DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SUPPLY BULLETIN
SUPPLY OF STORAGE BATTERIES WITH TACOM AND
TACOM PROJECT/ PRODUCT MANAGED VEHICLES
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
25 August 1976
and contingency reserves, or extended storage will be
1. Purpose. This bulletin prescribes the policy and
equipped with charged-and-dry batteries and
procedures relative to the type of storage batteries to be
separately packaged electrolyte.
procured and supplied with TACOM (US Army Tank-
Automotive Command)-and T-ACOM Project/Product
c. Delivery to Oversea Customers.
Vehicles
managed vehicles that require lead-acid, automotive-
delivered to terminal commands for shipment to
type storage batteries as integrated components
oversea customers will be supplied with charged-and-
necessary for the operation of the vehicles. This bulletin
dry batteries, including packaged electrolyte.
does not apply to vehicles utilizing maintenance-free
batteries or commercial design vehicles (CDV) other
d. Direct Delivery to CONUS Troop Units.
than construction or Materiel Handling Equipment
Charged-and-dry batteries with electrolyte will normally
(MHE) type equipment.
be supplied on vehicles for direct delivery from
production.
Vehicles
employing
driveaway
2. Scope. This bulletin applies to all Department of the
transportation will require charged-and-wet batteries.
Army activities engaged in procurement, inventory
Towed on saddle-mounted vehicles will have charged-
management, receipt, storage, issue and shipment of
and-dry batteries.
vehicles managed by TACOM and TACOM
Project/Product Managers.
e. Delivery From Depot Stock.
3. Policy and Procedures. The decision to supply
(1) Oversea. Vehicles shipped from depot
charged-and-dry or charged-and-wet batteries is
stocks to terminal outloading facilities for shipment to
contingent on the equipment requirement and will be
oversea commands will normally be shipped by rail or
based on the following criteria:
carrier with charged-and-dry batteries with packaged
electrolyte.
a. Procurement.
(2) CONUS. Vehicles shipped from depot
(1) Contracts for all vehicles requiring
stocks to CONUS customers will normally be equipped
batteries will contain provisions stipulating that batteries
with
charged-and-dry
batteries
with
packaged
will be supplied by the prime item contractor.
electrolyte. Instances where driveaway movement is
selected as the mode of transportation, prime movers
(2) Vehicles will normally be procured, issued
will be equipped with charged-and-wet batteries.
and shipped with charged-and-dry batteries, with
Saddle-mounted, towed, or rail-transported vehicles will
electrolyte in separate polyethylene containers.
contain charged-and-dry batteries with packaged
electrolyte. Vehicles shipped to other service customers
(3) Vehicles used as prime movers for
will be equipped with packaged electrolyte.
driveway shipments will be procured with charged-and-
wet batteries. Towed or saddle-mounted vehicles will
4. Reporting of Errors. You can improve this
retain charged-and-dry batteries.
publication by calling attention to errors and by
recommending improvements using DA Form 2028
b. Delivery to CONUS Depot. Vehicles delivered
(Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank
to CONUS depots from procurement for stock, special
Forms) or by a letter mailed direct to Commander, US
Army Tank-Automotive Command, ATTN: DRSTA-
FPC, Warren, MI 48090. A reply will be furnished direct
*This bulletin supersedes SB 700-6135-1, 25 August
to you.
1971.
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