Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION - TM-5-5420-205-140013

TM 5-5420-205-14

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

Commander, U. S. Army Troop Support Com-

1-1. Scope

mand, ATTN: AMSTS-MPP, 4300 Goodfellow

This manual is for your use in operating and

Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, 63120. A reply will

maintaining the interior and end bay super-

be furnished directly to you.

structures of the mobile floating assault

bridge/ferry, models 2195-1, 2195-2, 2272, and

1-4. Equipment Serviceability Criteria (ESC)

2271

This equipment is not covered by an ESC.

1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records

1-5. Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent

Maintenance forms and records that you are

required to use are explained in TM 38-750.

Enemy Use

Procedures to be used for destruction of the

1-3. Reporting of Errors

equipment to prevent enemy use are in TM 5-5420-

204-12, TM 5-5420-210-12, and TM 750-244-3.

You can improve this manual by calling attention

to errors and by recommending improvements,

using DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to

1-6. Administrative Storage

Publications), or by a letter, and mail directly to:

For administrative storage instructions, refer to

TM 740-90-1.

Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA

1-7. Description

approximately 12 inch wide sections which are

easily removable and replaceable in the event of

a. Interior Bay Superstructure. The interior bay

damage. The superstructure as carried on the

superstructure (fig. 1-1) is a 4 stringer unit with a

transporter, is approximately 12 feet in width. To

26 foot effective span. It is a weldment of low-alloy

provide curb and additional width to form a 13

structural steel. At each end it incorporates 2

foot, 6 inch roadway, a 10 inch wide fold-down

pinned connections of a tongue and slot design

curb section is provided on each side of super-

which are joined to provide a continuous beam

structure, model no. 2195-1. On superstructure

between adjoining units. The connection design

model 2272 there are two fold-down curb sections

facilitates speed of assembly and the connection is

on each side. This section is hydraulically rotated

completed by a hydraulically driven pin which is

upward into position and is automatically secured

actuated by a crewman in the cab. The roadway

in place after erection of the bridge.

surface is of extruded aluminum alloy waffle

pattern planking. This planking is applied in

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