair parts

b. When lack of time and /or stores prevent complete

located in storage areas.

destruction of air delivery equipment, priority is to be

given to the destruction of essential parts, and the same

1-8. Priorities for Destruction of Parts of Military

parts are to be destroyed on all like items.

Technical Equipment.

c. A guide to priorities for destruction of repair parts for

Table 1-1 is a list of air delivery equipment and

air delivery equipment is contained in table 1-1.

associated parts that are to be destroyed and the priority

designation of each item.

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