ARMY TM 10-1670-271-23&P
AIR FORCE TO 14D1-2-464-2
MARINE CORPS TM 01136B-23&P/1
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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Overview ........................................................................................................
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Section I.
General ..........................................................................................................
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Section II.
Equipment Description and Data.....................................................................
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OVERVIEW
This chapter includes the general information common to all parachute manuals and specific information
pertinent to the parachute described in this manual.
Section I. GENERAL
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Scope .......................................................................................
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Maintenance Forms and Records..............................................
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use .................
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment .........................................
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Reporting of Equipment Improvement
Recommendations (EIR) ......................................................
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1-1. Scope. The scope of this manual is described in the following subparagraphs.
a. Type of Manual. This manual provides unit and intermediate maintenance instructions for parachute,
NSN 1670-00-591-0720. This is a 35-Foot Diameter Troop Back Parachute (Figure 1-1). This manual also
provides a Repair Parts and Special Tools List located at Appendix C.
b. Equipment Name. T-10B Troop Back Parachute Assembly, 35-Foot Diameter.
c. Purpose of Equipment. The parachute provides capability to safely deliver an airborne soldier and
individual equipment from an aircraft in flight for a vertical assault on an enemy.
1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment
maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System and
TB 750-126. Maintenance forms and records used by Marine Corps personnel are prescribed by TM 4700-
15/1.
1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. Destruction methods are described in the
following subparagraphs.
a. General.
(1) Objective. Methods of destruction used to Inflict damage on air delivery equipment should make it
impossible to restore equipment to a usable condition In a combat zone by either repair or cannibalization.
(2) Authority. Destruction of air delivery equipment that is In Imminent danger of capture by an enemy
is a command decision that must be made by a battalion or higher commander or the equivalent.
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