Figure 12-4.—Ammunition protected by a thatched-roof hut.
of ammunition in the tents. During the night, and during
of woven mats can be erected to protect the ammuni-
rainy weather, lace the tents tightly, and keep the sides
tion.
staked down to prevent moisture from condensing on
the ammunition.
Piles of ammunition stored in the open and
unprotected by temporary shelters, such as tents or
In tropical areas where vegetation grows very
thatched-roof huts, should be covered with a double
thick, thatched-roof huts (fig. 12-4) or shelters made
thickness of serviceable tarpaulin (fig. 12-5). If
Figure 12-5.—Ammunition protected by a tarpaulin cover.
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