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FM 5-480 Port Construction and Repair

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FM 5-480

Port Construction and Repair

Army · FM · 77 pages

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C H A P T E R 1 0 FLOATING WHARVES Both the US Army and Navy have floating equipment suitable for constructing floating wharves. The most promising equipment of each service is discussed below. Section I. Army Equipment (Current TO&E) The Army's floating bridge equipment was designed primarily for river-crossing operations. However, its rapid installation and large loading capacities make the equipment useful as floating causeways, rafts, ferries, and ramps used in ship-to-shore cargo transfer. ALUMINUM PNEUMATIC FLOATING BRIDGE (M4T6) a. Description. The M4T6 floating bridges and rafts (ferries) consist of aluminum balk decks on pneumatic floats. Figure 10-1 shows the structural assembly of an M4T6 float section. Manpower and equipment requirements for bridge and raft construction are discussed in FM 5-210.

DesignationFM 5-480

EditionUndated

StatusSuperseded

Pages77

FunctionEngineering

CollectionRecent Archive

Editions 2

References 5

FM 5-210Not in the Vault
TM 5-235Not in the Vault
TM 520Not in the Vault
TM 5-333Not in the Vault