ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13
AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101
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Shipping weight and cube.
Tent ...................................................................................
420 lb.
Liner ...................................................................................
155 lb.
Pins and poles ....................................................................
245 lb.
Cube, tent ..........................................................................
69 cu. ft.
Cube, liner ..........................................................................
15 cu. ft.
d. Ground Plan.
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Small general purpose tent (figure 4-2)
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Medium general purpose tent (figure 4-4)
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Large general purpose tent (figure 4-6)
1-9. Safety, Care, and Handling. Throughout this manual are warnings, cautions and notes designed to protect
personnel and equipment when handling the tents. Learn the warnings on the warning page before attempting to perform
maintenance on the tent, and observe all warnings, cautions and notes as you come upon them in the text.
Section III. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION.
1-10. Principles of Operation.
a. Small General Purpose Tent. This tent is normally used as a command post, fire direction center, battalion aid
station, or shelter for 10 individuals, their clothing and their equipment. Both front and rear doors are provided with a
lacing flap arrangement that permits erection of two tents in tandem and the installation of a vestibule for additional
warmth under extreme cold and windy conditions.
b. Medium General Purpose Tent. This tent is designed for use in artillery operations, housing components of a field
bakery, or quarters for troops. It may also be used as a command post, fire control support center, mess hall, storage, or
ward of a field hospital. A liner may be installed to retain heat in cold weather operations.
c. Large General Purpose Tent. The large tent is designed for use as a hospital ward, surgical operating room,
command post, fire direction center or mess hall. It may also be used for storage, as an assembly tent, or quarters for
troops. A liner may be installed to retain heat in cold weather operations.
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