TM 10-8340-222-10 Figure 2-9.  Lacing sections to bail rings, (tent, assembly, M-1942) h. Attaching  Eave  Lines  to  Pins  and  Setting  Eave Poles in Position.  (7, fig. 2-6). (1) Attach, with two half hitches, all eave lines to pins approximately 2 feet in from the end of each line. (2) Raise canvas at eave and slide butt end of eave  poles  toward  a  center  pole.    Insert  spindle  of  eave poles   through   leather   reinforcements   at   point   where eave lines are attached to canvas. i. Raising Peaks 3 Feet Off Ground and Preparing to Raise Canvas Top (8, fig. 2-6). (1) Going under canvas to center poles, raise peaks  of  tent  about  3  feet  off  the  ground  by  pulling  drift lines.    Lash  drift  line  to  center  poles,  making  sure  that drift line of each block and tackle assembly is inside bail ring and next to center pole (fig. 2-9). (2) Set  eave  poles  to  form  an  angle  of  about 60   with   the   ground,   with   butt   of   each   pole   pointing toward, and in line with, butt of nearest center pole. (3) Fasten  jumper  line  at  eave  of  canvas  to each eave pole with two half hitches. (4) Partly tighten all eave lines. j. Raising   Peaks,   Securing   Canvas   in   Position, Straightening  Eave  Poles,  and  Tightening  Lines    (9,  fig. 2-6). (1) Raise   peaks   with   drift   line   of   block   and tackle  to  within  3  feet  of  top  of  each  center  pole.    The three  peaks  of  the  tent  should  be  raised  at  the  same time. (2) Straighten all eave poles to a perpendicular  position  and  tighten  all  lines  as  much  as possible   to   eliminate   wrinkles   in   tent   roof.      Lines   are tightened or loosened by readjusting the two half hitches on each guy and eave line near the pin; there are no tent slips used with the assembly tent. (3) Secure drift lines firmly to center poles. k. Attaching Sidewalls (10, fig. 2-6).  Attach side- walls  by  hooking  wall  hooks  on  top  of  sidewalls  through D-rings attached to top sections of tent. 2-6.  Striking Assembly Tent M-1942 NOTE The tent can be struck by nine men in approximately 60 minutes. a. Checking Center Pole Guy Lines.  Check center pole   guy   lines,   making   sure   that   they   are   hooked   in ferrule at top of center pole and are taut. b. Detaching    Sidewalls.        Detach    sidewalls    by unhooking wall hooks from D-rings. c. Adjusting Eave Poles.  Slant butts of eave poles towards  butts  of  center  poles  at  a  60   angle   with   the ground.  If weather is calm, untie eave pole jumper lines; do not untie jumper lines in a high wind. d. Letting Down Peaks.  Let peaks down to ground level   by   releasing   drift   lines,   making   sure   that   entire canvas area is in such a position that when sections are unlaced there will be little difficulty in folding them. e. Removing Eave Poles.  Remove all eave poles. f. Removing Pins.  Remove all eave line pins. g. Unlacing   Sections.      Unlace   sections   of   tent, remove   from   beneath   center   poles,   and   separate   for folding into separate bundles. h. Striking  Center  Poles.    Strike  center  poles.    To strike  a  center  pole,  two  men  stand  at  butt  end  of  pole and  one  man  at  end  of  each  guy  line.    Untie  guy  lines from  pins.    The  men  holding  the  ends  of  the  guy  lines then   walk   slowly   toward   the   center   of   the   tent   area, keeping  the  lines  taut  to  prevent  the  pole  from  swaying. One of the men at the butt end of the pole walks slowly forward  with  the  pole,  easing  it  gradually  to  the  ground, while  the  other  man  at  the  butt  end  of  the  pole  steadies it. 2-11