Chapter 5 Administrative Storage and Destruction of Material to Preventive Enemy Use

ADMINISTRATIVE

STORAGE

AND

DESTRUCTION

MATERIEL

PREVENT

ENEMY

USE

Section I. ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE

ministrative storage applicable to the tractor.

5-1. General

Refer to TM 740-90-1 for all information on ad-

Section

II.

DEMOLITION

5-2. General

d. Steering Gear. Pierce or smash steering gear

housing.

Do not destroy the tractor except on order of proper

e . Wires, Cables, and Lines. Cut, rip out, or

authority, and demolish it only to prevent capture

otherwise destroy all wires, electrical cables and

a n d use of the tractor or parts by the enemy.

fuel, oil, or water lines.

Destroy the same parts on all similar equipment to

f. Carburetor and Manifolds. Smash these

prevent enemy use through cannibalization.

assemblies.

5-3. Methods

g . Generator, Distributor, Ignition Coil, and

a. Controls. S m a s h a l l c o n t r o l s , i n c l u d i n g

Spark Plugs. Destroy these components by

steering wheel.

smashing.

b. Gasoline Engine. Pierce or smash cylinder

h. Radiator. Drive large holes through core and

block. Damage crankshaft and camshaft.

tank. Break off drain cock.

c. Transmission, Differential and Gear Case.

i. Battery. Break case and plates of battery.

Pierce or smash transmission, differential case, and

drop gear case.

5-1