REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR's)

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

TM-55-1905-221-14-1 Landing Craft Mechanized Steel DED Overall Length 74 Feet Mod 1 Mark VIII Navy Design LCM-8 Manual

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

TM 55-1905-221-14-1

1-3. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR's)

If your Landing Craft needs improvements, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one

who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design or

performance. Put it on an SF368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, US Army Troop

Support Command, ATTN: AMSTR-QX, 4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63120. We'll send you a

reply.

1-4. DESTRUCTION of ARMY MATERIAL to PREVENT ENEMY USE.

Procedures to be followed when capture or abandonment of the Landing Craft is imminent, are covered in

TM 740-244-3.

1-5. PREPARATION for STORAGE or SHIPMENT. Procedures to be followed will be found in TM740-90-1.

1-6. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.

ABV. BL...................................................................Above base line (lowest part of keel)

CG ...........................................................................Cleaning Gear

Condtn......................................................................Condition

Conn.........................................................................Connector

Compt ......................................................................Compartment

Distr..........................................................................Distribution

D.O...........................................................................Diesel Oil

Eng...........................................................................Engine

Exh...........................................................................Exhaust

Fdn...........................................................................Foundation

FE ............................................................................Fire Extinguisher

Gen ..........................................................................Generator

Gov ..........................................................................Governor

G.P.M. ......................................................................Gallons Per Minute

Htr ............................................................................Heater

Hyd...........................................................................Hydraulic

Inbd ..........................................................................Inboard

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