US Army Technical Manual, TM 9-300-3, INSPECTION, CARE, AND PRESERVATION OF AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY AND TOWED WEAPON MATERIEL (LESS GUIDED MISSILE) DURING STORAGE

US Army Technical Manual, TM 9-300-3, INSPECTION, CARE, AND PRESERVATION OF AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY AND TOWED WEAPON MATERIEL (LESS GUIDED MISSILE) DURING STORAGE

1. Purpose
The purpose of this manual is to provide instruction on
the procedures for inspection, care, and preservation of
air defense artillery and towed weapon materiel (less
guided missiles) during storage.
2. Scope
a. This manual provides minimum requirements
and material applications to be used to achieve the
necessary degree of protection for air defense artillery
and towed weapon materiel (less guided missiles) in all
classes of dormant and active storage for periods in
excess of 90 days.

SECTION I. GENERAL
Purpose
Scope
Forms, records, and reports
Requisitioning
References
Safety precautions
Definitions
Responsibility
Comments or suggestions
II. STORAGE CLASSIFICATION
Class A, dormant storage (with required processing)
Class B, active storage (periodic exercising required)
III. INSPECTION
GeneralSurveillance inspection schedule
Care and preservation inspection schedule
Weapon visual inspection
Weapon component disassembly inspection
Fire control items inspection
Evaluation inspection
Reprocessing inspection
Inspection reports
Disposition of weapons
IV. CARE
Corrective action
Exercising
V. PRESERVATION
Reprocessing after visual inspection and exercising
Reprocessing after component disassembly inspection
Reprocessing during storage
Ventilation of weapons in sheltered and dehumidified storage
VI. MARKING AND RECORDING
Marking
Recording
Serviceability classification