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A marine loading arm, also known as a mechanical loading arm, loading arm, or MLA is a mechanical arm consisting of articulated steel pipes that connect a tankship such as an oil tanker or chemical tanker to a cargo terminal. Genericized trademarks such as Chiksan (often misspelled Chicksan) are often used to refer to marine loading arms. [2] [3]
M1147 FMTV load handling system trailer; XM1148 FMTV 8.8-ton load handling system truck; M1149; M1150 Assault breacher vehicle based on the M1 Abrams; M1151 Up-Armored Capable HMMWV Enhanced Armament Carrier; M1152 Up-Armored Capable HMMWV Enhanced Troop/Cargo/Shelter Carrier; M1153; M1154; M1155; M1156; M1157 FMTV 10-ton dump truck
This manual supersedes FM 3-0, dated 6 October 2017. James C. McConville: INACTIVE: ADP 3–0 (FM 3–0) ADP 3–0, Unified Land Operations: 10 October 2011 [13] This manual supersedes FM 3–0, dated 27 February 2008 and Change 1, dated 22 February 2011. Raymond T. Odierno: INACTIVE: FM 3–0 (incl. C1) FM 3–0, Operations (with included ...
According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.
Roof plates on the M84 could be opened to allow the mortar to be fired from inside the vehicle. The M84 only carried a crew of six, but weighed 47,100 lbs (21,400 kg) because of the mortar and the combat load of 88 rounds. The M84 entered production in January 1957. It was replaced by the M106 mortar carrier.
Bottom loading arms. Top loading arms are used to load or unload road or rail tankers.Loading or unloading is done through the manhole on the top of the tanker. Top loading arms can also be used for tight-fill, vapor recovery, marine and other applications when used with specially designed and engineered components, such as vapor plates, tapered hatch plugs, and inflatable hatch seals. [1]
Driving position. Its light weight allows the use of a relatively small engine to power the vehicle, a 6V53 Detroit two-stroke six cylinder diesel, with an Allison TX-100-1 three-speed automatic transmission, and allows the vehicle to carry a large payload cross-country and to be transported by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.