TM 10-1670-251-12&P
delivery equipment destruction methods and be capable
of performing destruction without immediate reference
to any publication.
(5)
Specific methods. Specific methods
of destroying Army materiel to prevent enemy use shall
be by mechanical means, fire or by use of natural
surroundings.
b.
Destruction by Mechanical Means. Air
delivery equipment metal assemblies, parts, and
packing aids shall be destroyed using hammers, bolt
cutters, files, hacksaws, drills, screwdrivers, crowbars, or
other similar devices to smash, break, bend or cut.
WARNING
Exercise extreme care when using
petroleum
products
to
destroy
equipment by fire, as severe burns or
death could result.
c.
Destruction By Fire. Items that can be
destroyed by fire shall be burned. The destruction of
equipment by use of fire is an effective method of
destroying low-melting-point metal items (e. g. , side
rails, threaded portions of nuts and bolts, and platform
sheeting. ) However, mechanical destruction should be
completed first, whenever possible, before initiating
destruction by fire. When items to be destroyed are
made of metal, textile materials (or some comparable
low combustible material) should be packed under and
around the items, then soaked with a flammable
petroleum product
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