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U.S. ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER

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BASIC

TRANSPORTATION

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DIVISON

VALIDATION

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DIVISON

ENGINEERING

DIRECTORATE

CLASS DIVISION DRAWING FILE

APPROVED BY ORDER OF COMMANDING

GENERAL, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

APPROVED, U.S. ARMY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT

AND ENGINEERING COMMAND

U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND DRAWING

DO NOT SCALE

PROJECT FSA 63-66

19 48

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.

RDAR-EIL-TP

AMSJM-LIT

APPROVED, U.S. ARMY

JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND

NOTICE:

THIS BASIC PROCEDURES DRAWING WILL BE AUGMENTED BY

SEPARATELY ISSUED APPENDICES BEARING THE DRAWING AND

FILE NUMBERS OF THIS DOCUMENT. AN APPENDIX WILL DELIN-

EATE THE APPROVED CONFIGURATIONS OF A UNIT LOAD FOR A

SPECIFIC SERIES CONTAINER WITH AMMUNITION ITEMS. APP-

ENDICES CANNOT STAND ALONE, BUT MUST BE USED IN

CONJUNCTION WITH THE BASIC PROCEDURES DRAWING. THE

DRAWING NUMBER OF EACH APPENDIX WILL CONTAIN A SUB-

NUMBER FOR IDENTIFICATION (E.G., THE DRAWING NUMBER FOR

APPENDIX 2 WILL BE 19-48-4079/2-20PM1002)

THIS DRAWING SUPERCEDES THE PALLET UNIT DETAIL

PORTIONS DELINEATED ON PAGES 2 THRU 11 OF DRAWING

19-48-4079-1-2-5-11-14PM1001, DATED SEPTEMBER 1969.

HOWEVER THE PALLET UNIT DATA WITHIN DRAWING

19-48-4079-1-2-5-11-14PM1001 WILL CONTINUE TO BE VALID

FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITHIN THAT DRAWING UNITL

SUPERSEDED BY AN APPENDIX TO THIS DOCUMENT FOR

THAT ITEM.

WILLIAM R. FRERICHS

20PM10024079

CAUTION: VERIFY PRIOR TO USE AT WWW.DAC.ARMY.MIL THAT THIS IS

THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT. THIS IS PAGE 1 OF 10.

JANUARY1981

MADELINE BANKS JUNE 2011REVISION NO. 4

SEE THE REVISION LISTING ON PAGE 4

BASIC PROCEDURES

UNITIZATION PROCEDURES FOR

COMPLETE ROUNDS PACKED IN

CYLINDRICAL METAL OR PLASTIC

CONTAINERS ON 4-WAY ENTRY

PALLETS

INDEX

ITEM PAGE(S)

GENERAL NOTES AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-4

PROVISIONS FOR LESS-THAN-FULL-LAYER UNIT LOADS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5

TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH CONTAINERS UNITIZED VERTICALLY - - - - - - - - - - - 6-7 TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH CONTAINERS UNITIZED HORIZONTALLY - - - - - - - - - - 8-9

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W52P1J-21-R-0035 Attachment 0022

PROJECT FSA 63-66 DRAWING 19-48-4079

GENERAL NOTES

A. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

AR 740-1 AND AUGMENTS TM 743-200-1 (CHAPTER 5) AND CONFORMS TO MIL-

STD-1660.

B. APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS, COVERING THE ASSEMBLAGE AND UNITIZATION

OF COMPLETE ROUNDS INTO UNIT LOADS, ARE SET FORTH IN THIS DRAWING.

THIS DRAWING WILL BE CONSIDERED THE BASIC DOCUMENT FOR THE UNITI-

ZATION OF COMPLETE ROUNDS PACKED IN CYLINDRICAL METAL OR PLASTIC

CONTAINERS, EXCEPT FOR SOME RESTRICTED ITEMS. THIS DOCUMENT IN-

CLUDES MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS AND UNITIZING STANDARDS APPLICABLE

TO UNITIZATION, PLUS INFORMATION RELATIVE TO TYPICAL POSITIONING OF

COMPLETE ROUNDS ON A PALLET AND INSTALLATION OF UNITIZING STEEL

STRAPPING. FOR TYPICAL UNITIZATION PROCEDURES AND TYPICAL FILLER

ASSEMBLIES, SEE PAGES 6 THRU 9. ADDITIONALLY, “PROVISIONS FOR LESS-

THAN-FULL-LAYER UNIT LOADS” ARE SPECIFIED ON PAGE 5.

C. APPENDICES PERTAINING TO THIS BASIC DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED SEPA-

RATELY. HOWEVER, ALL APPENDICES ARE A PART OF THIS BASIC PROCE-

DURE DRAWING. EACH APPENDIX WILL COVER THE APPROVED CONFIGURA-

TIONS FOR A UNIT LOAD, THE SPECIFIC UNITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS, AND

THE PERTINENT TABULAR DATA FOR ONE SPECIFIC SERIES CONTAINER.

D. GENERALLY, UNIT LOADS SHOWN IN THE APPENDICES WILL CONFORM TO

THE STANDARDS LISTED BELOW.

1. GROSS WEIGHTS OF PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS ARE BASED ON AN OPTI-

MUM WEIGHT OF 2,464 POUNDS, DUE TO MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT

CONSIDERATIONS. UNLESS SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED BY ANOTHER AU-

THORITATIVE DOCUMENT, THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION

UNIT LOADS IS 4,000 POUNDS. MAXIMUM SIZE CRITERIA WILL BE AS

SHOWN BY “SIZE CRITERIA” DETAIL ON PAGE 5.

2. PALLETIZED UNITS OF COMPLETE ROUNDS ARE LIMITED TO NOT MORE

THAN TWO LOTS PER UNIT, EXEPT WHERE REQUIRED BY BALLISTIC SAM-

PLE SHIPMENT OR TROOP USE AT POST, CAMP, OR STATION. THESE

UNITS ARE FURTHER RESTRICTED TO NOT MORE THAN ONE LOT PER

CONTAINER WITHIN A PALLETIZED UNIT. SEE GENERAL NOTE “S” ON PAGE

3.

3. THE UNIT LOAD SHOULD EITHER SLIGHTLY OVERHANG THE PALLET OR BE

FLUSH WITH THE PALLET ON ALL FOUR SIDES. WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO

ENLARGE THE LOAD TO MATCH THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PALLET, THE

DUNNAGE ASSSEMBLIES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH A MANNER

THAT THE CONTAINERS ARE HELD IN PLACE AND THE PALLET IS FILLED

OUT COMPLETELY.

(CONTINUED AT RIGHT)

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

PALLET: - - - - - -: MIL SPEC MIL-P-15011; 4 WAY ENTRY, STYLE

1, 1A, OR 1B, TYPE I CLASS 1, PRESERVA-

TIVE AND HEAT TREATED. SEE GENERAL NOTE

“BB” ON PAGE 4.

LUMBER: - - - - - -: SEE TM 743-200-1 (DUNNAGE LUMBER) AND

VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARD PS 20 FOR

FILLER ASSEMBLIES. ASTM D6199; CLASS 2,

GROUP II, III, OR IV, PRESERVATIVE AND

HEAT TREATED FOR STRAPPING BOARDS AND TOP

INTERMEDIATE, AND PALLET DUNNAGE ASSEM-

BLIES. NOTE: ONLY GROUP IV LUMBER IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D6199 WILL BE AC-

CEPTABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PAL-

LET. SEE GENERAL NOTES “X” AND “BB” ON

PAGE 3.

NAILS: - - - - - - -: ASTM F1667; COMMON STEEL NAIL (NLCMS OR

NLCMMS). ALT: UNDERLAYMENT NAIL (NLUN),

PALLET NAIL (NLPL), OR COOLER NAIL (NLCL)

OF THE SAME SIZE. SEE GENERAL NOTE “Z”

ON PAGE 3.

PLYWOOD: - - - - - -: COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION A-A-55057,

TYPE A, CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL PLY-

WOOD, INTERIOR WITH EXTERIOR GLUE, GRADE

C-D. IF SPECIFIED GRADE IS NOT AVAILA-

BLE, A BETTER INTERIOR OR AN EXTERIOR

GRADE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED.

STRAPPING, STEEL: -: ASTM D3953; FLAT STRAPPING, TYPE 1, HEAVY

DUTY, FINISH B (GRADE 2), SIZE 3/4" X

.035” OR .031” OR .029”. ALTERNATIVE

SIZE 1-1/4” X .035” OR .031” OR .029”.

NOTE: IF EDGES DO NOT MEET THE PREECE

TEST FOR GRADE 2, ANY BRITE OR SLIT EDGES

SHALL HAVE FINISH A OVERLAY APPLIED.

SEAL, STRAP: - - - -: ASTM D3953; CLASS H, FINISH B (GRADE 2),

DOUBLE NOTCH TYPE, STYLE I, II, III, OR

IV. ALTERNATIVE SEAL FINISH: SIGNODE OR

DELTA PAINTED SEALS MAY BE USED AS AN AL-

TERNATIVE IF ALL SURFACES ARE PAINTED.

GRITTED BACKING IS NOT PERMITTED.

STAPLE: - - - - - -: ASTM F1667; STFCS-189 OR STFCS-207,

15/16” OR 1” CROWN WIDTH X 3/4" LEG

LENGTH FOR 3/4” STRAPPING OR STFCS-224 1-

17/32” CROWN WIDTH X 3/4” LEG LENGTH FOR

1-1/4” STRAPPING.

(GENERAL NOTES CONTINUED)

4. A UNIT LOAD, SUCH AS THE LAST UNIT LOAD FOR A COMPLETE ROUND

LOT, CAN BE ASSEMBLED WITH LESS LAYERS THAN SPECIFIED FOR THE

BASIC UNIT LOAD. HOWEVER, UNIT LOADS, INCLUDING PARTIAL UNIT

LOADS, WILL NOT BE ASSEMBLED WITH A PARTIAL LAYER. EMPTY CON-

TAINERS OR DUNNAGE WILL BE USED TO ACHIEVE FULL-LAYER UNIT

LOADS. FOR SPECIFIC GUIDANCE, SEE THE “PROVISIONS FOR LESS-THAN-

FULL-LAYER UNIT LOADS” ON PAGE 5.

E. ANY REQUEST FOR DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN GEN-

ERAL NOTE “D” OR FROM THE PROCEDURES DELINEATED IN AN APPENDIX

MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMANDER, U. S. ARMY RDECOM-ARDEC, ATTN:

RDAR-EIL-TP, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-7300, FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL. FOR

EXAMPLE, SPECIFIC APPROVAL MUST BE OBTAINED FOR UNITIZATION OF AN

ITEM WHEN PACKED IN CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT IN

SIZE THAN THOSE SHOWN IN THE APPENDIX FOR THAT ITEM, EVEN THOUGH

THE UNIT LOAD MAY COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN GENERAL

NOTE “D”.

F. COMPLETE ROUNDS IN CYLINCRICAL CONTAINERS UNITIZED PRIOR TO DIS-

TRIBUTION OF THIS DRAWING OR OF AN APPENDIX THERETO, NEED NOT BE

REUNITIZED SOLELY TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS SPECIFIED HEREIN

OR TO THE METHOD SHOWN IN AN AUGMENTING APPENDIX. HOWEVER, CON-

TAINER AND STRAP ALIGNMENT MUST CONFORM WITH THE TOLERANCE

STANDRDS SPECIFIED ON PAGE 10 OF THIS DRAWING BEFORE A UNIT IS AC-

CEPTABLE FOR SHIPMENT. ALSO, THE CONDITION OF THE UNITIZING STRAP-

PING ON A UNIT LOAD MUST COMPLY WITH THE CRITERIA OF GENERAL NOTE

“N” BELOW.

G. UNIT LOADS MUST ONLY BE MADE UP WITH FULL LAYERS. HOWEVER, FOR

REDUCED QUANTITIES, ONE OR MORE FULL LAYERS MAY BE OMITTED,

AND/OR A LAYER MAY CONSIST OF LOADED CONTAINERS AND A FILLER AS-

SEMBLY OR AN EMPTY CONTAINER(S). SEE THE “PROVISIONS FOR LESS-

THAN-FULL LAYER UNIT LOADS” ON PAGE 5. ONLY ONE PALLETIZED UNIT HAV-

ING A REDUCED QUANTITY OF CONTAINERS SHOULD BE PERMITTED PER LOT

FOR THAT ITEM. CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO INSURE THAT REDUCED-

QUANTITY UNITS ARE EVENLY ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY SO

THAT THE SIDES AND ENDS OF THE UNIT LOAD DO NOT EXCEED 1/2" TOLER-

ANCE, RELATIVE TO THE PALLET. SEE “UNIT ASSEMBLY TOLERANCES” DE-

TAILS ON PAGE 10.

H. DIMENSIONAL LUMBER SPECIFIED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCEDURAL DRAW-

ING IS OF NOMINAL SIZE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. FOR EXAMPLE, 1”

X 4” MATERIAL IS ACTUALLY 3/4” THICK BY 3-1/2” WIDE AND 2” X 6” MATERIAL

IS ACTUALLY 1-1/2” THICK BY 5-1/2” WIDE. IF THE 1” X 2”, 2” X 2”, OR 2” X 3”

DUNNAGE LUMBER SPECIFIED IN THE APPENDICES IS NOT READILY AVAILA-

BLE, TWO ACCEPTABLE SIZE DUNNAGE PIECES CAN BE MADE BY RIPPING

(SAWING) A PIECE OF NOMINAL SIZE 1” X 4”, 2” X 4”, OR 2” X 6” LUMBER RE-

SPECTIVELY, ON THE CENTER LINE OF ITS WIDTH.

J. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, A PLUS-OR-MINUS 1/4” IS ALLOWED ON

OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF ANY PIECE OF DUNNAGE OR DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY.

HOWEVER, SIMILAR PIECES IN AN ASSEMBLY MUST BE WITHIN 1/8” OF THE

SAME DIMENSION.

K. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN COMPACT (SOUND) UNITS, ALL STRAPS SHALL BE LO-

CATED IN PROPER ALIGNMENT AND TENSIONED UNTIL THEY CUT INTO THE

EDGE OF THE STRAPPING BOARDS OR TOP DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY AND THE

PALLET WITHOUT DAMAGING THE CONTAINER OR CONTENTS. AFTER TEN-

SIONING, ALL STRAPS WILL BE SECURED USING ONE SEAL AND TWO PAIR OF

NOTCHES PER SEAL. SEE “UNIT ASSEMBLY TOLERANCES” DETAILS ON PAGE

10. SEALS MAY BE LOCATED ON A SIDE OR ON THE TOP OF THE UNIT, AS RE-

QUIRED BY OPERATIONAL NECESSITY.

L. WHEN APPLYING ANY STRAP, CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO ASSURE THAT

THE END OF THE STRAP ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE JOINT EXTENDS AT

LEAST 6” BEYOND THE SEAL. THIS EXTRA MINIMUM LENGTH OF STRAP IS RE-

QUIRED TO PERMIT SUBSEQUENT TIGHTENING OF LOOSENED STRAPPING.

RETENSIONING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT REPLACING STRAPPING OR

SPLICING STRAPPING THROUGH THE USE OF A TENSIONING TOOL, MANUAL

OR PNEUMATIC, AND THE APPLICATION OF ONE ADDITIONAL SEAL. SEE THE

“STRAP RETENSIONING TAB” DETAIL ON PAGE 10.

M. DETERMINATION OF LENGTH OF STRAPPING. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS

APPLY:

L = LENGTH OF STRAP REQUIRED IN INCHES

A = LENGTH OF UNIT IN INCHES

W = WIDTH OF UNIT IN INCHES

H = HEIGHT OF UNIT, INCLUDING PALLET, IN INCHES

1. THE LENGTH OF A LOAD STRAP REQUIRED FOR A SPECIFIC UNIT, WHERE

THE STRAP PASSES THROUGH THE STRAP SLOT OR ABOVE THE PALLET

DECK, WILL BE DETERMINED USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: L = 2W +

2H + 2”.

2. THE LENGTH OF A TIEDOWN STRAP REQUIRED FOR A SPECIFIC UNIT,

WHERE THE STRAP PASSES UNDER THE PALLET DECK, WILL BE DETER-

MINED BY USING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: L = 2A + 2H + 2”.

N. PALLET UNIT LOADS SHALL BE INSPECTED FOR TORN, DETERIORATED OR

LOOSENED STRAPPING PRIOR TO SHIPPING.

1. TORN OR BROKEN STRAPS SHOULD BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED BY SPLIC-

ING IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED IN “N.4.(B)” ON PAGE 3.

2. DETERIORATION DUE TO A MINOR AMOUNT OF RUST WILL NOT NECES-

SARILY BE CAUSE FOR REPLACING A STRAP. HOWEVER, AN EXTENSIVELY

RUSTED/SCALED/PITTED STRAP IS CAUSE FOR REPLACING THE STRAP.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)

Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited.

PROJECT FSA 63-66DRAWING 19-48-4079

(GENERAL NOTES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2)

3. A DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE SEAL IS SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR REPLACE-

MENT OF THE SEAL.

4. LOOSE STRAPS SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR DEGREE OF LOOSENESS BY

POSITIONING THE HOOK OF A SCALE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS A FISH

SCALE) BEHIND THE STRAPS NEAR THE MIDPOINT AT THE TOP OR SIDE OF

THE UNIT LOAD. PULL THE SCALE UNTIL A READING OF 20 POUNDS IS OB-

TAINED. THE DISTANCE A STRAP IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT MUST NOT EX-

CEED 1-1/2”. IF THE MEASUREMENT EXCEEDS 1-1/2”, THE STRAP MUST BE

TIGHTENED OR REPLACED. SEE PAGE 10 FOR GUIDANCE. TIGHTENING

CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EITHER OF TWO METHODS.

(A) A RETENSIONING DEVICE CAN BE USED IF THE STRAP HAS AT LEAST A

6” LONG TAB AT THE SEAL. SEE GENERAL NOTE “L” FOR GUIDANCE.

(B) AN 18” OR LONGER STRAP CAN BE USED AS A SPLICE PIECE. CUT THE

LOOSE STRAP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ORIGINAL SEAL AND DISCARD

THE CUT OUT SECTION. OVERLAP ONE END OF THE ORIGINAL

STRAPPING SO AS TO PROTRUDE SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE END OF THE

SEAL TO BE USED. POSITION AND SECURE SEAL TO OVERLAPPED

SECTION WITH TWO PAIR OF NOTCHES. USING A STRAPPING TOOL,

TENSION AND SEAL THE LENGTHENED STRAP. THE STRAP SPLICE

PIECE MAY BE CUT FROM NEW STRAP OR USED STRAP (BENDS IN THE

USED STRAP PIECE ARE NOT PERMITTED), PROVIDED IT IS AT LEAST

OF AS GOOD A QUALITY AS THE STRAP TO WHICH IT IS BEING SE-

CURED. NOTE: ONLY ONE SPLICE PER STRAP IS ALLOWED ON UNIT

LOADS OF AMMUNITION.

(C) CAUTION: WHEN A STRAP IS REPLACED/SPLICED OR RETENSIONED,

AND THE OTHER STRAPS ON A UNIT LOAD ARE NOT, CARE MUST BE

EXCERCISED TO INSURE THAT THE TENSION ON THE AFFECTED

STRAP IS NEARLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THE OTHER STRAPS.

O. USE OF OTHER THAN “FINISH B” STRAPPING IS A DEVIATION FROM APPROVED

PROCEDURES AND IS SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL NOTE “E” ON

A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

P. OUTLOADING AND STORAGE OF PALLET UNITS OF COMPLETE ROUNDS SHALL

BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROCEDURAL

DRAWINGS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIFIC APPENDICES . THESE DRAWINGS

ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTPS://WWW3.DAC.ARMY.MIL/DET.

CONTACT THE DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AT ABOVE WEB ADDRESS IF

SPECIFIC STORAGE AND OUTLOADING DRAWINGS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED WITH-

IN A PARTICULAR APPENDIX.

Q. IF STRAP CUTTERS ARE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY THE PROCURING ACTIV-

ITY, REFER TO DARCOM DRAWING 19-48-4127-20P1000 FOR APPROPRIATE

MEANS OF SECUREMENT TO THE PALLET UNIT.

R. UNIT LOAD MARKING AND BAR CODE APPLICATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED

IN ACCORDANCE WITH DAC DRAWING ACV00561.

S. IF UNITIZING OPERATIONS ARE BEING PERFORMED IN SUPPORT OF A SHIP-

MENT OF ITEMS FOR TROOP USE AT A CAMP, POST OR STATION, AND, IF IN

ADDITION TO FULL LAYER UNITS SPECIFIED IN GENERAL NOTE “G”, A FEW

LOOSE CONTAINERS ARE REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE QUANTITY REQUISI-

TIONED, THE LOOSE CONTAINERS NEED NOT BE UNITIZED. HOWEVER, THE

METHOD FOR BRACING AND STAYING OF THE LOOSE CONTAINERS WITHIN

THE LOAD TO BE SHIPPED MUST COMPLY WITH METHODS SPECIFIED WITHIN

THE APPLICABLE 19-48 SERIES OUTLOADING PROCEDURAL DRAWINGS.

T. CONVERSION TO METRIC EQUIVALENTS: DIMENSIONS WITHIN THIS DOCU-

MENT ARE EXPRESSED IN INCHES, AND WEIGHTS ARE EXPRESSED IN

POUNDS. WHEN NECESSARY, THE METRIC EQUIVALENT MAY BE COMPUTED

ON THE BASIS OF ONE INCH EQUALS 25.4MM AND ONE POUND EQUALS 0.454

KG.

(CONTINUED AT RIGHT)

(GENERAL NOTES CONTINUED)

U. WHEN ASSEMBLING A COMPLETE PALLET UNIT, CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO

INSURE THAT THE CONTAINERS AND DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES OR PIECES

ARE EVENLY ALIGNED SO THAT THE SIDES AND ENDS OF THE PALLET UNIT

DO NOT EXCEED A 1/2" TOLERANCE, RELATIVE TO THE PALLET. SEE “UNIT

ASSEMBLY TOLERANCES” DETAILS ON PAGE 10.

V. DIMENSIONS GIVEN FOR DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES WILL BE FIELD CHECKED

PRIOR TO THEIR ASSEMBLY. CONTAINERS MUST FIT SNUGLY IN THE

DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES. THIS GUIDANCE MUST BE APPLIED PRIOR TO BE-

GINNING A PALLETIZING OPERATION. ALSO, DUE TO VARIATION

OFCONTAINER DIMENSIONS, ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED AS TO THE

LOCATION OF CERTAIN PIECES ON DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES.

W. FILLER ASSEMBLIES ARE DESIGNED SO AS TO PROVIDE LATERAL AND

LONGITUDINAL BRACING WITHIN THE UNIT LOAD EQUAL TO OR GREATER

THAN THE STRENGTH OF THE CONTAINER(S) BEING OMITTED FROM A

LAYER. WHEN A FILLER ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED TO BE USED WITHIN A

UNIT LOAD, THE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION AND DETAILS WILL BE

PROVIDED IN THE APPLICABLE APPENDIX FOR THE ITEM TO BE UNITIZED.

FOR TYPICAL FILLERS FOR OMITTED CONTAINERS, SEE PAGES 7 AND 9.

X. ALL WOODEN DUNNAGE USED IN UNIT LOADS SHALL BE PRESERVATIVE

TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN MIL-DTL-

2427 FOR CLEATED WOODEN BOXES. IF THE DUNNAGE CONSISTS OF

MORE THAN ONE COMPONENT, IT MUST BE ASSEMBLED PRIOR TO TREAT-

MENT. THE LETTERS PA DENOTING PQ56 (COPPER-8-QUINOLINOLATE), PB

DENOTING M-GARD W550 (ZINC NAPHTHENATE EMULSIFIABLE) OR PC DE-

NOTING M-GARD W510 OR CUNAPSOL 5 (COPPER NAPHTHENATE) MUST BE

APPLIED TO THE WOOD DUNNAGE IN LETTERS AT LEAST ONE-INCH HIGH.

Y. GENERAL NOTE “D.2” ON PAGE 2 SPECIFIES THAT NO MORE THAN TWO

LOTS OF AMMUNITION WILL BE CONTAINED ON A PALLET UNLESS IN SUP-

PORT OF BALLISTIC SAMPLE SHIPMENT OR TROOP USE AT POST, CAMP,

OR STATION. THAT PORTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED NOTE WHICH LIM-

ITS PALLET UNIT TO NOT MORE THAN TWO LOTS IS INTENDED TO BE AP-

PLIED TO PALLETIZING OPERATIONS BEING PERFORMED AT A LOAD, AS-

SEMBLE AND PACK PLANT, OR TO MAJOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS BE-

ING PERFORMED AT ANY AMMUNITION DEPOT WHEN THE QUANTITY OF

BOXES COMPRISING A LOT IS GREAT ENOUGH TO CONSTRUCT MORE

THAN ONE PALLET UNIT. NOTICE: MULTIPLE (MORE THAN TWO) LOTS ARE

PERMITTED TO BE PALLETIZED TOGETHER AS A UNIT LOAD WHEN A SIN-

GLE LOT QUANTITY IS INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE ONE FULL-SIZE OR RE-

DUCED-LAYER (TO SATISFY A SMALL-QUANTITY SHIPMENT) UNIT LOAD.

MULTIPLE LOTS ON A PALLET WILL BE OF THE SAME NSN AND WILL BE

UNITIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE APPENDIX FOR THE

ITEM NSN INVOLVED. MULTIPLE-LOT UNIT LOADS WILL BE MARKED IN AC-

CORDANCE WITH DAC DRAWING ACV00561.

Z. COOLER NAILS MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE COMMON NAILS WITHIN

EACH APPENDIX BY APPLYING THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE. THE NUMBER

OF COOLER NAILS TO BE USED WILL BE THE NUMBER OF COMMON NAILS

MULTIPLIED BY 1.2 ROUNDED UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER. THE SIZE

OF COOLER NAILS TO BE USED WILL BE THE SAME AS SPECIFIED FOR THE

COMMON NAILS (4d, 6d, 10d, ETC.) BUT WILL CONFORM TO THE SIZE AND

WEIGHT TOLERANCES SPECIFIED WITHIN ASTM F1667 FOR COOLER NAILS.

AA. REFER TO DAC DRAWING ACV00617 FOR APPROVED SOURCES FOR

SEALLESS (CLIPLESS) SEALING TOOL. THESE APPROVED SEALING TOOLS

CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF SEALS CURRENTLY SPECIFIED IN THE MATERI-

AL SPECIFICATIONS ON PAGE 2.

BB. ALL NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD USED IN THE PALLETIZED LOAD SHALL

BE HEAT TREATED AND MARKED TO SHOW CONFORMANCE TO THE IN-

TERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION STANDARD (IPPC), ISPM-

15. SEE DAC DRAWING ACV00831 FOR ISPM-15 CERTIFICATION MARKING

AND PLACEMENT DETAILS.

REVISIONS

REVISION NO. 1, DATED MAY1985, CONSISTS OF:

1. ADDING GENERAL NOTE “X” (PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT).

2. UPDATING DRAWING TO CONFORM TO CURRENT STANDARDS.

REVISION NO. 2, DATED FEBRUARY 2000, CONSISTS OF:

1. ADDING PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO THE TITLE.

2. UPDATING DRAWING FORMAT.

3. UPDATING GENERAL NOTES AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.

REVISION NO. 3, DATED JUNE 2003, CONSISTS OF CHANGES PER ECP

R2T5302 (1 AND 2) AND ECP R2T5310 (1) INCLUDING:

1. UPDATING STRAPPING, STAPLE AND WOOD SPECIFICATIONS.

2. ADDING GENERAL ”BB” (HEAT TREATMENT).

REVISION NO. 4, DATED JUNE 2011, CONSISTS OF CHANGES PER ECP

R07K3013 (2) INCLUDING:

1. UPDATING DRAWING FORMAT.

2. UPDATING MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRAPPING.

3. UPDATING GENERAL NOTES “E” (DEVIATIONS), “P” (OUTLOADING), “X”

(PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT), AND “BB” (HEAT TREATMENT).

SIZE CRITERIA

MAXIMUM SIZE DIMENSIONS, SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION, ARE 44" LONG BY

60" WIDE BY 54" HIGH. A LENGTH NOT EXCEEDING 44" WILL PERMIT 2-WIDE

LOADING IN TACTICAL CARGO VEHICLES.

PROVISIONS FOR LESS-THAN-FULL-LAYER UNIT LOADS

1. THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SET FORTH THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE

FOLLOWED IF A FILLER-TYPE ASSEMBLY IS TO BE USED TO ACHIEVE A FULL-

LAYER PALLET UNIT.

A. FILLERS ARE DESIGNED FOR USE IN PLACE OF ONE OR MORE CONTAINERS OF

A UNIT. FILLER ASSEMBLY DETAILS WILL BE DEPICTED IN THE APPENDIX AP-

PLICABLE TO THE SPECIFIC ITEM TO BE UNITIZED. SEE GENERAL NOTE “W” ON

PAGE 3.

B. FILLERS WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE TOP LAYER OR LAYERS OF THE CENTER

STACK OR STACKS OF A UNIT LOAD AS SHOWN IN THE DETAILS ON PAGES 7

AND 9.

2. EMPTY CONTAINERS, PREFERABLY “REJECTS”, CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF THE

WOODEN DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES SPECIFIED TO ACHIEVE A FULL-LAYER CONFI-

GURATION. WHEN AN EMPTY (REJECTED) CONTAINER IS USED TO FILL OUT A

LAYER ON A PALLET UNIT, THEY WILL BE MARKED AS SPECIFIED IN ARDEC

DRAWING NO. 12982865.

3. EACH UNIT LOAD CONTAINING ONE OR MORE EMPTY CONTAINERS WILL HAVE A

WEATHER RESISTANT PLACARD APPLIED TO ONE SIDE AND ONE END OF THE PAL-

LET UNIT. THE PLACARD WILL BE STENCILED WITH A CONTRASTING COLOR, US-

ING LETTERS THAT ARE AS LARGE AS PRACTICAL BUT NOT LESS THAN 1/2" IN SIZE,

TO READ: “THIS UNIT LOAD CONTAINS ____ EMPTY CONTAINER(S)”.

WIDTH

LENGTH

HEIGHT

TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH CONTAINERS UNITIZED VERTICALLY

ISOMETRIC VIEW

THE M173 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED.

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. THE UNIT LOAD ABOVE DEPICTS A TYPICAL UNIT LOAD WITH THE CONTAINERS

UNITIZED VERTICALLY.

2. EVEN THOUGH ONLY THE M173 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED ABOVE IN THIS

LOAD CONFIGURATION, ANY OTHER SERIES CONTAINER OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND

DESIGN MAY BE UNITIZED IN THIS CONFIGURATION. SEE THE APPLICABLE AP-

PENDIX FOR SPECIFIC UNITIZATION PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.

UNITIZING PROCEDURES

STEP 1. POSITION PALLET IN DESIRED POSITION, WITH THE TOP DECK BOARDS

UPWARDS. POSITION PALLET DUNNAGE ON PALLET AS INDICATED AND

NAIL TO THE PALLET DECK BOARDS AS SHOWN. NOTE: NAILS MUST

NOT BE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STRAP SLOTS OF THE PALLET.

STEP 2. POSITION CONTAINERS ON PALLET AS SHOWN IN THE “LOADING PAT-

TERN” DETAIL IN THE APPLICABLE APPENDIX. POSITION AND NAIL FIL-

LER PIECES TO THE PALLET AND TOP DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY IF THE PAL-

LET UNIT HAS LESS CONTAINERS THAN A FULL PALLET UNIT.

STEP 3. POSITION TOP DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY ON CONTAINERS. POSITION BAT-

TENS, AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICABLE APPENDIX. POSITION STRAPPING

AROUND UNIT, KEEPING IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT. SEAL EACH STRAP

USING ONE SEAL, WITH TWO PAIR OF NOTCHES PER SEAL. INSTALL

STRAP STAPLES AS INDICATED. SEALS SHALL BE PLACED SO AS TO

NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STACKING OF ONE UNIT LOAD ON TOP OF

ANOTHER.

NOTE: WHEN BUNDLING PALLET UNITS, CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO INSURE

THAT DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES AND STRAPPING ARE IN VERTICAL ALIGN-

MENT. WHEN THE ASSEMBLIES AND STRAPPING ARE NOT IN VERTICAL

ALIGNMENT, POOR OUTLOADING AND STORAGE PROCEDURES COULD

RESULT. SEE GENERAL NOTES ”G” AND “U” ON PAGES 2 AND 3 AND

“UNIT ASSEMBLY TOLERANCE DETAILS” ON PAGE 10 FOR ALLOWABLE

ALIGNMENT TOLERANCES.

TIEDOWN STRAP

SEAL FOR 1-1/4" STRAPPING

STAPLE

LOAD STRAP

TOP DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY

M173 SERIES METAL CONTAINER.

BATTEN

40" X 48" PALLET

PALLET DUNNAGE

PAGE 7TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH FILLER ASSEMBLY (BLOCK) FOR OMITTED CONTAINERS

ISOMETRIC VIEW

FILLER BLOCKS FOR ONE OMITTED M173 SERIES CONTAINER ARE DEPICTED.

SPECIAL NOTE:

THE UNIT LOAD ABOVE DEPICTS A TYPICAL UNIT LOAD WITH THE CONTAINERS UN-

ITIZED VERTICALLY AND FILLER BLOCKS INSTALLED FOR ONE OMITTED M173 SE-

RIES CONTAINER. SIMILAR FILLER BLOCKS CAN BE INSTALLED IN UNIT LOADS CON-

TAINING OTHER SERIES CONTAINERS PROVIDED THE CONTAINERS ARE UNITIZED IN

A VERTICAL POSITION

TIEDOWN STRAP

SEAL FOR 1-1/4" STRAPPING

STAPLE

LOAD STRAP

TOP DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY (1 REQD).

M173 SERIES METAL CONTAINER.

BATTEN

40" X 48" PALLET

PALLET DUNNAGE

FILLER BLOCKS, 1" IN WIDTH

BY CUT-TO-FIT LENGTH

ISOMETRIC VIEW

THE M152 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED

TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH CONTAINERS UNITIZED HORIZONTALLY

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. THE UNIT LOAD ABOVE DEPICTS A TYPICAL UNIT LOAD USING FLAT DUNNAGE

WITH THE CONTAINERS UNITIZED HORIZONTALLY.

2. EVEN THOUGH ONLY THE M152 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED ABOVE IN THIS

LOAD CONFIGURATION, ANY OTHER SERIES CONTAINER OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND

DESIGN MAY BE UNITIZED IN THIS CONFIGURATION. SEE THE APPLICABLE AP-

PENDIX FOR SPECIFIC UNITIZATION PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.

UNITIZING PROCEDURES

STEP 1. POSITION PALLET IN DESIRED POSITION, WITH THE TOP DECK BOARDS

UPWARDS. POSITION PALLET DUNNAGE ON PALLET AS INDICATED AND

NAIL TO THE PALLET DECK BOARDS AS SHOWN. NOTE: NAILS MUST

NOT BE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STRAP SLOTS OF THE PALLET.

STEP 2. POSITION THE FIRST LAYER OF CONTAINERS ON THE DUNNAGE ASSEM-

BLY. POSITION SECOND LAYER DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF THE

FIRST LAYER OF CONTAINERS. REPEAT UNTIL UNIT LOAD IS COMPLETE.

STEP 3. AFTER PALLET IS LOADED, POSITION STRAPPING BOARDS IN PROPER

ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES. POSITION STRAPPING

AROUND UNIT, KEEPING IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT. SEAL EACH STRAP

USING ONE SEAL, WITH TWO PAIR OF NOTCHES PER SEAL. INSTALL

STRAP STAPLES AS INDICATED. SEALS SHALL BE PLACED SO AS TO

NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STACKING OF ONE UNIT LOAD ON TOP OF

ANOTHER.

NOTE: WHEN BUNDLING PALLET UNITS, CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO INSURE

THAT DUNNAGE ASSEMBLIES AND STRAPPING ARE IN VERTICAL ALIGN-

MENT. WHEN CONTAINERS ARE NOT IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, POOR

OUTLOADING AND STORAGE PROCEDURES COULD RESULT. SEE GENER-

AL NOTES “G” AND “U” ON PAGES 2 AND 3 AND “UNIT ASSEMBLY TOLER-

ANCE DETAILS” ON PAGE 10 FOR ALLOWABLE ALIGNMENT TOLERANCES.

LOAD STRAP

STRAPPING BOARD

35" X 45-1/2" PALLET

STAPLE

TIEDOWN STRAP

DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY

34 1/2"

47" 38 5/8"

45 1/2"

35"

M152 SERIES METAL CONTAINER

FILLER ASSEMBLY

A FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR TWO OMITTED M152 SERIES

CONTAINERS IS DEPICTED

ISOMETRIC VIEW

THE M152 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED

TYPICAL PALLET UNIT WITH FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR OMITTED CONTAINERS

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. THE UNIT LOAD ABOVE DEPICTS A TYPICAL UNIT LOAD USING FLAT DUN-

NAGE WITH THE CONTAINERS UNITIZED HORIZONTALLY AND A FILLER AS-

SEMBLY INSTALLED FOR TWO OMITTED M152 SERIES CONTAINERS. SIMI-

LAR FILLER TYPE ASSEMBLIES CAN BE INSTALLED IN UNIT LOADS CON-

TAINING OTHER SERIES CONTAINERS. FOR SPECIFIC GUIDANCE IN THE

CONSTRUCTION OF A FILLER ASSEMLBY, SEE THE APPLICABLE APPENDIX.

2. GENERALLY, FILLER ASSEMBLIES CAN BE CONSTRUCTED FOR OMITTING

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE CONTAINERS, DEPENDING UPON THE

LOAD CONFIGURATION. FOR OMITTING MORE THAN FIVE CONTAINERS, A

COMBINATION OF FILLERS WILL BE USED. ADDITIONALLY, THE USE OF

MORE THAN TWO FILLER ASSEMBLIES PER UNIT LOAD IS NOT PERMITTED.

3. FILLER ASSEMBLIES WILL NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE OUTSIDE STACKS OF

A UNIT LOAD. FILLER ASSEMLIES WILL BE INSTALLED ONLY IN THE TOP

LAYER OR LAYERS OF THE CENTER STACK OR STACKS OF A UNIT LOAD.

STRAPPING BOARD

LOAD STRAP

M152 SERIES CONTAINER

35" X 45-1/2" PALLET

TIEDOWN STRAP

FILLER ASSEMBLY

STAPLE

38 5/8" 47"

34 3/8"

35" 45 1/2"

DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY

1" X 4" DUNNAGE

LUMBER

2" DUNNAGE LUMBER

APPROPRIATELY

SIZED NAILS

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. DIMENSIONS APPLICABLE TO ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES ARE EX-

PRESSED IN INCHES AND IDENTIFIED BY LETTERS AS FOLLOWS:

A = UNIT LENGTH

B = PALLET LENGTH

C = UNIT WIDTH

D = PALLET WIDTH

E = (A-B)/2 WITH A PLUS OR MINUS 1/2" TOLERANCE FOR EACH LAYER

AND FOR EACH STACK = LENGTHWISE OVERHANG

F = DIMENSION “A” PLUS 1/2" MAXIMUM = ALLOWABLE UNIT LENGTH

G = (C-D)/2 WITH A PLUS OR MINUS 1/2” TOLERANCE FOR EACH LAYER =

WIDTHWISE OVERHANG

H = DIMENSION “C” PLUS 1/2" MAXIMUM = ALLOWABLE UNIT WIDTH

J = UNIT HEIGHT

K = J/24” = MAXIMUM INCHES FROM TRUE ALIGNMENT (E.G., IF J = 36”, K

= 36”/24” = 1-1/2” MAXIMUM ) = VERTICAL STRAP ALIGNMENT

L = C/24” = MAXIMUM INCHES FROM TRUE ALIGNMENT (E.G., IF C = 48”, L

= 48”/24” = 2” MAXIMUM) = TRANSVERSE STRAP ALIGNMENT

2. CONTAINER, DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY, AND PIECE ALIGNMENT TOLER-

ANCES APPLY TO EACH LAYER AND TO EACH STACK RELATIVE TO THE

PALLET DECK. SEE GENERAL NOTES “G” AND “U” ON PAGES 2 AND 3.

3. STRAPPING TOLERANCES APPLY TO ALL STRAPS AND TO ALL SURFAC-

ES WHICH EACH STRAP ENCOMPASSES; I.E., TOP, BOTTOM AND BOTH

SIDES.

4. ALTHOUGH THE DIMENSIONS APPLICABLE TO ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES

SPECIFIED IN SPECIAL NOTE 1 ABOVE AND DEPICTED IN THE DETAIL ON

THIS PAGE ARE FOR UNITS HAVING THE CONTAINERS UNITIZED HORI-

ZONTALLY, THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO UNITS

HAVING THE CONTAINERS UNITIZED VERTICALLY.

UNIT WIDTH VIEW

STRAP RETENSIONING TAB

THE M152 SERIES CONTAINER IS DEPICTED (SEE

GENERAL NOTE "L" ON PAGE 2.

UNIT LENGTH VIEW

UNIT TOP VIEW

UNIT ASSEMBLY TOLERANCE DETAILS

J

DG

H

C

K

A

F

E B

L

F

C D

G E

STRAP.

STRAPPING BOARD

PALLET

STRAP

DUNNAGE ASSEMBLY

CONTAINER

IN TOP LAYER

STRAP RETENSIONING TAB,

6" MINIMUM LENGTH TAB ON

END OF UNDERNEATH STRAP

STRAP END ON TOP

STRAPPING BOARD

SEAL

M152 CYLINDRICAL CONTAINER

PALLET DUNNAGE

STAPLE

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