TM 3-4230-209-10
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1. SCOPE.
a.
Type of Manual Operators Manual, containing instructions for operation and
:
operator (crew) maintenance.
b.
Model Number and Equipment Nam: The M12A1 Decontaminating Apparatus,
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Power Driven, Skid Mounted: 500-Gallon consists of:
Decontaminating Apparatus (Skid-Mounted) Pumping Unit
Decontaminating Apparatus Skid-Mounted Tank Unit
Personnel Sectional Shower Assembly
Liquid Fuel Water Heater
c.
Purpose of Equipment Provides the capability of spraying decontaminating
materials, firefighting, deicing, cleaning vehicles, pumping various fluids, and showering
personnel.
d.
This manual is to be used with M12A1 units that have had Modification Work
Order (MWO) 34230-209-50-1 applied or manufactured after Jan 85 (serial numbers
587-2683 and larger). Modified units are identified by a plate mounted near the M12A1
nameplate on the pump unit control panel.
1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS AND RECORDS epartment of the Army forms and
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procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-
750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
1-3. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRf .your
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decontaminating apparatus needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the
user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us
know why you don't like the design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on
an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, US Army
Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-QAW-A
(R), Rock Island, IL 61299-7300. We'll send you a reply.
1-4. NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE LIST.
Common Name
Official Nomenclature
Blender hose assembly
Hose assembly
Decontaminating
Decontaminating Apparatus, Power-Driven,
apparatus
Skid-Mounted, 500-Gallon, M12A1
Hopper assembly
Liquid storage tank
Water heater
Heater, Water, Liquid Fuel,
Personnel shower assembly
Shower Assembly, Personnel Sectional
Pump unit
Pumping Unit, Multipurpose Nonintegral
Decontaminating Apparatus (Skid-Mounted)
Tank drain valve
Regulating valve
Tank unit
Tank Unit, Decontaminating Apparatus Skid-Mounted
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