TM 5-6675-307-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-1.
Scope
Louis, MO 63120-1798. A reply will be furnished directly
to you.
This manual contains instructions for operator,
1-4.
Equipment Serviceability Criteria (ESC)
organizational, direct support and general support
This equipment is not covered by an ESC.
maintenance personnel responsible for the Theodolite.
1-5.
Destruction of Army Material to Prevent
It provides information for the operation and
Enemy Use
maintenance of the equipment and its accessories as
directed by the Maintenance Allocation Chart, Appendix
Methods of destruction should achieve such damage to
B. Also included are instructions for shipment and
equipment and repair parts that will not be possible to
storage. TM 6-6675-307-24P lists the repair parts
restore the equipment to a usable condition in the
authorized for maintenance.
combat zone either by repair or cannibalization.
1-2.
Maintenance Forms and Records
a. Demolition of Theodolites.
(1) Fire. Use fire to destroy equipment
The maintenance forms and records you are required to
use with the Theodolite are DA Forms 2402 and 2801
when quantities of fuel and flammable materials are at
(see DA Pam 738-750.
hand. Proper concentration of equipment to be burned
1-3.
Reporting of Errors
will produce a hotter, more destructive fire. Fires should
You can help to improve this manual by calling attention
be lit after mechanical destruction has been
to errors and by recommending improvements. Your
accomplished. Fires can be built to produce more heat
letter, DA Form 202; (Recommended Changes to
or smoke. For destruction, heat is desired but smoke
Publications and Blank Forms) and/or DA Form 2028-2
may be useful.
(2) Mechanical destruction. Using an axe
(Recommended Changes to Equipment Technical
Manuals), may be used. Copies of DA Form 2028. 2
pick, mattock, sledge, or any other heavy implement,
are attached in the back of the manual for your use.
damage all vital elements.
b. Destruction.
Please mail your recommended changes directly to
For additional data on
Commander, U.S. Army Troop Support Command,
procedures for destruction of equipment to prevent
ATTN: AMSTR-MCTS, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St.
enemy use, refer to TM 750-244-3.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-6.
Administrative Storage
3) is a precision, directional type surveying instrument.
a. Before
It has both vertical (elevation) and horizontal (azimuth)
equipment
is
placed
in
circle scales, calibrated in degrees reading the value of
administrative storage, current maintenance services
angles.
Such readings are observed through the
should be completed, shortcomings and deficiencies
microscope eyepiece (fig. 1-1). A microscope pattern
should be corrected, and all modification work orders
provides for interpolation of angle value readings to
(MWO's) should be applied.
b. Place each instrument and its accessories
1minute resolution. A detachable tribrach (fig. 1-1)
containing three leveling screws, a circular level, and
in the carrying case and cushion with cushioning
base plate serves as the mount for the theodolite base.
material, PPP-C-843.
c. Further
The tribrach base plate has a threaded center to
information
regarding
accommodate the locking screw for securing the
administrative storage are given in TM 740-90-1.
1-7.
Description
theodolite on the tripod head.
a. Theodolite. The Theodolite (figs. 1-1 thru
Change 3 1-1
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