TM 9-2350-277-10
GENERAL INFORMATION
SCOPE
This manual tells how to operate and maintain the following carriers:
M113A3 Full Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier
M577A3 Light Tracked Command Post Carrier
M1064A3 Self-propelled 120-mm Mortar Carrier
M1059A3 Full Tracked Smoke Generator Carrier
M1068A3 Standardized Integrated Command Post System
M58 Full Tracked Mechanized Smoke Obscurant Carrier
NOTE
For subordinate systems, see the following TMs:
M1064A3 120-mm Mortar -- TM 9-1015-250-10.
M1059A3 Smoke System -- TM 3-1040-283-10.
M1068A3 SICPS -- TM 11-7010-256-12&P.
M58 Smoke System -- TM 3-1040-285-10.
M1064A3 Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS) -- TM 9-1220-248-10
M577A3 Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS) -- TM 9-1220-249-10
MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA Pamphlet
750-8, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) User's Manual.
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR)
EIR can and must be submitted by anyone who is aware of an unsatisfactory condition with the equipment design or use. It is
not necessary to show design or list a better way to perform a procedure, just simply tell why the design is unfavorable or why
a procedure is difficult. EIR may be submitted on SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail directly to Commander, U.S.
Army Tank-automotive Command, Attn: AMSTA-TR-QCL, Warren, MI, 48397-5000.
CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (CPC)
Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) of Army materiel is a continuing concern. It is important that any corrosion
problems with this item be reported so that the problem can be corrected and improvements can be made to prevent the
problem in future items.
Corrosion specifically occurs with metals. It is an electrochemical process that causes the degradation of metals. It is
commonly caused by exposure to moisture, acids, bases, or salts. An example is the rusting of iron. Corrosion damage in
metals can be seen, depending on the metal, as tarnishing, pitting, fogging, surface residue, and/or cracking.
Plastics, composites, and rubbers can also degrade. Degradation is caused by thermal (heat), oxidation (oxygen), solvation
(solvents), or photolytic (light, typically UV) processes. The most common exposures are excessive heat or light. Damage
from these processes will appear as cracking, softening, swelling, and/or breaking.
SF Form 368, Product Quality Deficiency Report should be submitted to the address specified in DA PAM 750-8, The Army
Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) User's Manual.
DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
See the following technical manuals for information on destruction of Army materiel:
TM 750-244-2 Procedures for Destruction of Electronics Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use.
TM 750-244-6 Procedures for Destruction of Tank Automotive Equipment to Prevent Enemy Use.
TM 750-244-7 Procedures for Destruction of Equipment in Federal Supply Classifications 1000, 1005, 1010, 1015, 1020,
1025, 1030, 1055, 1090, and 1095 to Prevent Enemy Use.
TM 43-0002-33 Procedures for Destruction of Conventional Ammunition and Improved Conventional Munitions (ICM) to
Prevent Enemy Use.
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