The study addresses both Class V(A) (air ammunition) and Class V(W) (ground ammunition) for Marine Corps forces in the 1985-1995 time period. Some of this ammunition will be delivered to the beach in the large (8'x8'x20') ISO containers increasingly used by the shipping industry. Some ammunition will continue to be delivered to the beach in breakbulk (palletized) form. The focus of this study is on the movement of containerized ammunition from the beach to using units, including handling and transporting full containers, unstuffing containers, and retrogarding empty containers. These functions are examined for the buildup ashore of the assault follow-on echelon (AFOE) and for subsequent resupply operations. Classes of supply other than ammunition are not considered. The central issues are: (1) What should be the operational concept for handling containerized ammunition in the AOA; (2) Within the developed concept, are planned Marine Corps equipments and organizations adequate to handle anticipated levels of containerized ammunition. If not, what changes should be made.


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    Title :

    U.S. Marine Corps Containerized Ammunition Systems Study (1985-1995)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    207 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English