TM 10-1670-251-12&Pdelivery equipment destruction methods and be capableof performing destruction without immediate referenceto any publication.(5)Specific methods.Specific methodsof destroying Army materiel to prevent enemy use shallbe by mechanical means, fire or by use of naturalsurroundings.b.DestructionbyMechanicalMeans.Airdelivery equipment metal assemblies, parts, andpacking aids shall be destroyed using hammers, boltcutters, files, hacksaws, drills, screwdrivers, crowbars, orother similar devices to smash, break, bend or cut.WARNINGExercise extreme care when usingpetroleum products to destroyequipment by fire, as severe burns ordeath could result.c.DestructionByFire.Items that can bedestroyed by fire shall be burned. The destruction ofequipment by use of fire is an effective method ofdestroying low-melting-point metal items (e. g. , siderails, threaded portions of nuts and bolts, and platformsheeting. ) However, mechanical destruction should becompleted first, whenever possible, before initiatingdestruction by fire. When items to be destroyed aremade of metal, textile materials (or some comparablelow combustible material) should be packed under andaround the items, then soaked with a flammablepetroleum product1-4
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