U.S. Marine Corps Containerized Ammunition Systems Study (1985-1995).

Abstract

The study addresses both Class V(A) (air ammunition) and Class V(W) (ground ammunition) for Marine Corps forces in the 1985-1995 time period. Some of this ammunition will be delivered to the beach in the large (8'x8'x20') ISO containers increasingly used by the shipping industry. Some ammunition will continue to be delivered to the beach in breakbulk (palletized) form. The focus of this study is on the movement of containerized ammunition from the beach to using units, including handling and transporting full containers, unstuffing containers, and retrogarding empty containers. These functions are examined for the buildup ashore of the assault follow-on echelon (AFOE) and for subsequent resupply operations. Classes of supply other than ammunition are not considered. The central issues are: (1) What should be the operational concept for handling containerized ammunition in the AOA?; (2) Within the developed concept, are planned Marine Corps equipments and organizations adequate to handle anticipated levels of containerized ammunition? If not, what changes should be made?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA166502

Entities

People

  • R. J. Yeoman

Organizations

  • System Planning Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ammunition
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Howitzers
  • Logistics
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Military Science
  • Munitions
  • Organizational Structure
  • Propelling Charges
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.