ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101(2)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. GroundPlan.(1)Small general purpose tent (figure 4-2)(2)Medium general purpose tent (figure 4-4)(3)Large general purpose tent (figure 4-6)1-9.Safety, Care, and Handling. Throughout this manual are warnings, cautions and notes designed to protectpersonnel and equipment when handling the tents. Learn the warnings on the warning page before attempting to performmaintenance 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.SmallGeneralPurposeTent. This tent is normally used as a command post, fire direction center, battalion aidstation, or shelter for 10 individuals, their clothing and their equipment. Both front and rear doors are provided with alacing flap arrangement that permits erection of two tents in tandem and the installation of a vestibule for additionalwarmth under extreme cold and windy conditions.b.MediumGeneralPurposeTent. This tent is designed for use in artillery operations, housing components of a fieldbakery, or quarters for troops. It may also be used as a command post, fire control support center, mess hall, storage, orward of a field hospital. A liner may be installed to retain heat in cold weather operations.c.LargeGeneralPurposeTent. 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 fortroops. A liner may be installed to retain heat in cold weather operations.1-6
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