1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMorganization and equipment (TOE), tables of weapons such as flamethrowers. Class III supallowances(TA), prescribed load lists (PLL), plies include gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, luorspecial lists or letters. Class II (A) supplies bricating oil, grease, and solid fuels such asare aviation supplies and equipment authorized coal, coke, and wood. Fuel for aircraft isby tables of allowance lists. Examples are classified as class IIIA.clothing, weapons, vehicles, and repair parts. b. Requests and Requisitions. No formalb. Requests and Requisitions. Armor units requisition is required for class III supplies.normally enter combat with all authorized Empty class III containers presented at desigclassII items. When a class II (except repair nated class III supply points or distributingparts) item is lost, destroyed, or worn out, the points constitute a requisition. A daily POLunit commander requests a replacement by status report is forwarded to the next highermessage through the S4 or his representative. headquarters. This report provides the statusThe supply section of the battalion support pla- of class III supply within a battalion-size unittoon consolidates class II requests for all units and gives a forecast of requirements.of the battalion and forwards the consolidatedrequest to the division supply office in accordc.Distribution.(1) Class III supplies are distributed toance with the division SOP or administrativebattalions and separate units at diviorder.Requests or requisitions may be trans-sion distributing points in the divimittedelectronically or by messenger. Requisitionsfor regulated or command-controlledsion distributing area, points divi theclass III distributing points forward inclass II items must be forwarded through comgadetrains areas, or designated renmandchannels.dezvous points. Units use organic care.Distribution. go trucks and bulk fuel tankers or(1) Whenever possible, class II supplies pods to obtain fuels and lubricantsare delivered by the supporting armyfrom these supply points.supply unit or facility directly to therequesting unit. When this is not fea-(2) Battalion fuel and lubricant trucksare dispatched to companies wheresible, they may be delivered by the di-the supplies are delivered to individvisionsupply and transport battalionual vehicles. If it is not practical toto the field trains area of the request-deliver directly to the individual vehiingunit. They may also be deliveredcles in position, supplies are hand-cartothe forward class I distributingried by the vehicle crews or vehiclespoint operating in the brigade trainsare withdrawn from their positionsarea where the items are issued to therequesting unit.and moved to the location of the re-fueling vehicle. The class III trucks(2) Distribution in the battalion is made return to the battalion field trains areadirectly to the requesting unit. Distributionof class II items is normallywhere loads are redistributed. Theempty vehicles are then dispatched toaccomplished at the same time am-the appropriate supply or distributingmunition, rations, or fuels are deliv-point to be refilled.ered. A large issue, such as changes (3) The air cavalry troop uses organic vefromcotton to woolen clothing, ishides to obtain class IIIA suppliesusually distributed when the unit isfrom division or corps support brioutof contact with the enemy. Re-gade distributing points and to dequestingunits may be required to fur-liver supplies to individual aircraft.nish drivers for delivery of vehicles.288. Class Ill289. Class IVa. Definition. Class IV and class IV(A)a. Definition. Class III supplies consist of (aviation) supplies consist of items for whichfuel and lubricants for all purposes, except for allowances are not prescribed. Examples ofoperating aircraft or for use as ammunition in this class are construction, roadbuilding,152