Section Vlll. DEMOLITION OF MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

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4-19. REPACKING FOR SHIPMENT OR LIMITED STORAGE - Continued

PACKAGING

Package the RL-207(*)/G as follows:

A Bolt the equipment to the base of a nailed wooden box.

B Use filler material to fill all empty space in the toolbox.

C Cushion the control levers, handles, and other protruding points with pads of filler material or

cardboard.

D Wrap the upper control lever in cardboard, and tape it to the upper reel axle.

E Cover the equipment with the canvas cover.

F Cover the entire equipment with cardboard secured with gummed tape.

G Seal the packed equipment in a covering of waterproof paper. Seal the wrapping with water-

proof tape.

H Assembly a nailed wooden box around the equipment.

Section Vlll. DEMOLITION OF MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

4-20. AUTHORITY FOR DEMOLITION

Demolition of the equipment will be accomplished only upon the order of the commander. The

destruction procedures outlined below will be used to prevent further use of the equipment.

4-21. METHODS OF DESTRUCTION

Use any or all of the following methods to destroy the equipment:

SMASH

Smash te controls, pulleys, shafts, bearings, castings, brake drums, hub locks, axle locks, fuel filter,

spark plugs, and carburetor; use sledges, axes, handaxes, pickaxes, hammers, or crowbars.

CUT

Cut the drive belts, the ignition switch wiring, and the fuel line; use axes, cutting pliers, or machetes.

BURN

Burn all belts, covers, and technical manuals; use gasoline, kerosene, oil, flamethrowers, or incen-

diary grenades.

BEND

Bend covers, toolbox, engine air shroud, and reel axles.

WARNING

Be extremely careful with explosives and incendiary devices. Use these items only when

the need is urgent.

EXPLODE

If explosives are necessary, use firearms, grenades, or TNT.

DISPOSE

Bury or scatter the destroyed parts in slit trenches or foxholes, or throw them into streams.

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