TB 9-2320-360-13&P-2
THEORY OF OPERATION
GENERAL
1.
The Crew Protection Kit for the M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) Tractor Truck consists of the following, as
a.
Two armored doors
b.
Roof armor
c.
Ballistic glass
d.
Four underbody and two wheel well blast deflectors
e.
Six doghouse armored panels
f.
Three firewall panels
g.
Forward and rear size armor panels
h.
One large rear cab armor panel
i.
Rear armored escape hatch
2.
This armored solution begins by securing a large armor roof panel in place from which the side and rear armor panels
are hung. Additional support is provided by using brackets and GR8 fasteners that are connected to the lower frame rails
of the cab. In addition, the underbody, wheel well, doghouse, firewall and front armor areas are all interconnected by a
series of 90-degree joiner brackets strategically located throughout the design. This approach allows the entire armored
system to be interdependent and thus distribute the support load and protection to the cab as effectively as possible.
3.
The armored door assemblies are bolted to the existing door frames using a heavy-duty hinge design. They include slid-
ing ballistic glass windows with combat locks on both the windows and doors.
4.
For emergency situations, two quick-release bracket assemblies are incorporated into the backseat seat-back. When nec-
essary, the release pins are easily removed allowing the seat-back to drop out of the way and allowing full access to the
armored escape hatch mounted to the rear armor panel. The escape hatch is designed to be quickly disengaged using
four over-center latches and pushed out, dropping to the ground no matter the position of the vehicle, providing a rapid
exit.
END OF WORK PACKAGE