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                   MOBItITY/COUNTERMOBIThITY - 11

TOPIC:  Vehicular Desert Survival Kit

DISCUSSION:

Vehicles operating in a desert environment must have a higher
degree of self-sufficiency than would normally be expected in a
different environment due to the environmental extremes
encountered.

LESSON(S)  LEAPNED:

Suggested vehicle equipment should include:

      1.  OVE, to include a small general tool kit.
      2.  Flashlight.
      3.  Fire extinguisher.
      4.  Compass, binoculars and maps.
      5.  Communications equipment.
      6.  Shovel, sand ladders and tow rope/cable (at least 25
feet
          long).
      7.  Five gallons of water per vehicle occupant.
      8.  Personal food, clothing and equipment.
      9.  Siphoning hose (1/2 inch diameter by six feet) and
funnel.
      10.  Slave cables (one for each group of vehicles).
      11.  Mounted vehicular air compressor with air reservoir
           (150 psi) and sufficient air hose.
      12.  Jack support plate (one foot by one foot piece of
metal).
      13.  Consumable's, to include oil, radiator hoses, fan belts,
           heavy duty tape, air and fuel filters, twine, and
           annealed wire.


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