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EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION -- Continued
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M577A3 COMMAND POST CARRIER
This carrier is designed as a command post and staff office. It has a crew of five, including the driver. The M577A3's
capabilities and features are:
It travels easily over rough terrain.
It fords water up to 40 inches (102 cm) deep.
It can move at high speeds on improved roads and highways.
It is air transportable, but not air droppable.
It provides protection for field commanders in a tactical environment.
It has a 5.0 KW auxiliary power unit for communication and lighting power. (The 4.2 KW generator set will be used
until the 5.0 KW APU is available.)
It has a tent stowed on the rear top plate to extend the work area.
It is propelled and steered on land and in water by tracks.
It has M17 periscopes around the driver's hatch for vision when buttoned up.
It has an M19A1 periscope stowed near the driver. The periscope can be installed in driver's hatch to provide night
vision under blackout conditions.
It can be equipped to carry an NBC (gas particulate filter) unit, driver's windshield kit, an engine coolant heater kit,
and personnel heater kit (for cold weather operation).
It can be equipped to carry a Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS).
It can be equipped to carry a water/ration heater.
Maintenance and operating procedures for the 5.0 KW Auxiliary Power Unit are in TM 9-6115-664-13&P.
M577A3 COMMAND POST CARRIER -- LEFT FRONT VIEW
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