CHAPTER 5 SHIPMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE, AND DESTRUCTION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

TM 3-1040-214-12

CHAPTER 5

SHIPMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE, AND DESTRUCTION

TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

Section I. SHIPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE

f. Make sure that the following items are included

5-1. Shipment

in the packing chest:

The disperser is shipped and stored in its wood packing

(1) Rubber gloves (two pairs)

chest. Proceed as follows to prepare the disperser for

(2) Repair parts (Fig. 4-2).

shipment.

(3) Copy of TM 3-1040-214-12.

a. Make sure that the equipment

has

been

g. Secure packing-chest hasps and screws. Strap

decontaminated (para 4-12 through 4-15).

packing chest with steel strapping, if required.

b. Make sure that all pressure has been relieved.

Leave all valves open.

5-2. Administrative Storage

c. Dismantle the equipment into its respective

Store the disperser in the packing chest. Refer to TM

groups.

740-90-1 or administrative storage instructions on this

d. Seal all openings with masking tape.

equipment.

e. Pack disperser in packing chest.

Section II. DESTRUCTION TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

(e) Cut the carrier pack and the rope

5-3. General

lacing.

The M3 disperser must be destroyed or rendered

(f) Remove the pressure tank and

useless when capture by an enemy is imminent. The

dispose of it by burying or submerging it in a stream,

officer in charge must authorize destruction.

pond, or other nearby body of water.

b. Other Methods. If the situation prohibits either

5-4. Destruction

of the preferred methods of destruction, use the

a. Preferred Methods. Explosives and mechanical

following methods, either singly or in combination.

means, either alone or in combination, are the most

(1) Weapons fire. Fire on the unit with the

effective methods to employ. The vital parts are listed

heaviest small arms weapons available.

below in order of priority of destruction for each preferred

(2) Scattering or concealment. Remove all

method.

easily accessible parts, such as the pressure tank and

(1) Explosives . Tape a one-half pound block

valve assembly and the gun group. Scatter them over a

of explosive to the top of the pressure regulator.

wide area, bury them in dirt or sand, or throw them in a

Detonate from a safe distance.

stream, pond, or other nearby body of water.

(2) Mechanical means.

(3) Burning. Pack rags, clothing, or canvas

(a) Bend or crush the gun by using a

between the agent tanks, Saturate with-gasoline, oil, or

sledgehammer, rocks, or heavy tools.

diesel fuel. Ignite with incendiary grenades. Attach a

(b) Cut the hose by using an ax or an

wire or rope lanyard to the pull ring of the grenade. Trail

entrenching tool.

the lanyard along the ground for a safe distance.

Straighten the safety pin on the grenade and fire by

pressure regulator with picks, axes, or heavy rocks.

pulling the lanyard.

(d) Smash the carrier frame with heavy

tools or rocks.

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