TM 10-8340-240-12&P
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MODULAR GENERAL PURPOSE TENT SYSTEM (MGPTS)
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OPERATIONS UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
j. Place guy ropes (4) over wood stakes (5), making sure that ropes are not twisted. Loosen rope
adjustment to leave plenty of slack. This will make it easier to stand poles up. Connect guy
ropes at all pole locations. (See Figure 0004 00-13).
Figure 0004 00-13 Tent Poles
k. Two persons are required. Start at one corner. One person lifts corner roof fabric (2) while the
second person grasps pole (1) and rotates bottom of pole under roof fabric (2) and stands pole
up so that bottom of pole is angled in toward center of tent. Snug guy ropes (4), by sliding
tensioner (11), to keep poles from falling. (See Figure 0004 00-14)
Figure 0004 00-14 Tent Pole Attached to Tent Fabric
