CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - TM-3-6910-227-100008

TM 3-6910227-10

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION

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Scope

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Reporting Equipment Improvement Recom-

This operator's manual is for your use in operating and

mendations (EIR's).

maintaining the Training Set, Chemical Agent

If your SCAITS needs improvement, let us know. Send

Identification, Simulants, M72A2 (fig. 1-1). The M72A2

us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell

simulants chemical agent identification training set

us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us

(SCAITS) is hereinafter referred to as SCAITS. This TM

know why you don't like the design. Tell us why a

provides instructions for operation of the SCAITS.

procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368

Instructions are also provided for employment of the

(Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander,

M256 chemical agent detector kit (hereinafter referred to

US Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command, Attn:

as M256 kit) when used in conjunction with the SCAITS.

DRSAR- MAD-E, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

21010. Well send you a reply.

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Maintenance Forms and Records

No maintenance forms and records are required for use

of SCAITS.

Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

is the container for the SCAITS. It has a removable lid

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Equipment

Purpose,

Capabilities,

and

held in place with a lever locking ring.

Features

2) Simulant/test bottle carrier. The simulant/test

a. Purpose. SCAITS (fig. 1-1) is intended to be

bottle carrier is made of styrofoam material with 13

used to instruct personnel in the use of the M256 kit.

pockets. Eight contain the empty test bottles. Three

SCAITS produces color changes in the M256 kit that the

contain bottles filled with simulant. The other two round

trainee can recognize. The colors produced are identical

pockets are finger holes.

to the colors of the respective toxic chemical agents.

(3) Vials carrier. Five boxes of vials are packed

SCAITS is intended for use by a school trained

in the styrofoam carrier. Each box contains 50 vials.

instructor, or by a trainee under the supervision of the

Each box is marked with the agent simulant. Two round

school trained instructor.

pockets are finger holes. The top cover of each box of

b. Capabilities. Tests will simulate detection of

vials is marked as follows:

nerve, blood, and blister agents. SCAITS is intended for

use at temperatures between 500 and 1050 F. (10 and

WARNING

410 C.).

c. Features. SCAITS consists of the following:

Harmful if inhaled or swallowed. Avoid

(1) 1 steel pail.

contact with eyes, skin, and clothing.

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Use with adequate ventilation. Wash

(3) 8 test bottles (empty).

thoroughly after handling.

(4) 3 bottles of simulants (liquid).

(5) 250 vials of agent simulants (5 boxes).

(4) Sampling adapter carrier. The sampling

(6) 1 sampling adapter assembly.

adapter carrier holds the sampling adapter assembly.

Test bottles and vials containing ampoules of vapor

The two round pockets are finger holes.

agent simulants have corresponding colored markings to

(5) The sampling adapter assembly.

The

assure proper matching during use (table 1-1).

(1) Pail. The steel pail (fig. 1-1) with handle

sampling adapter assembly (fig. 1-2) has a rubber

squeeze bulb affixed to it. The sampling adapter

is threaded so that a test bottle can be screwed into it. A

badge clip is affixed to the sampling adapter. It is used

to hold a sampler-detector from the M256 kit when using

SCAITS to perform tests.

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