TM 3-1040-280-20&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1.
SCOPE.
a.
Type of Manual. Unit/Maintenance Manual Including Repair Parts and Special Tools List.
b.
Model Number and Equipment Name. M284 smoke generator mounting kit.
c.
Purpose of Equipment. MountstheM157 smoke generator set on the M998 or M1037cargo/troop carrier.
1-2.
MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
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 (TAMMS), as contained in Maintenance Management Update.
1-3.
DESTRUCTION OF MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Destroy mounting kit components by mechanical means, demolition, or gunfire as described in TM 43-0002-31.
1-4.
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
Refer to chapter 2, section V for administrative storage instructions.
1-5.
OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE, NAMES, AND DESIGNATIONS.
This listing includes nomenclature cross-references used in this manual.
Common Name
Official Nomenclature
Mounting kit
Mounting Kit, Smoke Gen-
erator: M284
Fog oil tank
Tank Unit, Liquid Dispenser
assembly
M998 or M1037
Truck, Utility: Cargo/Troop
cargo/troop
Carrier, 1-1/4 Ton, 4 X 4,
carrier
M998 or M1037
Smoke generator
Generator Set, Smoke,
set
Mechanical: Pulse Jet,
M157
Control panel
Control-Indicator
assembly
1-6.
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR's).
If your mounting kit needs improvement, 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. Tell us why a
procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368 (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at Commander, US
Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, ATTN: AMSMC-QAD (R), Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. We'll send
you a reply.
Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-7.
EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES.
a.
Transports smoke generators
b.
Provides a mobile operating platform
c.
Open-air design allows easy maintenance of equipment
d.
Provides storage of fuel and fog oil for smoke generator operation
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