Evaluate Conventional Ammunition Storage Operations PART-I

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EVALUATE CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITIONSTORAGE OPERATIONS (PART I)

US ARMY ORDNANCEMISSILE AND MUNITIONS CENTER AND SCHOOL

Evaluate Conventional AmmunitionStorage Operations

(Part I)

Subcourse Number MM0168EDITION A

Missile and MunitionsUnited States Army Combined Arms Support Command

Fort Lee, Virginia 23801-1809

10 Credit Hours

Edition Date: January 1992

SUBCOURSE OVERVIEW

This subcourse is designed to provide you with information required to evaluate ammunition storage operations. This subcourse is divided into three lessons. Lesson 1 describes the military publication numbering systems and identifies the ammunition publications used most often. Lesson 2 outlines quantity-distance (QD) and storage compatibility group (SCG) principles and practices. Lesson 3 explains the planning and documentation requirements for ammunition receipts. Upon completion of this subcourse, you will be able to select the ammunition publication you need to accomplish a given mission, evaluate QD and SCG requirements to ensure safe storage practices, and understand the planning principles for receiving conventional ammunition shipments and turn-ins.

There are no prerequisites for this subcourse.

This subcourse reflects the doctrine that was current at the time the subcourse was prepared. In your own work situation, always refer to the latest publications.

Unless otherwise stated, the masculine gender of singular pronouns is used to refer to both men and women.

Terminal Learning Objective

Action: You will be able to identify ammunition-related publication requirements for mission accomplishment, develop a working knowledge of QD standards and compatibility groups, and apply QD and SCG standards to stored ammunition. You will be familiar with ammunition shipping and turn-in documentation, and you will be able to plan ammunition receipt operations.

Condition: You will have access to the information contained in this subcourse booklet.

Standard: To demonstrate competency on this task, you must achieve a minimum of 70 percent correct on the subcourse examination.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

Subcourse Overview........................................................................................ ........................... i

Lesson 1: Ammunition Publications.................................................................. ........................ 1-1Overview............................................................................................................................ .... 1-1Introduction................................................................................................................. ........... 1-2Military Publications Terms...................................................................... .............................. 1-2Types of Publications................................................................................................. ............ 1-4Practice Exercise................................................................................................. ................ 1-16Answer Key and Feedback................................................................... .............................. 1-18

Lesson 2: Determine Ammunition Quantity-Distance and StorageCompatibility Standards......................................................................................................... ..... 2-1

Overview............................................................................................................................ .... 2-1Introduction................................................................................................................. ........... 2-1Storage Compatibility Groups............................................................................... ................. 2-2Storage Compatibility Chart................................................................................... ................ 2-8Mixed Storage ..................................................................................................................... .. 2-9Quantity-Distance............................................................................................ ...................... 2-9Quantity-Distance Terms ................................................................................................... .... 2-12Determining Net Explosive Weights........................................................................... ............ 2-16Quantity-Distance Classes and Divisions.............................................................................. . 2-16Fragment Distances ......................................................................................................... ..... 2-17Required Distances for Class/Division 1.1 Items..................................... .............................. 2-18Required Distances for Class/Division 1.2 Items..................................... .............................. 2-25Required Distances for Class/Division 1.3 Items..................................... .............................. 2-28Required Distances for Class/Division 1.4 Items..................................... .............................. 2-29Required Distances for Class/Division 6.1 Items..................................... .............................. 2-29Practice Exercise................................................................................................. ................ 2-34Answer Key and Feedback................................................................... .............................. 2-36

Lesson 3: Plan Ammunition Receiving Operations...................................... ............................ 3-1Overview............................................................................................................................ .... 3-1Introduction................................................................................................................. ........... 3-1Receiving Operations ............................................................................................................ 3-2Turn-in Operations ................................................................................................. ............... 3-10Practice Exercise................................................................................................. ................ 3-22Answer Key and Feedback................................................................... .............................. 3-24

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Appendix: Publication Extract.................................................................................... ................ A-1TM9-1300-206. Ammunition and Explosives Standards. 30 August 1973................... ......... A-3

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LESSON 1

AMMUNITION PUBLICATIONSCritical Task: 03-4020.02-0001

OVERVIEW

Lesson Description

This lesson contains a review of military publications. It covers publication numbering, general publication formatting, and how to determine what type of information a publication provides.


Action: When you have completed this lesson, you should be able to select the Army publications that contain the information you need to perform your duties as an ammunition officer. You should also know the meanings of the different letters and numbers used to identify various Army publications.

Condition: You will be given an overview of military publication numbering and formatting. This overview includes extracts from Army regulations (ARs), technical manuals (TMs), field manuals (FMs), supply catalogs (SCs), technical bulletins (TBs), supply bulletins (SBs), storage drawings, and BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.

Standard: You will understand publication terms and numbering systems. You will be able to identify the appropriate publication from which to obtain required information. You will be required to answer questions in the examination at the end of this subcourse with 70 percent accuracy.

References: The material contained in this lesson was derived from the following publications:

● AR 310-25.● AR 310-50.● FM 9-38.● TM 9-1300-206.● TM 43-0001-28.● SB 742-1.● SC 1305/30-IL.● BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.● AMCR 385-100.● Ammunition drawings.● Ammunition outloading drawings.● Ammunition storage drawings.

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INTRODUCTION

As an ammunition officer, you need to know how to use military publications. It is impossible to memorize every piece of information about the ammunition field, so you must know where to find the information and how to use the resources available to you. Military publications outline the missions, responsibilities, and administrative procedures necessary to ensure uniform compliance with policies throughout the Army.

MILITARY PUBLICATIONS TERMS

Some terms commonly used in military publications are defined as follows:

● A basic publication is an original publication as it is first printed, without any changes.

● A change is published as replacement pages to the basic publication or to a previously changed publication. A change contains corrections of, additions to, or deletions from a previously-issued publication. A vertical black line indicates the specific items that have been changed on each page. When you receive a change, post it to the publication by taking out the old pages and replacing them with the pages from the change.

The first page of a previously-changed publication is a change sheet. Figure 1-1 shows the top part of a change sheet. The publication number is printed in the upper-right-hand corner, and below it are the letter "C" and the number "11”. This means Change 11, or the eleventh change to this manual. The next page will be numbered C10, indicating the tenth change, and so on.

Figure 1-1. An example of a publication change sheet.

● A revision is a completely new edition of a publication. It replaces the previous edition and incorporates all previous changes as part of the new publication. An example of a title page for a revision that supersedes an old publication is shown in Figure 1-2.

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Figure 1-2. An example of the title page of a revision

● A superseded publication is one that has been replaced with a new publication. Specific chapters, paragraphs, figures, or appendixes may be superseded, as shown in Figure 1-3.

● A publication, or any portion of a publication, is rescinded when the information it contains becomes obsolete. DA Pamphlet 25-30, Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms, lists all current Army regulations, DA pamphlets, DOD publications, field manuals, and blank forms.

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Figure 1-3. An example of a publication that supersedes parts of other publications.

There are several resources you can go to when you encounter a specific military term you do not understand. Three of these are AR 310-25, AR 310-50, and MIL-STD-444. AR 310-25 is the Dictionary of United States Army Terms. It provides the authorized definitions of terms that are used throughout the Army. AR 310-50, Authorized Abbreviations and Brevity Codes, provides the procedures for the use of codes and abbreviations Army-wide. MIL-STD-444, Nomenclature and Definitions in the Ammunition Area, establishes uniform definitions for ammunition items. You should refer to this MIL-STD if you find unfamiliar ammunition-related terms in a military publication.

TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS

Administrative publications

There are two types of administrative publications―ARs and DA pamphlets.

ARs outline the missions, responsibilities, and administrative procedures necessary to ensure uniform compliance with policies throughout the Army. They all follow the same basic format, as follows:

● The front of an AR contains any change pages, a table of contents, a list of the tables in the AR, and a list of the figures or diagrams in the AR.

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● The body of an AR begins with Chapter 1. This chapter always contains the introduction and gives the purpose and scope of the AR. The rest of the chapters are broken down in a logical sequence and explain the subject in detail.

● The back of an AR may contain appendixes to supplement information contained in the body. It must contain a Glossary and an Index.

DA pamphlets contain informational, instructional, or reference material of a continuing nature pertaining to administrative matters. Their format is similar to that used for ARs.

Administrative publications are assigned a series number according to AR 25-30, The Army Integrated Publishing and Printing Program, dated 28 February 1989. The series number is the first part of the publication number. Some of the series numbers most often encountered in the ammunition field are given in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. Administrative publication series and titles commonly used in the ammunition field.

Technical, Supply, and Doctrinal Publications

Technical and supply publications consist of equipment technical manuals, general subject technical manuals, supply bulletins, technical bulletins, and supply catalogs. Military doctrine is published in field manuals. The numbering systems for these publications have no relationship to the series numbers used for administrative publications. The basic series numbers assigned to technical and supply publications (except for supply catalogs) are listed in Table 1-2. Series 9, Ordnance, is the most commonly used series in the ammunition field.

Equipment Technical Manuals. These publications contain instructions on the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair parts support of specific items or groups of related equipment. They also contain related technical information and procedures used when inspecting ammunition items or when shipping and storing munitions. Equipment technical manuals are numbered with a basic series number, the Federal supply class (FSC) assigned to the equipment in the manual, up to four digits identifying the particular manual, and two digits indicating the category of maintenance to which the manual applies. Each group of digits is set apart with hyphens, for example, "TM 9-1345-201-30." In this example, "TM" stands for technical manual, "9" is the series number, "1345" is the FSC for land mines, "201" is the manual identifying number, and "30" indicates direct support as

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the category of maintenance. The numbers given to the different categories, or levels of maintenance are as follows:

● "10" indicates operator or crew-level maintenance.

● "20" indicates organizational maintenance.

● "30" indicates direct support maintenance.

● "40" indicates general support maintenance.

Table 1-2. Technical and supply publication series and titles (except for supply catalogs).

If an equipment technical manual is applicable to more than one level of maintenance, the first digit indicates the lowest level and the second digit the highest. For example, "-24" indicates that the technical manual is applicable to the organizational, direct support, and general support categories of maintenance. A two-digit maintenance code category followed by a "P" indicates that the technical manual is a parts manual.

General Subject Technical Manuals. These publications are numbered in the same manner as equipment technical manuals, except that a subnumber is assigned for further identification within the series. For example, the general subject technical manual Military Chemistry and Chemical Agents is assigned the number "3-215." The "3" is the basic series number identification for Chemical. The "215" is the subnumber identifier. If TM 3-215 were published in more than one volume, a suffix would be added to the end of the sequence, making the complete number for the third volume TM 3-215-3.

Supply Bulletins. SBs contain information pertaining to the mission objectives of supply operations. They are numbered according to the classification of the subject matter with a basic series number from AR 25-30. A subnumber follows to distinguish the SB from other bulletins on the same subject. For example, SB 742-1, Ammunition Surveillance Procedures, is one source of information that will be very valuable to you in your job. In this example, "SB" indicates a supply bulletin, "742" indicates the inspection of supplies and equipment, and "-1" is this manual's number.

Technical Bulletins. TBs contain technical information on specific weapons, equipment, and professional techniques, as well as on general subjects. They are numbered in the same manner as SBs.

General subject technical bulletins are assigned basic numbers that are the same as those used for general subject technical manuals.

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Equipment technical bulletins are numbered in the same manner as equipment technical manuals. In TB 9-1005-226-12, for example, "9" is the series number, "1005" is the FSC, "226" is the bulletin identifier, and "12" is the category of maintenance. If there is more than one bulletin on a specific item or piece of equipment, another number is added to the series. For example, TB 9-1005-226-12-2 indicates the second bulletin in a series.

As an ammunition officer, you must pay special attention to the warnings, cautions, and notes in technical publications. Warnings and cautions appear just before the text to which they apply. Notes usually follow the related text. Every technical manual, technical bulletin, or supply bulletin that contains warnings or cautions has a warning page inside the front cover or in the front matter of the publication.

Warnings are instructions that you must follow to avoid the injury or death of personnel. An example of a warning is shown in Figure 1-4.

Figure 1-4. An example of a warning notice.

Cautions are instructions that you must follow to avoid damaging or destroying equipment. For example, certain test procedures require that cable connections be made in a specific order. An example of a caution is shown in Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5. An example of a caution notice.

Notes are brief statements that emphasize particular operating procedures. An example of a note is shown in Figure 1-6.

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Figure 1-6. An example of a note.

Supply Catalogs. Supply catalogs are issued for use throughout the Federal Government to keep track of the huge inventory of supply commodities.

The supply inventory is divided into numbered Federal supply groups (FSGs). A supply catalog is issued for each FSG in the supply inventory. The most common FSGs used by ammunition personnel are FSG 13 (ammunition and explosives) and FSG 81 (containers, packaging, and packing supplies). A supply catalog subdivides this numbering system by adding two additional numbers to identify specific types of ammunition items. For example, for ammunition over 125mm a "20" is added to FSG 13 to create a Federal supply classification (FSC) of 1320.

The most important identifying number is the complete NSN. This is a combination of the FSC, the country code (CC), and the national item identification number (NIIN). The NSN identifies specific items in the catalog. A breakdown of the ammunition numbering system is provided in Table 1-3.

Field Manuals. FMs describe military doctrine, tactics, and techniques. They may also contain instructional, informational, and reference material pertinent to military training and operations. FMs are assigned a series number and an identifying subnumber. The series number indicates the subject matter of the FM. The subnumber distinguishes it from other FMs on the same subject. An ammunition officer might use FM 9-38, Conventional Ammunition Unit Operations, dated 17 February 1987, or FM 23-30, Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals, dated 27 December 1988, for example.

DOD Standardization Publications

There are two kinds of DOD standardization publications―military specifications and military standards. Military specifications (MILSPECs) cover military items or commercial items that must meet military requirements. Military standards (MIL-STDs) are developed by the military services to establish engineering and technical limitations and applications for materials, processes, methods, designs, and engineering practices. Military standards are frequently used as reference resources for the inspection of ammunition and related materials.

Military specifications are numbered with a three-part symbol, for example, MIL-A-2550. "MIL" indicates it is a military specification, "A" represents the first letter in the item nomenclature, and "2550" is a unique specification identification number.

Military standards are identified by the letters "MIL-STD” followed by a hyphen and an identifying number, for example, MIL-STD-129H. "129" is the identifying number, and "H" indicates the eighth revision of the basic military standard. (The basic standard before revisions was numbered "MIL-STD-129"; the first revision was indicated by "A," the second by "B," and so on.)

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Table 1-3. A breakdown of the supply classification system for ammunition items.

Other Publications

There are several other sources of information that do not fall into any of the categories covered so far. The most common ammunition-related publications are Army Materiel Command regulations (AMCRs), ammunition drawings, outloading and storage drawings, and BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.

The AMCR used most often by ammunition officers is AMCR 385-100, Safety, dated 16 March 1991. This document governs all aspects of safety in the ammunition field.

Ammunition drawings are distributed as 35mm aperture cards that require magnification for viewing. An example of such a card is shown in Figure 1-7. They illustrate the specific dimensions, weights, marking requirements, and assembly details of individual ammunition items.

Outloading drawings provide information on loading vehicles and transporting ammunition. They illustrate the correct methods for loading, blocking, and bracing ammunition for safe shipment. An example of an outloading drawing is shown in Figure 1-8.

Storage drawings provide information on storing ammunition. They illustrate the correct methods for stacking ammunition in appropriate facilities. An example of a storage drawing is shown in Figure 1-9.

BOE Tariff Number 6000-E, issued by DOT, contains regulations governing the shipment of hazardous materials over public routes, including specifications for shipping containers and warning placards. It lists hazardous materials by class (for example, explosives and flammable liquids) and gives specific instructions on how they must be transported. This publication takes precedence over military publications when the safety of civilians is involved.

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Figure 1-7. An example of an aperture card for an ammunition drawing.

Frequently-Used Publications

In addition to the basic publications already discussed, some publications will be used regularly in ammunition operations. The most commonly used publications are described in the following paragraphs.

TM 9-1300-206, Ammunition and Explosive Standards, dated 30 August 1973, contains guidance for providing the maximum protection for personnel and property from the damaging effects of ammunition and explosives accidents by limiting the exposure of personnel to ammunition and explosives. It also contains quantity-distance (QD) requirements. These precautions protect people and property in the territory adjacent to military establishments, and they reduce to a minimum the possibility of an explosion involving large amounts of explosives and ammunition. An extract from TM 9-1300-206 is given in the Appendix at the back of this subcourse booklet.

TM 38-250, Packaging and Materials Handling: Preparing of Hazardous Materials for Military Air Shipments, dated 15 January 1988, contains valuable information about labeling requirements, instructions to the pilot, and requirements for packaging. To find the packaging and marking requirements for a specific item, first determine the shipping name of the item, then find the shipping name in Table 4-1, which lists them all alphabetically. An extract of TM 38-250 showing part of Table 4-1 is shown in Figure 1-10. This table shows the specific paragraph you should turn to for more information. For example, it shows that paragraph 5-23 contains information (such as the type of containers required and the maximum allowable gross weight of these containers) for smoke grenades.

SB 708-4, DOD Consolidated Ammunition Catalog, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, provides the information necessary for the safe storage, transportation, and management of ammunition.

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Figure 1-8. An example of an outloading drawing.

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Figure 1-8. (continued). An example of an outloading drawing.

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Figure 1-9. An example of a storage drawing.

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Figure 1-9 (continued). An example of a storage drawing.

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Figure 1-10. Extract of TM 38-250, Table 4-1.

Since this catalog is issued in microfiche only, a microfiche reader is required. SB 708-4 is divided into eight parts as follows:

● Part I, Introduction, describes the catalog's contents and lists tables of codes used in subsequent parts.

● Part II lists ammunition items sequentially by NSN. This section provides an index number that is used to locate ammunition items in other parts of the catalog.

● Part III lists ammunition items alphabetically. This section provides the Department of Defense identification code (DODIC), NSN, and index number.

● Part IV lists ammunition items alphanumerically. This section also provides the DODIC, NSN, and index number.

● Part V lists ammunition items sequentially by index number. This section provides drawing reference numbers.

● Part VI lists ammunition items sequentially by index number. This section provides the unit of issue and the unit price.

● Part VII lists ammunition items sequentially by index number. This section provides packaging drawing numbers, net explosive weights (NEWs), quantities per shipping container, and shipping container weights and dimensions.

● Part VIII also lists ammunition items sequentially by index number. This section provides hazard classes and divisions, storage compatibility codes, and DOT codes.

SB 742-1, Ammunition Surveillance Procedures, dated 12 November 1990, encompasses conventional and chemical munitions, improved conventional munitions (ICM), nuclear weapons, small and large rockets, guided missiles, and research and development stocks in storage. Use of this publication is mandatory for each DA activity that has a receipt, storage, issue, maintenance, disposal, surveillance, or test mission for ammunition. This includes ammunition supply points (ASPs), basic load storage areas, ammunition plants, and proving grounds.

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LESSON 1PRACTICE EXERCISE

The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answered any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.

1. You have received a copy of MIL-STD-644A, dated 3 December 1984. It replaces MIL-STD-644, dated 22 October 1980. Which of the following statements is true?

A. MIL-STD-644A is a change to MIL-STD-644.B. MIL-STD-644A supersedes MIL-STD-644.C. MIL-STD 644A revises MIL-STD-644.D. MIL-STD-644A deletes MIL-STD-644.

2. What are three types of technical and supply publications?

A. Technical manuals, supply bulletins, and technical bulletins.B. Technical manuals, supply catalogs, and DA pamphlets.C. Technical manuals, BOE Tariff Number 6000-E, and technical bulletins.D. Technical manuals, Army regulations, and DA pamphlets.

3. The number of an equipment technical manual containing information on demolition materials is TM 9-1375-213-34. What do the last two digits indicate?

A. Series number.B. FSC.C. Identifier.D. Maintenance category.

4. Which of the following publications is a parts manual?

A. TM 9-1375-213-34 (Parts).B. TM 9-1375-213-34P.C. TM 9-1375-213-34.D. TM 9-1375-213-34-PM.

5. What is the most commonly used series number for technical and supply publications in the ammunition inspection area?

A. Series 6, Field Artillery.B. Series 9, Ordnance.C. Series 43, Maintenance.D. Series 55, Transportation.

6. What is the purpose of a caution in a technical publication?

A. To avoid injury to personnel.B. To avoid death to personnel.C. To avoid damage to equipment.D. To ensure that the right tools are used.

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7. Which of the following is a national item identification number (NIIN) ?

A. 00.B. 13.C. 00-892-4201.D. 1320-00-892-4201.

8. You are inspecting a shipment of ammunition that will be transported over a public highway. Which reference identifies the warning placards that should be posted on the vehicle?

A. SC 1305/30-IL.B. BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.C. TM 38-250.D. TM 9-1300-206.

9. Which publication would you use to determine the QD requirements for a specific type of ammunition?

A. TM 9-1300-206.B. TM 38-250.C. BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.D. SC 1305/30-IL.

10. When do the rules in BOE Tariff Number 6000-E take precedence over military regulations?

A. When the safety of military personnel is involved.B. When the safety of civilians is involved.C. When rail transportation is involved.D. When shipments are going out of CONUS.

11. Which part of SB 708-4 identifies index numbers for specific ammunition items based on NSN?

A. Part VIII.B. Part VII.C. Part III.D. Part II.

12. Which part of SB 708-4 identifies NEWs, quantities per shipping container, and shipping container dimensions and weights?

A. Part II.B. Part III.C. Part VII.D. Part VIII.

13. Which part of SB 708-4 identifies hazard classes and divisions, storage compatibility codes, and DOT codes?

A. Part VIII.B. Part VII.C. Part III.D. Part II.

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LESSON 1ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

Item Correct Answer and Feedback

1. C. MIL-STD-644A revises MIL-STD-644. (page 1-2)

2. A. Technical manuals, supply bulletins, and technical bulletins. (page 1-5)

3. D. Maintenance category. (pages 1-5 and 1-6)

4. B. TM 9-1375-213-34P. (page 1-6)

5. B. Series 9, Ordnance. (page 1-5)

6. C. To avoid damage to equipment. (page 1-7)

7. C. 00-892-4201. (Table 1-3, page 1-9)

8. B. BOE Tariff Number 6000-E. (page 1-10)

9. A. TM 9-1300-206. (page 1-10)

10. B. When the safety of civilians is involved. (page 1-10)

11. D. Part II. (page 1-15)

12. C. Part VII. (page 1-15)

13. A. Part VIII. (page 1-15)

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LESSON 2

DETERMINE AMMUNITION QUANTITY-DISTANCEAND STORAGE COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS

Critical Task: 03-4020.02-0001

OVERVIEW

Lesson Description

This lesson provides a description of how to specify storage compatibility groups (SCGs) and quantity-distance (QD) requirements for conventional ammunition.


Action: Determine the appropriate SCGs and QD requirements for different types of conventional ammunition.

Condition: You will require only the information contained in this lesson, which includes extracts from TM 9-1300-206.

Standard: You will learn to determine SCGs and QD requirements according to TM 9-1300-206.

References: The material in this lesson was derived from TM 9-1300-206.

INTRODUCTION

All ammunition and explosives are assigned to an appropriate SCG for storage at Army activities. The factors that determine these storage compatibility groupings are evaluated on the basis of data obtained from ammunition drawings, from tests required by TB 700-2, and from other tests performed during research and development to determine the characteristics of the items.

The highest degree of safety in ammunition and explosive storage could be assured if each item or division were stored separately. However, such ideal storage is not usually feasible. A proper balance of safety and other factors frequently requires the mixing of several types of ammunition and explosives in storage.

Conventional ammunition comes in many sizes and shapes. Most items have a filler of some type. Examples of fillers are high explosives (such as TNT and Composition B), chemicals (such as WP and thermite), and leaflets (for psychological warfare). Some items may have no explosive filler at all. For example, some types of armor-piercing rounds are made of hardened steel; they are similar to a giant slug. Ammunition personnel must know which SCG ammunition items belong in, and they must know which SCGs may be stored together.

Ammunition and explosives may not be stored together with dissimilar materials or with items that present positive hazards to the munitions. Examples of this are the storage of ammunition and explosives with flammable or combustible materials, with acids, or with corrosives.

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STORAGE COMPATIBILITY GROUPS

Different types of ammunition and explosives may be mixed in storage only if they are compatible. The factors that were considered in the development of the SCGs included, but were not limited to, the following

● Chemical and physical properties.● Design characteristics.● Inner and outer packing configurations.● QD class and division.● Net explosive weight (NEW).● Rate of deterioration.● Sensitivity to initiation.● The effects of deflagration, explosion, or detonation.

Items that have been determined to be compatible may be stored together without significantly increasing the hazards associated with the separate storage of the items.

The SCGs in this lesson pertain to ammunition stored at Army activities. Do not confuse them with the field storage categories that are covered in another subcourse.

Ammunition and explosives are assigned to one of twelve SCGs based on approved storage principles, taking mixed storage factors into consideration. The paragraphs that follow describe these twelve SCGs.

SCG A: Bulk Initiating Explosives

Items in this group are sensitive to heat, friction, and percussion. They are used to initiate elements in an explosive train. Examples of SCG A items are wet lead azide, lead styphnate, wet mercury fulminate, and dry PETN.

SCG B: Detonators and Initiating Devices

Items in this group are used to initiate or continue the functioning of an explosive train. Examples of SCG B items are blasting caps, detonators, small arms primers, and fuzes without two or more safety features. Examples of SCG B items are shown in Figure 2-1.

Note that initiating explosives are used with initiating devices; that is, blasting caps may contain PETN, fuzes may contain mercury fulminate or lead styphnate, and so on.

If you are interested in obtaining more information about the explosives in SCG A and SCG B, obtain a copy of TM 9-1300-214, Military Explosives, dated 20 September 1984, from your unit training NCO or your local learning center.

SCG C

This SCG includes bulk propellants, propelling charges, and devices containing propellants with or without their own means of initiation. Examples of SCG C items are propelling charges, rocket motors containing propellants, and ammunition with inert projectiles. Examples are shown in Figure 2-2.

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Figure 2-1. Examples of SCG B items.

Figure 2-2. Examples of SCG C items.

SCG D

This SCG includes black powder, high explosives (HE), and ammunition containing HE without its own means of initiation and without propelling charges. This group will, in all probability, explode when any of its components are initiated. Examples of SCG D items are demolition blocks; dynamite; high-explosive, antitank (HEAT) mines; and separate-loading HE projectiles. Examples are shown in Figure 2-3.

SCG E

This SCG includes ammunition containing HE without its own means of initiation, but with propelling charges or a propellant motor. Examples of SCG E items are fixed or semifixed artillery rounds, rockets, and guided missiles. Examples are shown in Figure 2-4.

SCG F

This SCG includes ammunition containing HE with its own means of initiation, with or without propelling charges. It also includes fuzed HE ammunition or devices, with or without propelling charges. The hand grenades shown in Figure 2-5 are examples of SCG F items.

SCG G

This SCG includes fireworks; illuminating, incendiary, smoke (including hydrogen chloride [HC]), and tear-producing munitions (other than those that are water-activated or contain WP); and flammable liquids or gels In other words, SCG G includes ammunition that produces an incendiary, illuminating, lachrymatory (tear-producing), or smoke (except WP) effect. Examples include illuminating cartridges, chemical ammunition (tear-or-smoke-producing), riot-control grenades, and smoke grenades. Examples of SCG G items are shown in Figure 2-6.

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Figure 2-3. Examples of SCG D items.

Figure 2-4. Examples of SCG E items.

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Figure 2-5. Examples of SCG F items.

Figure 2-6. Examples of SCG G items.

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SCG H

This SCG includes ammunition containing WP or plasticized white phosphorous (PWP), with or without explosives. Examples of SCG H munitions are a separate-loading WP smoke projectile and a WP grenade. Examples are shown in Figure 2-7.

Figure 2-7. Examples of SCG H items.

SCG J

This SCG includes ammunition items filled with flammable liquids or gels, with or without explosives. These are fillers that are not spontaneously flammable when exposed to water or air, such as napalm. An example of an SCG J item is shown in Figure 2-8.

Figure 2-8. An example of an SCG J item.

SCG K

This SCG includes ammunition filled with toxic chemical agents, with or without explosives. Toxic chemicals include nerve agents GB and VX; mustard agents H, HD, and HT; choking agents CL and CG; and blood agents CK and AC. Examples of SCG K items are shown in Figure 2-9.

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Figure 2-9. Examples of SCG K items.

SCG L

This SCG includes all ammunition items not included in the other SCGs. These types of ammunition have characteristics that will not permit them to be stored with other SCGs. Included in SCG L are suspect or damaged ammunition items of any SCG; prepackaged, liquid-fueled rocket engines; the chemical TPA (a flammable liquid), fuel-air explosive (FAE) devices, and chemically activated fuzes. An example of an SCG L item is shown in Figure 2-10.

Figure 2-10. An example of an SCG L item.

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SCG S

This SCG includes ammunition that poses no significant hazard in storage. This includes small arms ammunition, thermal batteries, explosive switches, firing devices, and igniters for time fuse. These items are packaged so that any explosive effect is confined. An accident may destroy a single pack, but would not affect other packs nearby. Examples of SCG S items are shown in Figure 2-11.

Figure 2-11. Examples of SCG S items.

STORAGE COMPATIBILITY CHART

To learn how an item of ammunition may be stored, first determine its SCG according to Table 5-20 in TM 9-1300-206. This table is shown in Figure 2-12. The SCG of each ammunition item is also given in SB 708-4.

Additional references that provide SCG information are the Ammunition Book Complete (ABC) and the Hazard Classification of United States Military Explosives and Munitions. These last two references may not be available at all military activities. They are not available through regular publications channels, but most activities performing ammunition related functions will have them.

You may also refer to Table 5-21 in TM 9-1300-206 to find the SCG and the QD classification of an item. An extract of this table is shown in Figure 2-13. It lists most ammunition items in alphabetical order, and provides the SCG for each item.

Figure 2-14 shows an extract of Figure 5-3 (the storage compatibility mixing chart) contained in TM 9-1300-206. This chart is used to determine which SCGs may be combined in storage, and which SCGs must be stored separately. Examine this chart, and read the notes carefully.

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Figure 2-12. Extract of Table 5-20 from TM 9-1300-206.

Using the storage compatibility mixing chart requires attention to detail. For example, assume that you receive a shipment of WP field ammunition for storage at your facility. According to Table 5-20 in TM 9-1300-206 (shown in Figure 2-12 above), WP field ammunition belongs in SCG H. Locate SCG H on the top of the storage compatibility mixing chart contained in Figure 5-3 of TM 9-1300-206 (shown in Figure 2-14 on page 2-11). Read down to find out which, if any, SCGs may be stored with SCG H. When you do, you will see that only ammunition items in SCG S may be stored with ammunition items in SCG H.

Note that the compatibility mixing chart you have just used applies to storage only. Ammunition being transported comes under a different set of regulations and publications.

MIXED STORAGE

Items from SCGs C, D, E, F, G, H, J, and S may be combined in storage as long as the total NEW does not exceed 1,000 pounds per storage site. Such items must also be packaged according to approved drawings. For example, 600 pounds NEW of bulk black powder and 375 pounds NEW of fireworks may be stored together if packaged according to approved drawings. Bulk black powder is SCG D, fireworks are SCG G, and the total combined weight of the items is less than 1,000 pounds.

QUANTITY-DISTANCE

Ammunition and explosives are classified on the basis of their reactions to specific initiating influences. This grouping of explosives and ammunition into several hazard classes and divisions does not necessarily mean that different items in a class/division may be stored together. The maximum amount of explosives permitted at any storage location is determined by the distance between the storage location and various exposures.

QD requirements were developed to provide certain levels of protection for nearby communities, public railroads, highways, and plant facilities from the effects of explosions that might occur within an ammunition storage area.

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QD requirements set limits on the NEW of ammunition or explosive items that may be stored at one location based on the characteristics of the items and the hazards that they present. QD requirements also specify how near a storage location may be to buildings and other areas used by the local people, and how near it may be to other ammunition or explosive storage sites.

To put it simply, QD requirements are intended to protect persons and property near storage areas. They also minimize the possibility of an explosion in a given storage site causing an explosive chain reaction in nearby storage sites.

QUANTITY-DISTANCE TERMS

The paragraphs that follow describe some of the QD terms and definitions you must become familiar with. You should refer back to this section as you read the rest of this lesson to keep this information fresh in your mind.

Intraline Distance

This is the minimum distance permitted between any two buildings within one operating line. Intraline distance is illustrated in Figure 2-15 and Figure 2-16.

Figure 2-15. Intraline distance.

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Figure 2-16. Examples of intraline distance.

Inhabited-Building Distance (IBD)

This distance is used for any building or structure (other than an operating building) that may be occupied, whether it is inside or outside a DOD establishment. Included are schools, churches, residences, service clubs, terminals, stores, and hospitals. IBD is illustrated in Figure 2-17 and Figure 2-18.

Figure 2-17. Inhabited-building distance (IBD).

Magazine Distance

A magazine is any building or structure (except an operating building) that is used to store ammunition, explosives, or loaded ammunition components. Magazine distance is the minimum distance permitted between any two storage magazines, as shown in Figure 2-19.

Public Traffic Route (PTR) Distance

The PTR distance applies to any public street, road, highway, navigable stream or passenger railway. Examples of PTR distances are shown in Figure 2-20, Figure 2-21, and Figure 2-22.

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Figure 2-18. Inhabited-building distance (IBD).

Figure 2-19. Magazine distance.

Navigable Stream

This term refers only to those parts of streams, channels, or canals that are capable of being used in their ordinary or maintained condition as highways of commerce over which trade and travel are conducted.

Passenger Railroad

This is any steam, diesel, electric, or other railroad that carries passengers for hire.

Intermagazine Distance

This is the minimum distance permitted between explosive locations as prescribed for various types and quantities of explosives. This distance should prevent propagation by blast.

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Figure 2-20. Public-highway distance.

Figure 2-21. Navigable-stream distance.

Operating Building

This term is used to describe any structure (except a magazine) in which operations pertaining to the manufacture, processing, handling, loading, or assembly of ammunition or explosives are performed.

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Figure 2-22. Public Railway distance.

Operating Line

An operating line is a group of buildings, facilities, or related work stations so arranged as to permit the performance of the consecutive steps in the manufacture of an explosive or in the loading, assembly, modification, or maintenance of ammunition. (Refer to Figure 2-15 on page 2-12.)

DETERMINING NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHTS

For fixed, semi-fixed, and separate-loading projectiles, the NEW is the net weight of the explosives in the projectiles, exclusive of any propelling charges.

For solid propellants, the NEW is the net weight of the propellant in containers (for bulk propellants) or in the propelling charges.

For rockets and guided missiles, the NEW is the net weight of the explosives in the warhead plus the net weight of the propellant in the rocket motor. Note that an exception to this rule exists where testing has shown that the propellant in the rocket motor will make no significant contribution to the HE yield of the warhead. In such cases, the NEW will be computed separately based on the warhead and on the propellant. The greater of these two results must be used.

QUANTITY-DISTANCE CLASSES AND DIVISIONS

There are five QD classes and divisions, as shown in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1. QD class/divisions and hazards.

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To identify these hazards for fire-fighting operations, fire symbols and chemical hazard markers as shown in Figure 2-23 and Figure 2-24 are used.

Figure 2-23. Fire symbols

Figure 2-24. Chemical hazard markers.

TM 9-1300-206 contains tables showing the items in each QD class/division. To determine the QD class/division of an ammunition or explosive item, you can use Table 5-21 in TM 9-1300-206. An extract of this table is shown in Figure 2-13 on page 2-10.

FRAGMENT DISTANCES

A number in parentheses before the class and division, such as (18) 1.1, (12) 1.2, or (08) 1.2, gives the minimum distance in feet (times 100) required to protect against flying fragments. Most of these numbers in parentheses are found before items in class/division 1.2 (non-mass-detonating, fragment-producing). The following examples illustrate what these numbers mean.

When you see "(04) 1.2" after an item of ammunition, it means that the minimum distance to protect against fragments (or other specified hazards) is 400 feet. This item is in class 1, division 2. When you see "(08) 1.2," it means that an 800-foot minimum distance is required. A class/division of "(12) 1.2" means that a distance of at least 1,200 feet is required, and so on.

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REQUIRED DISTANCES FOR CLASS/DIVISION 1.1 ITEMS

TM 9-1300-206 contains tables of required distances based on NEW for the various QD class/divisions. Figure 2-25 shows an extract of Table 5-3, which lists items in QD class/division 1.1.

Determining IBD and PTR Distances (Class/Division 1.1)

Table 5-4 in TM 9-1300-206 gives the IBD and the PTR distance based on the item NEW. An extract of this table is shown in Figure 2-26.

For example, if 57,000 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 items are present at a storage location, the IBD is 1,565 feet, and the PTR distance is 940 feet.

The PTR distance is 60 percent of the IBD distance. This ratio is built into the tables. In the example just shown, 940 is 60 percent of 1,565. The reason for this is spelled out in the extract from TM 9-1300-206 shown in Figure 2-27.

Now try using the table. If you had 75,000 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 items stored at a single location, what would the applicable IBD and PTR distance be? Use Figure 2-26 to find the answer.

The solution is simple. You have exactly 75,000 pounds NEW (not over 75,000), so the IBD is 1,685 feet, and the PTR distance is 1,010 feet.

Since TM 9-1300-206 was published, a new minimum IBD of 1,250 feet for any class/division 1.1 item has been established. See Figure 2-28. The following is an example of the 1,250-foot minimum IBD requirement.

If you had 1,000 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 items at a storage location, you would find a 400-foot IBD requirement in Table 5-4. (Refer to Figure 2-26 on page 2-20.) However, you could not use an IBD of 400 feet; you would have to use 1,250 feet. The same applies to the PTR distance. In this example, you find the PTR is listed as 240 feet. However, 60 percent of 1,250 feet is about 745 feet. What all this means is that you must ignore that part of Table 5-4 that shows IBDs of less than 1,250 feet.

Determining Intraline Distance (Class/Division 1.1)

Table 5-5 in TM 9-1300-206 shows class/division 1.1 intraline separation requirements. An extract of this table is shown in Figure 2-29.

At this point, take a moment to review the term "intraline." (Refer to Figure 2-15 on page 2-12 and Figure 2-16 on page 2-13.)

As you look at the extract of Table 5-5 shown in Figure 2-29, find the column headings "Bar." (for barricaded) and "Unbar." (for unbarricaded) under the column "Distance in feet."

"Barricaded" means that an effective barricade exists between the magazines, operating buildings, stacks, or other buildings opposed one to another. Figure 2-30 shows an example of a barricade between stacks of munitions. Barricades are normally constructed of earth, although they may be made using a combination of earth and wood or even concrete.

"Unbarricaded" means that effective barricades between the magazines, operating buildings, stacks, or other buildings opposed one to another are lacking.

Table 5-5 (refer to Figure 2-29) is used in much the same way as the IBD and PTR distance table (Table 5-4, shown in Figure 2-26) previously discussed. The NEW of class/division 1.1 items is shown in the first two columns; the required intraline separation in feet is shown

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Figure 2-25. Extract of Table 5-3, TM 9-1300-206.

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Figure 2-27. Extract of TM 9-1300-206, 60-percent factor.

Figure 2-28. Extract of TM 9-1300-206, minimum distance.

in the following columns. For example, 750 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 munitions would require an intraline distance of 85 feet barricaded or 170 feet unbarricaded. (750 pounds NEW is over 700, but less than 800.)

Now try this problem. You have 8,075 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 munitions to be stored at an unbarricaded site. What would the minimum intraline distance be? (Refer to Figure 2-29.) Since 8,075 pounds NEW is over 8,000, but less than 9,000, the required distance is 370 feet.

Determining Intermagazine Distance (Class/Division 1.1)

When calculating intermagazine distances, you must know the types of magazines involved. Note that earth-covered, igloo-type magazines are considered barricaded on the rear and sides only. The front end of such magazines is considered unbarricaded, unless an effective separate barricade is used at that end of the magazine.

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Figure 2-30. An example of a barricade between stacks.

Table 5-6 in TM 9-1300-206 provides minimum intermagazine distances for the common magazine types. An extract of Table 5-6 is shown in Figure 2-31. To read this table, simply find the first type of magazine in the left-hand column, then move across the top of the table to the second type of magazine involved in your calculation. Do this for two standard, earth-covered, arch-type magazines with their fronts unbarricaded. Reacting across and down to find the correct number (called the intermagazine hazard factor), you find the numeral "9." You will use this number on Table 5-7 to complete your calculation. An extract of Table 5-7 is shown in Figure 2-32.

Assume that you have 10,000 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 munitions to store. On Table 5-7 (shown in Figure 2-32), read down the first two columns until you find "Not over

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10,000." Then read across the top of the table until you find the numeral "9." Reading across and down, you find that the minimum intermagazine distance is 235 feet.

Now try another exercise using Table 5-6 and Table 5-7. Assume that you have 95,000 pounds NEW of class/division 1.1 munitions requiring storage. Find the intermagazine distance required between an unbarricaded above-ground (not earth-covered) magazine and a standard, earth-covered, arch-type magazine, the front of which is unbarricaded. Using Table 5-6 (shown in Figure 2-31), go down the left side of the table until you find the block marked "Above ground magazine (not earth-covered)." In the block to the right, find the word "Unbarricaded." Now go across the top of the table until you find the block marked "Standard, earth-covered, arch-type magazine." In the blocks below, find the one marked "Front unbarricaded." Where the two lines intersect, you will find the numeral "9." This is the intermagazine hazard factor that you will have to apply to Table 5-7 (shown in Figure 2-32). You will also need the NEW of the munitions requiring storage.

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NOTE: Disregard the numbers "1.1W1/3," "1.25W1/3," "2W1/3," and so on under the column entitled "Intermagazine hazard factors and distances (feet) " in Table 5-7 (shown in Figure 2-32 on page 2-24). These numbers have no bearing on your calculations.

Go down the left side of Table 5-7, under the "Net pounds of explosive" heading, until you find "over 90,000 and not over 100,000." Now go across the top of the table under "Intermagazine hazard factors and distances (feet)" until you find the hazard factor of 9 that you obtained from Table 5-6. Where the two columns intersect, you will find the number "510," which means that these two magazines must be separated by a distance of at least 510 feet.

Summary of Class/Division 1.1 Distance Requirements

Up to this point in the lesson, only class/division 1.1 QD requirements have been covered.These are summarized as follows:

● Table 5-4 (shown in Figure 2-26 on page 2-20) is used to determine class/division 1.1 IBDs and PTR distances.

● Table 5-5 (shown in Figure 2-29 on page 2-22) is used to determine class/division 1.1 intraline separations.

● Table 5-6 (Shown in Figure 2-31 on page 2-23) and Table 5-7 (shown in Figure 2-32 on page 2-24) are used to determine class/division 1.1 intermagazine distances.


Table 5-9 in TM9-1300-206 lists ammunition and explosive items in class/division 1.2 (non-mass-detonating, fragment-producing items). An extract of Table 5-9 is shown in Figure 2-33.

The QD requirements for class/division 1.2 items are contained in four different tables in TM 9-1300-206. These tables, which are shown in Figure 2-34, are for use with class/division 1.2 items that are preceded by fragment-distance designators. Use Table 5-10 for items designated by "(04)," Table 5-11 for items designated by "(08)," Table 5-12 for items designated by "(12)," and Table 5-13 for items designated by "(18)."

To demonstrate the use of the class/division 1.2 tables, we will use electric primers for artillery rounds as an example. Assume that you have 100 pounds NEW of such primers and want to find the relevant IBD, PTR distance, intraline distance, and above-ground magazine distance.

The first step is to find the QD class of electric primers for artillery. Refer to the extract of Table 5-21 shown in Figure 2-35. The class/division of these primers is listed as (04) 1.2.

Now go to Table 5-10 (shown in Figure 2-34 on page 2-27). This table shows that there is no NEW limit for class/division (04) 1.2 items. The IBD is listed as 400 feet. The PTR distance is listed as 240 feet. The intraline distance is listed as 200 feet. The above-ground magazine distance is listed as 200 feet.

Look at Note 2 under Table 5-10. What this means is that you may reduce the minimum distances by using Table 5-5 instead of Table 5-10 if the total NEW of HE filler present is less than 1,000 pounds. Look at the extract of Table 5-5 shown in Figure 2-29 on page 2-22. It shows the minimum unbarricaded distance as 80 feet for 100 pounds NEW. This distance applies to these primers, even though Table 5-5 is for class/division 1.1 items and the primers are in class/division 1.2.

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Figure 2-34. Extract of QD tables for class/division 1.2 items, TM 9-1300-206.

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As another exercise in determining minimum distances for class/division 1.2 items, find the IBD for 550 pounds NEW of M19 WP hand grenades. Find the item's class and division in the extract of Table 5-21 shown in Figure 2-36. You will find that they are listed as (08) 1.2. Next, go to Table 5-11 (shown in Figure 2-34 on page 2-27). You find the IBD is 800 feet.

Table 5-12 and Table 5-13 (also shown in Figure 2-34 on page 2-27) are used in the same way as Table 5-10 and Table 5-11.


Table 5-15 in TM 9-1300-206 lists items included in class/division 13 (mass-fire-hazard items). Table 5-14 is used to determine QD requirements for such items Extracts of Table 5-14 and Table 5-15 are shown in Figure 2-37. Table 5-14 lists IBD, PTR distance, intraline distance, and above-ground magazine distance.

These tables are used in the same manner as the tables previously discussed in this lesson. For example, blank cannon ammunition is listed in Table 5-21 as class/division 1.3. If you had 1,500 pounds NEW of these items and wanted to find the minimum intraline distance, you would first verify the class/division by checking Table 5-21 and Table 5-15. You would then use Table 5-14 to find the required minimum intraline distance (in this case, 75 feet).

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Table 5-16 in TM 9-1300-206 lists items included in class/division 1.4 (moderate-fire, no-blast items). Table 5-17 is used to determine minimum QD requirements for such items. An extract of Table 5-16 is shown in Figure 2-38, and Table 5-17 is shown in Figure 2-39. Notice that the pounds of explosives column in Table 5-17 shows no limits. This means that you need not be concerned with the NEW of the items. Class/division 1.4 items present a moderate fire hazard, and are the least hazardous of the class/divisions.

As an example of a class/division 1.4 problem, assume that you need to know the IBD for 5.56-millimeter ball, small arms ammunition. First, check the extract of Table 5-16 (shown in Figure 2-38 on page 2-31) to verify the class and division of the items. Then go to Table 5-17 (shown in Figure 2-39). Since there is no NEW limit, simply read across the table to the "Inhabited building" column. The IBD is 100 feet.


There are no QD tables given in TM 9-1300-206 for class/division 6.1 items (toxic and incapacitating chemicals) because they are not explosive hazards. Class/division 6.1 includes chemical group A items and some chemical group B items. These chemical groups are not

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to be confused with SCGs. Chemical agent QD requirements are prescribed by Headquarters, US Army Materiel Command (AMC).

Use Table 5-21 in TM 9-1300-206 to determine the QD requirements for chemical agents with explosive components. An extract of Table 5-21 is shown in Figure 2-40. For example, this table lists chemical ammunition, group A, without explosive components as QD class/division 6.1, but chemical ammunition, group A, with explosive components is listed as class/division (12) 1.2. This entry also indicates that Note 2 applies. The notes for Table 5-21 are shown in Figure 2-41.

Figure 2-37. Extracts of Table 5-14 and Table 5-15 from TM 9-1300-206.

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Figure 2-41. Extract of Table 5-21 notes, from TM 9-1300-206.

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PRACTICE EXERCISE

The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each question. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answered any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved. You may use the tables given in this lesson and in the Appendix at the back of this subcourse booklet when answering these questions.

1. How many SCGs are there?A. One.B. Five.C. Ten.D. Twelve.

2. Which SCG includes fireworks?A. SCG E.B. SCG F.C. SCG G.D. SCG H.

3. Which SCG includes separate-loading HE projectiles?A. SCG D.B. SCG E.C. SCG F.D. SCG G.

4. Which SCG includes wet lead azide?A. SCG A.B. SCG B.C. SCG C.D. SCG D.

5. When warranted by operational considerations, with what SCGs may SCG E items be storedA. SCGs B, C, and D.B. SCGs B, C, D, E, F, G, and S.C. SCGs C, D, and E.D. SCGs D, E, F, G, H, J, and K.

6 What is the IBD for 21,000 pounds of bulk TNT requiring storage?A. 990 feet.B. 1,000 feet.C. 1,170 feet.D. 1,250 feet.

7. What are the intraline distance and the above-ground magazine distance for 75,000 pounds NEW of illuminating projectiles?A. 150 feet.B. 190 feet.C. 280 feet.D. 420 feet.

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8. You have 20,000 fuse lighters to be stored in a fire-resistive structure. What is the least possible above-ground magazine distance?A. 70 feet.B. 80 feet.C. 90 feet.D. 100 feet.

9. You have 47,000 pounds NEW of 105-millimeter, semi-fixed, Comp B, HE cartridges. What are the minimum unbarricaded intraline distance and the IBD?A. 360 feet (intraline distance) and 1,425 feet (IBD).B. 405 feet (intraline distance) and 1,425 feet (IBD).C. 330 feet (intraline distance) and 1,475 feet (IBD).D. 660 feet (intraline distance) and 1,475 feet (IBD).

10. You are storing HEAT mines with a NEW of 12,000 pounds in a nonstandard, earth-covered magazine with a barricaded front. What is the required intermagazine distance from other magazines of the same type?A. 75 feet.B. 125 feet.C. 165 feet.D. 300 feet.

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ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK


1. D. Twelve. (page 2-2)

2. C. SCG G. (page 2-3 and Figure 2-12, page 2-9)

3. A. SCG D. (page 2-3 and Figure 2-12, page 2-9)

4. A. SCG A. (page 2-2 and Figure 2-13, page 2-10)

5. B. SCGs B, C, D, E, F, G, and S. (Figure 2-14, page 2-11)

6. C. 1,170 feet. (Figure 2-26, page 2-20, or Appendix. page A-3)

7. B. 190 feet. (Figure 2-35, page 2-28 and Figure 2-37, page 2-30; or Appendix, pages A-17 and A-11)

8. B. 80 feet. (Figure 2-38, page 2-31 and Figure 2-39, page 2-32; or Appendix, pages A-15 and A-12)

9. D. 660 feet (intraline distance) and 1,475 feet (IBD). (Figure 2-25, page 2-19, Figure 2-26, page 2-20, and Figure 2-29, page 2-22; or Appendix, pages A-14, A-3, and A-5)

10. C. 165 feet. (Figure 2-13, page 2-10, Figure 2-31, page 2-23, and Figure 2-32, page 2-24; or Appendix, pages A-16, A-6, and A-8)

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LESSON 3

PLAN AMMUNITION RECEIVING OPERATIONS

Critical Task: 03-4020.02-0001

OVERVIEW

Lesson Description

This lesson contains a review of the requirements for planning receiving operations. It also covers the documentation associated with the receipt of inbound ammunition shipments and unit turn-ins.

Terminal Learning Objective Action:

Actions: You will review the procedures for planning receiving operations, including the management of personnel, equipment, and logistical operations. You will also review the documentation used in the receipt and unit turn-in of munitions.

Condition: You will be given all the information required for completion of this lesson, including extracts from appropriate publications. No additional equipment or personnel are required.

Standard: You will be able to determine the proper planning procedures and review the documentation required for the receipt of an inbound shipment and for a unit turn-in. You will be required to answer the questions in the examination at the end of this subcourse with 7 0 percent accuracy.

References: The material contained in this lesson was derived from the following publications:

● BOE Tariff Number 6000-E.● DA Pamphlet 710-2-1.● DA Pamphlet 710-2-2.● FM 9-38.● SC 1305/30-IL.● TM 9-1300-206.

INTRODUCTION

The key to any successful operation is prior planning. This is especially true for ammunition receiving operations. Ammunition receipts often involve minute details that must be worked out before actual operations begin. As an officer in the supply/operations section of an ammunition supply point (ASP), you will be required to ensure proper planning for the receipt of inbound ammunition shipments and for unit turn-ins of live ammunition and residue. You will have to be familiar with reports and documentation, packaging and palletization, materials handling equipment (MHE), manpower, tools, and supplies.

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RECEIVING OPERATIONS

Definition of an Ammunition Receipt

"Receipt" is a term used to describe receiving ammunition as a result of the movement and transfer of stocks from one ammunition storage activity to another. The receipts discussed in this lesson are shipments from one of the following areas:

● An ASP.● A corps storage area (CSA).● A theater storage area (TSA).● A port of entry (POE).● A manufacturing plant.

Unit turn-ins are not referred to as receipts. However, when a unit returns unused ammunition or residue, it must be "received" by the storage activity. Unit turn-ins will be covered later in this lesson.

Notice of Shipment

An ammunition supply unit normally receives advance notice of incoming shipments. This notification, called a REPSHIP, may be provided in one or more of the following ways:

● DD Form 1348-1 (DOD Single Line Item Release/Receipt Document). A completed example of this form is shown in Figure 3-1. Block numbers 8 through 22 provide the item stock number, and block numbers 25 through 29 identify the quantity to be shipped.

● XBT Record. A completed example of this form is shown in Figure 3-2. Block numbers 9 through 12 identify the item's DODIC, and block numbers 17 through 24 indicate the quantity to be shipped.

● Advance notice by telephone, facsimile, or message according to MACOM directives.

Planning for Receipts

Proper planning for receipts begins when the notice from the shipper is received. The notice shows the contents of the shipment and the expected arrival date. The following paragraphs describe the steps that must be taken.

Select Proper Storage Locations. Compare the REPSHIP to your stock records to determine if the ammunition listed is similar to ammunition already stored.

If the shipment is similar to ammunition in storage (with the same NSN and lot numbers), determine if there is adequate space to store it. Check the storage locations shown on planographs, or the actual storage locations. Planographs may be scale drawings of magazine floor plans, or they may be computer-generated location systems that lay out the storage site into grids. In either case, the measurement used must be identified somewhere on the planographs. The necessary pallet dimensions (length, width, and height) are given in SB 708-4, by NSN, as shown in Figure 3-3. With the pallet dimensions and the dimensions of the space available, using arithmetic to calculate the area and cube is simple. A comparison of area to cube then shows if the ammunition will fit into the space available. If the shipment will not fit, rewarehousing of ammunition among the magazines may be required. Warehousing and rewarehousing procedures are covered in detail in subcourse MM0169, Evaluating Conventional Ammunition Storage Operations (Part II).

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Figure 3-1. An example of a completed DA Form 1348-1 (DOD Single Line ItemRelease/Receipt Document).

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Figure 3-2. An example of a completed XBT Card.

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Figure 3-3. A partial extract of a page in SB 708-4.

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When the records show that the same type of ammunition is not stored at the facility, determine if there are compatible items in storage. Use the procedure that you learned in Lesson 2 to make this determination. Next, ensure that QD requirements are met for each storage point you plan to use. Again, you must use the methods you learned in Lesson 2 to determine the applicable QD requirements. If you need to determine the nomenclature of the item in order to use Table 5-21 in TM 9-1300-206, you can find this information in SB 708-4.

Ammunition magazines are designed to store a specific NEW. Standard, earth-covered magazines have a design capacity of 500,000 pounds NEW. Nonstandard, earth-covered magazines have a capacity of 250,000 pounds NEW. Drawing numbers that dictate the authorized NEW are contained in AR 385-64. Determine if your magazines can be loaded to their capacity by checking the facility capacity license along with any waivers or exemptions that are in effect at the site. This license gives the total NEW authorized for the activity. The facility capacity license is a certification by the Explosive Safety Board and the Corps of Engineers. It is governed by DOD Regulation 5056.98TD.

Meet Stock Consolidation Requirements. Pallet dimensions can be used to plot the planned storage on a planograph. When planning storage, the largest lot is stored in the rear of the magazine, as shown in Figure 3-4.

There must also be space for equipment to turn around. The aisle for MHE, is based on four feet, seven inches, plus the length or width of the pallet, or 40 inches for the forklift with tines, whichever is greater. Most planographs are scale drawings of the magazine's floor space scaled at five-foot increments. Planographs may vary, but they must always be scaled so that space can be calculated.

Determine Personnel and Equipment Requirements. Now that the storage locations for the expected ammunition shipment are known, the equipment and personnel requirements can be determined. The number of required ammunition handlers is based on factors such as the type, quantity, and packing configuration of the ammunition. In any event, there must be at least one supervisor and two people to do the work at each storage location. The following factors must be considered:

• There must be enough MHE for the operation, and it must be of the correct type (electric forklifts for inside work and rough-terrain forklifts for outside).

• All hand tools must be serviceable, and extra tools must be available in case of breakdown. There should be one set of cutters and crimpers available for each band tightener.

• There must be enough steel strapping, clips, staples, and dunnage to repalletize if necessary.

• If a crane is being used to handle palletized projectiles, serviceable slings must be available.

• Personal protective equipment (such as face shields for banding operations, work gloves, and safety shoes) must be available.

• On-the-spot maintenance support must be available.

• If the work must be done at night, only approved lighting may be used. For safety reasons, the interior of the magazine is illuminated only by reflection.

• MHE requirements (such as transport vehicles and forklifts) must be coordinated with the motor pool or service section.

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Figure 3-4. Example of a planograph.

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Coordinate the Plan. When the plan is complete, it must be coordinated with the operations officer and storage officer for approval. The plan must include planographs and personnel and equipment lists, and it must conform to local standing operating procedures (SOPs).

Preparing a Planning SOP

As the ammunition officer, you should establish an internal SOP on the planning procedures for receiving inbound shipments. The steps or activities to be followed for shipment receipts are shown in Figure 3-5. Local SOPs may require some deviation from these steps, but you should use the information given in Figure 3-5 when preparing your local SOP. The following paragraphs outline the procedures used to process ammunition receipts that should be covered in the local SOP.

Receipt Procedures

Arrival of Shipments. Shipments may be made by air, sea, road, or rail. In the case of sea shipments, it is advisable for representatives of the TSA to be at the port terminal to assist in supervising unloading. This helps to ensure that lot integrity is maintained, and reduces the lot segregation workload at the depot or ASP.

Inspection of Vehicles and Contents. Once the ammunition-laden vehicles arrive at the ASP or depot gate, the first step is to inspect the vehicles and their cargo.

The surveillance section representative should check each vehicle, trailer, or railcar for mechanical faults. Each vehicle should have a DD Form 626 (Motor Vehicle Inspection) filled out by the shipping activity. Any deficiencies noted must be corrected before the vehicle may enter the ammunition storage area in the ASP.

During the vehicle inspection, the cargo must also be checked. The primary purpose of this inspection is for safety and security. Blocking and bracing must be checked to ensure adequacy. Rounds and boxes are checked for damage during shipment, and seals are checked to ensure that no tampering or pilferage took place during transport.

When these inspections are completed, the vehicles are moved to a suitable holding area until movement to the storage location and offloading can be accomplished.

Review of Shipping Documents. Once the vehicles are in the holding area. the DD Forms 1348-1 and DD Form 1384 (Transportation Control and Movement Document) (TCMD) are collected and taken to the stock control section of the ASP.

The stock control section reviews the documents for accuracy, and double-checks them against the REPSHIP data. Any stocks that arrived without advance notification (and are therefore not included in the storage plan) must have storage locations assigned at this time.

The stock control section prepares a DA Form 3151-R (Ammunition Stores Slip) for each vehicle. It also prepares DA Forms 3020-R (Magazine Data Cards) as required based on lot consolidations. When the storage documentation is completed, all the documents are passed to the assigned checker.

Assignment and Function of a Checker. The storage platoon assigns a checker to each vehicle or to a group of vehicles, depending on the cargo destination. The checker escorts the vehicles to the appropriate storage site, and supervises offloading by the storage crew.

During offloading, the checker verifies the type, lot number, condition code, and quantity received according to the DA Form 3151-R. The checker annotates the document to correct

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Figure 3-5. Recommended shipment receipt procedures (extracted from FM 9-38).

any discrepancies between the actual load and the DA Form 3151-R. Once offloading is completed, the checker signs the form as the receiver, and the driver signs as the releasor.

After the total quantity of each DODIC and lot is stored, the checker ensures that the DD Forms 3020-R are annotated to reflect the shipment receipt. After the storage operation is completed, the checker returns all forms to the stock control section.

Review of Storage Documents. After the DA Forms 3151-R are returned, the stock control section reviews them for accuracy and completeness.

The figures on the DA Forms 3151-R are verified by lot number and storage location.

The received stocks are cross-referenced against TB 9-1300-385, Munitions, Restricted or Suspended, to check for possible suspensions and restrictions.

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The DA Forms 3151-R are cross-referenced against the original shipping DD Forms 1348-1. Any discrepancies identified by the checker or by the audit trail are noted, and any true discrepancies are clarified. The DD Form 1348-1, which is the accountable document, is corrected and annotated, if required.

Completing and Filing the Documents. After the DA Forms 3151-R have been checked, a representative of the receiving activity signs the DD Forms 1348-1 and the DD Form 1384, and the convoy departs the area. The stock control section posts the receipts, forwards the receipt documents via the Standard Army Ammunition System (SAAS) to the next level, and files the receipt documents and the supporting documents.

From the time the ammunition enters the depot or ASP, the surveillance section performs receipt inspections continuously. Depending on the size of the shipment, this process may take days or even weeks.

TURN-IN OPERATIONS

Definition of an Ammunition Turn-In

The term "turn-in" is used in this lesson to describe the return of unexpended ammunition and ammunition residue to the ASP or supply support activity (SSA). Ammunition residue is defined as all items remaining after ammunition and missiles are used. It includes such items as cartridge cases, links, nose plugs, launch tubes, pull rings and levers, fin protectors, safety clips, igniters, firing devices, grommets, and items used to package ammunition and missiles.

Turn-In Guidelines

The following guidelines make turning in ammunition safer and easier to control:

• Encourage using units to return unexpended ammunition in the original packaging.

• Discourage using units from opening more packages than needed for immediate use.

• Inspect turn-ins thoroughly. Check especially for mixed lots and varying quantities in each container, unserviceable or hazardous ammunition mixed with serviceable ammunition, and live ammunition mixed with residue.

• Inspect 100 percent of the residue materials turned in. Residue must be certified by the quality assurance (QA) section as being free of explosives.

• As the ammunition officer of the supporting ASP, establish an external SOP for distribution to all supported units advising them on the documentation and procedures to be used when turning in live ammunition and residue.

Planning for Unit Turn-Ins

The steps or activities to be performed relative to the turn-in of ammunition are shown in Figure 3-6. Local SOPs may require some deviation from these steps, but you should start with the information given in Figure 3-6 when preparing your local SOP. The following paragraphs outline the turn-in procedures that should be covered in the local SOP.

Live Ammunition Turn-In Procedures

Completing the DA Form 581. When a using unit has a requirement to turn in live ammunition, it must prepare a DA Form 581 (Request for Issue and Turn-In of Ammunition). If more space is needed, a DA Form 581-1 (Request for Issue and Turn-In of

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Figure 3-6. Recommended ammunition turn-in procedures (extracted from FM 9-38).

Ammunition Continuation Sheet) is used. An example of a completed DA Form 581 is shown in Figure 3-7. Refer to this figure as you read the following block-by-block description of how to complete a DA Form 581 for a live ammunition turn-in.

Block 1. Leave this block blank.

Block 2. Place an X in this block.

Block 3. Enter the unit document number from the expendable document register. This number consists of the unit Department of Defense activity address code (DODAAC), the Julian date, and the serial number.

Block 4. This block is for local use.

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Block 5. Enter the total number of DA Forms 581 and DA Forms 581-1 with this document number.

Block 6. Do not make an entry in this block.

Block 7. Enter the name and address of the supporting ASP.

Block 8. Enter the name, address, and unit identification code (UIC) of the using unit.

Block 9. Enter the appointment date and time.



Block 12. Enter the using unit's DODAAC.

Block 13a. Enter the name of the authorized requester, as indicated by the using unit's DA Form 1687 (Notice of Delegation of Authority-Receipt for Supplies).

Block 13b. Enter the Julian date on which the request is prepared

Block 13c. Enter the signature of the authorized requester, as indicated on the using unit's DA Form 1687.

Block 14a. Enter the name of the authorized approving authority. Depending upon the type of unit involved, the approving officer may be a supply officer (S4), a division ammunition officer (DAO), or other authority.

Block 14b. Enter the Julian date on which the request is approved

Block 14c. Enter the signature of the authorized approving authority.

Block 15. Enter the item number. Number the items sequentially.

Block 16. Enter the DODIC.

Block 17. Enter the NSN.

Block 18. Enter the nomenclature. Enter the words "LAST ITEM' after the last entry.

Block 19. Enter the unit of issue.

Block 20. Enter the quantity to be turned in.

Block 21. Enter the training event code from DA Pamphlet 710-2-1, Appendix K.

Block 22. Enter the applicable turn-in code from DA Pamphlet 710-2-2, Table J-2.

Blocks 23 Through 27. The requestor leaves these blocks blank.

Block 28. Enter the following statements, as applicable:

• "The above items drawn on document number xxxxx were not expended. All other items drawn on that document number were properly expended."

• "Residue turn-in is under document number xxxxxxx."

• "The vehicle listed below passed the safety inspection required by DA Pamphlet 710-2-1, Figure 11-1." (This entry is optional.)

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Figure 3-7.

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• "As a result of shortage, DA Form xxxxR is attached." (Enter this statement and attach the appropriate DA form or commander's statement when there is a shortage between the quantity of unexpended ammunition issued and the ammunition returned to the ASP.)

Block 29. List all supporting DA Forms 581 and DA Forms 581-1.

Blocks 30 Through 31. The requester leaves these blocks blank.

Processing the DA Form 581. After completing the DA Form 581, the using unit takes the ammunition to be turned in to the ASP and presents the DA Form 581 to the stock control section. The stock control clerk who receives the DA Form 581 for a turn-in action pulls the due-in suspense copy of the original issue DA Form 581 and reconciles the turn-in.

The stock control clerk compares the entries in Blocks 3, 7, 8, 13a, 16, 17, and 18 to verify the accuracy of the technical and administrative entries. He or she then checks Block 28 of the turn-in document to ensure that the correct statements were entered and signed as required. The statements entered by the using unit must reference the document number that was used to issue the ammunition. A document number is then assigned and entered in Block 28 of the DA Form 581.

Next, a DA Form 3151-R is prepared showing the items listed on DA Form 581. The ammunition and the DA Form 3151-R are then sent to the inspection/turn-in section. This section counts and classifies the ammunition, then enters the actual quantity turned in on the DA Form 3151-R. The DA Form 3151-R is then returned to the stock control section, where the quantity and types of ammunition turned in are compared with the DA Form 581 turn-in document from the using unit. If there are shortages, the stock control clerk lists the shortages on the DA Form 581.

Transaction Reporting, Completing, and Filing. If the SSA or ASP reports to a SAAS-1/3 (TAACOM/COSCOM) unit, it must complete and forward a DIC-XBH transaction card for each turn-in of ammunition. SSAs and ASPs not reporting to a SAAS-1/3 (TAACOM/COSCOM) unit must report turn-ins according to the procedures established at the MACOM level.

When the turn-in processing is completed (including closing the action out on the document register and posting the stock records), the DA Form 581 and any additional documents supporting the turn-in are filed in the SSA or ASP voucher file by SSA or ASP document number sequence.

Ammunition Residue Turn-In Procedures

The high cost of reuseable components (such as small-arms cartridge cases) and the high cost of packaging materials have resulted in an effort in DOD to retrieve this materiel for reuse or to sell the items for recycling their metals.

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Ammunition residue that is economically returnable is identified in DA Pamphlet 710-2-1. The ASP or SSA should publish this list in its external SOP to ensure that all units are aware of these standards.

Completing the DA Form 581 for Residue Turn-Ins. Ammunition residue and salvageable items must be turned in to the SSA or ASP on a separate DA Form 581 from the one used for turning in live ammunition. An example of a completed DA Form 581 used to turn in ammunition residue is shown in Figure 3-8. It is completed in exactly the same manner as for a live ammunition turn-in, except for the remarks in Block 28, which are as follows:

• "The above items drawn on document number xxxxxxx were properly expended. All other items drawn on that document number are being returned under document number xxxxxx."

• "Contents have been inspected. Contents do not contain any live rounds, unfired primers, explosives, or other dangerous materiel. Signed." (The individual who makes the inspection signs this statement.) (This is a required entry.)

• "The vehicle listed below passed the safety inspection required by DA Pamphlet 710-2-1, Figure 11-1." (This entry is optional.)

• "As a result of shortages, DA Form xxxxxR is attached." (Enter this statement and attach a completed DA Form xxxxxR when there is a shortage between the quantity of unexpended ammunition issued and the ammunition returned to the ASP.)

Processing the DA Form 581. After completing the DA Form 581, the using unit takes the salvage material to the ASP or SSA and presents the DA Form 581 to the stock control section. The stock control clerk pulls the due in suspense copy of the original DA Form 581, and reconciles the turn-in.

The stock control clerk checks the Training Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS) training event code to verify why the ammunition was issued and expended. He or she then compares the entries in Blocks 3, 7, 8, 13a, 16, 17, and 18 to verify the accuracy of the technical and administrative entries. The clerk then checks Block 28 of the turn-in document to ensure that the correct statements were entered and signed as required. The statements entered by the using unit must reference the document number that was used to issue the ammunition. A document number is then assigned and entered in Block 28 of the DA Form 581.

Next, a DA Form 3151-R is prepared and sent with the ammunition to the inspection section. Using units must provide enough personnel to unload and segregate the items by type.

The inspector counts the residue items or, in the case of brass cartridges, weighs the items. Brass conversion factors in pounds per cartridge are shown in Table 3-1.

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Figure 3-8

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Table 3-1. Brass conversion factors.

Using this conversion chart, a using unit that was issued 39,875 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition must return 538.3 pounds of brass (39,875 rounds x .0135 pounds/round = 538.3 pounds). The ASP or SSA checker enters this information on the DA Form 3151-R, then escorts the unit's vehicle and personnel back to the stock control office.

The stock control clerk must now reconcile the turn-in documents (the DA Form 581 for live ammunition and the DA Form 581 for residue) against the original DA Form 581 on which the ammunition was issued.

Ammunition Reconciliation Requirements

Due to the high cost of ammunition, and to prevent the theft of ammunition, the ASP or SSA must take action to ensure that the ammunition items issued to a using unit on a DA Form 581 were either fired or returned. The Army also requires that all items that can be reused or recycled be turned in to the ASP or SSA. The steps taken to ensure that using units comply with these requirements are called reconciliation procedures.

DA Pamphlet 710-2-1, Appendix L, contains tables listing which items must be turned in. Figure 3-9 shows a partial extract of the table for FSC 1305. The information it contains is formatted in the following columns.

DODIC. This column shows the DODIC for the item.

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NSN/Noun (or NSN/Nomenclature). There are several NSN/Nomenclature entries for each DODIC. The first entry is the live ammunition item. It is followed by entries for the residue items generated when one pack of the ammunition is expended. In some cases (such as for DODIC C449), a single component may have several NSNs. Ina this case, all applicable NSNs are listed under the DODIC.

Unit pack. This column shows the number of items per package for the DODIC.

Reconciliation. This column indicates the residue items to be turned in according to MACOM directives. Items with an "R" in this column must be returned to the ASP. An "S" in this column indicates that, if a supplementary charge was removed during firing, it must be returned to the ASP. A "T" in this column indicates that additional documentation (such as a certificate of expenditure) is required for turn-in if the item was used during training.

The using unit must turn in all residue. If the residue turn-in and the live ammunition turn-in together total less than the quantity of ammunition issued, the unit commander must initiate an investigation under AR 190-11 and AR 735-5, Policies and Procedures for Property Accountability, dated 20 September 1989, if applicable. He or she must also provide the ASP or SSA with a statement on the turn-in document that such an investigation was initiated or that the residue was non-recoverable. An example of this would be nonrecoverable cartridge cases from small arms fired from aircraft. The ASP accountable officer determines on a case-by-case basis if the training event prevented the collection and turn-in of all fired cartridge cases.

Reconciliation Procedures

When a unit is issued ammunition, a suspense copy of the DA Form 581 is filed in the stock control office. Local SOPs establish the maximum number of days that may elapse between the issue and turn-in.

The stock control clerk normally uses three documents to perform the reconciliation. He or she identifies the quantity of live ammunition that was issued to the unit from the original DA Form 581. He or she then deducts the number of live rounds turned in on the DA Form 581 for live ammunition, and compares the result to the amount of residue turned in on the DA Form 581 for residue. For example, if 16,800 rounds were issued, and 10,000 rounds were turned in, the DA Form 581 for residue should show that 6,800 cartridge cases were turned in. Assume that these items were A071, NSN 1305-00-926-3930 cartridges, 5.56mm ball, M193. In addition to the cartridge cases, the unit must turn in the salvageable material. Referring to Figure 3-9, you find that the unit must turn in 168 ten-round clips for each 1,680 rounds issued (in this case, 1,680 clips). The unit must also turn in 12 magazine fillers for each 1,680 rounds issued (in this case, 120 magazine fillers). The unit must turn in two M2A1 metal boxes for each 1,680 rounds issued (20 metal boxes in this case). There is one wirebound box with ends for the M2A1 box for each 1,680 rounds issued, so 10 wirebound boxes must also be turned in in this example.

Shortages

If there are no shortages, the DA Forms 581 are signed, and a copy of each is given to the using unit along with a copy of the DA Form 3151-R.

When shortages exceed the allowable losses specified in Appendix L of DA Pamphlet 710-2-1, the battalion commander, or a lieutenant colonel or equivalent commander in the chain of command, may sign a certificate allowing the loss. Every effort to collect all residue for turn-in must be made. Missing live ammunition requires action under AR 190-11.

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Figure 3-9. Extract of Table L-1 from DA Pamphlet 710-2-1.

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Figure 3-9 (continued). Extract of Table L-1 from DA Pamphlet 710-2-1.

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If the battalion commander does not sign a certificate allowing the loss, he or she has five working days to initiate action (such as a report of survey or other request for investigation). When the turn-in action and all administrative requirements are not completed within five working days, and the ASP or SSA has not granted an extension to the unit, the ASP or SSA initiates command notification. It does not issue more training ammunition to the unit involved until the turn-in action is completed or proof of initiation of an investigation is provided.

The ASP or SSA and the using unit must add the quantities of serviceable live ammunition (Ammunition Condition Codes A, B, and C) turned in as a gain to the appropriate unit's allocation.

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LESSON 3PRACTICE EXERCISE

The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answered any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.

1. When a unit receives a notice of an incoming shipment, which documents are compared to the REPSHIP?A. The Ammunition Storage Slips.B. The stock records.C. The shipping documents.D. The Magazine Data Cards.

2. Which part of TM 9-1300-206 references storage compatibility groups (SCGs) and quantity-distance (QD) classes?A. Appendix 2.B. Appendix 7.C. Table 2-10.D. Table 5-21.

3. When preparing a storage plan, which of the following documents must be included?A. A Magazine Data Card.B. An Ammunition Stores Slip.C. A planograph.D. An SOP.

4. What increment are planographs usually scaled to?A. 15 feet.B. 10 feet.C. 5 feet.D. 1 foot.

Use Figure 3-3, the Appendix at the back of this subcourse, and the following scenario to answer Questions 5 through 8. You have received an XBT card indicating that you will be receiving a shipment of 20 pallets of ammunition, 105mm, HE, C444, NSN 1315-00-028-4841, Lot F08-1. You decide to store this shipment in magazine C2.

5. According to SB 708-4, what is the index number for this item?A. 01548.B. 01576.C. 01577.D. 01757.

6. How many rounds are there per pallet for this item?A. 32.B. 16.C. 2.D. 1.

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7. What are the QD Hazard Class and the storage compatibility group (SCG) for this item?A. (12) 1.1G.B. (12) 1.2E.C. (06) 1.2C.D. (04) 1.3G.

8. What are the pallet dimensions for one pallet of this item?A. 48.50 inches long, 36.75 inches wide, 36.50 inches high.B. 36.75 inches long, 36.50 inches wide, 42.25 inches high.C. 36.50 inches long, 48.50 inches wide, 35.25 inches high.D. 48.50 inches long, 48.50 inches wide, 36.50 inches high.

9. In what condition should using units be encouraged to return unexpended ammunition?A. In its original packaging.B. With all containers opened.C. Unpacked for inspection.D. Nose end up.

10. Which form is used to turn in live, serviceable ammunition?A. DA Form 581.B. DD Form 1348-1.C. DD Form 3151-R.D. SF 71.

11. What percentage of residue materiel must be inspected?A. 25 percent.B. 50 percent.C. 75 percent.D. 100 percent.

Refer to Figure 3-6 when answering Question 12.

12. Who assigns condition codes?A. The stock control clerk.B. The checker.C. The surveillance inspector.D. The SSA officer.

13. Which block on the DA Form 581 is used to enter the using unit's document number?A. Block 1.B. Block 2.C. Block 3.D. Block 4.

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LESSON 3ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK


1. B. The stock records. (page 3-2)

2. D. Table 5-21. (page 3-6)

3. C. A planograph. (page 3-2 and Figure 3-4, page 3-7)

4. C. 5 feet. (Figure 3-4, page 3-7)

3. C. 01577. (page 3-5, Figure 3-3)

6. A. 32. (page 35, Figure 3-3)

7. B. (12) 1.2E (page A-13, extract from Table 5-21, TM 9-1300-206)

8. A. 48.50 inches long, 36.75 inches wide, 36.50 inches high (page 3-5, Figure 3-3)

9. A. In its original packaging. (page 3-10)

10. A. DA Form 581. (page 3-10)

11. D. 100 percent. (page 3-10)

12. C. The-surveillance inspector. (page 3-11, Figure 3-6)

13. C. Block (page 3-13, Figure 3-7)

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