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 0:         3attl a Ass~ssr~ent Taam

St~b ~:     S~A  `~T    TUDY

     De~7~ct'nent:      :ie=vy   qu~~.~en      layed  a Vial   rol~~          Jur~flJ t:'~C
r.~~s.-~ion ln .~~A    ?01t:~ ;~es-    A *.`~) ( ~ d~v'.~loping a senso ror          ~~~
~ct~al      no~~n~ur.~ or :te'.a~y   T~iip~=~I.~. ~per~~on~)   1nterv~aws wL~r~
 onducted with l~t Con~bat ~n~ineer ~n. .             `~d Combat Engineer 3n.
7th    Engineer   3.n.     ~z    La:~d:.-~g Support   3r.. Marine Wi~i~ Suoport
Uquadron 27~ . and Lst and 2.~.:1 ~`4~i~~t'~fl~~C      3n. F~SSG. Overall ~~~V7
quipr~ent uphe?-J *4c-ll       and     ii  anits w.er~ ~e~erally pleased with
 heir `~ertornanc;~.       The   7J0il::W--*'fl~ were major de~icienc~ areas ot.
*t:oncern :~t~r£0mi.rCJ -~.~~ the~e .i~t -rvia~~ and data collaction:

     a.      The ~T 4C(.)C l'o'  tOr'.iitt is locked apon unravorabty by ~ost
          anJ~ the reinci- i         hat it is a waste of floney t~ p'~rchase
 UCi an item.      Many :~ta:ec that it iS dir ;,cu~t to see the load on
the ~T 4000 when lirtin-:..          This largely due to th? for1.s ~eing             oo
..-ho::i:.   Several conmando- i~~enzi:~i~d a 1a~k oz .~hort publication to
 upport       tl~ ~T   4000.      Th~    br~ai--..age of the si&eshitt         cylinders
 aused several ~T 4(~(~O to *~e deadlined.            The brake system on the RT
4000      ~or¼li.~t al~o were constantly maintenance rr'~blen.s.                   This,
cou-?led      with it    `oein~   .~o    close   to t~e  ground     tears         up thL~
aniercarriage.

       0.     The `~000    lbs   --~o:kiift   had  problems with           the  steering
selactor levers, apparently the lever moves during operations and
 aLses the ~orli~t to change steering                 ror.. 2 wheel to ~ wheel to
~~ab,     which cr-a~ed a ha:rarr'~ on the road.          It appears           that  -the
o~o-rator never .`~new whe-.--~      his would occur. .   Cradle p~ns breaking
     another area on the MC          0)0 rorkl~t Which needs a closer look.

       c.    ~.~e (~`~~~7: i0,000 ibs ~or'.~l~-zt \`T.~~4) new -to our inventory
had a problem stemm~nc; rrom th~ fork attachment.              Apparently,           the
 orks break away -rom the o-ottom ru-~-~ner.           A modification had been
-~.~tablished     to    elim~na~         ..~is problem,   however,            it  proved
`ansuccesstul ifl       WA.

       d.    The S~~ tractor a.:~o new ~o our inve--ory had problems with
-::he calipers breaking and          he back no~e~ J.et~~ng crushed and broken
during operations.

              The      -"JeSt  t~:;a:-r. o~ eq1~ioment   he AC             Craot~r   was
considered good         or mc:~i .;z      reasons but   ac.~s the di'~ging power
~aeded.       Also t~e AC~ tr~ctor' S road whee.*.~ do not :-~tand up to the
terra~n and break.         Transmission       luid blow~ng from the rear 0           th~
tractor is also a problem I dentiried               and t:e lockIng nut cn the
a::le cones loose and causes the ay.t,-~ t~ come or~.

       ~.-~*-s inrormat~on was 0cT~tr~s~:'.      -cm -...--~ -2.~~1n.at.-~rA  t,~0l ours
or   comb-ined coer:'. i.~~.D .        a-..  ~a:- *~- l?.~-~-~d on I 3     --judir, tapes
-:o;:~s::st'n£,' Of 4-:  1nt~rv--: .t -.     - - - ir. ,-:-.~~~-~ IZ.~rVi;r: .    n
 %i~S.t~lcnnaire:~.     ::ey In&~v-dm.~r.tI    re:        - o. ~~.A.           and ~.j~~;t.

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