STANDARD FOUR-WAY WOOD PALLET

Figure 9-1.Armament weapons support equipment breakdown

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weapons and weapon components within the weapon logistics cycle. LSE includes weapons packaging equipment ship loading or underway replenishment equip- ment, installed shipboard or shore-based equipment, and industrial materials handling equipment. Weapons Packaging Equipment consists of missile containers, pallets, boxes, and fleet-issue unit loads that contain ordnance and ancillary equipment, Ship Loading and Underway Replenishment Equipment consists of connected replenishment slings, vertical replenishment pole pendants, spreader bars, beams, missile transfer dollies, etc. Installed Shipboard or Shore-Based Equipment includes dunnaging, C-grabs, birail or monorail hoist, tie-downs, davits, bomb elevators, conveyors, and other fixed or moveable handling equipment. Industrial Material Handling Equipment includes forklifts, warehouse tractors, pallet trucks, platform trucks, etc. PALLETS LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify the purpose and use of pallets to include safe loads. A pallet is a wood or metal platform used to stack material for movement from one area to another. You use pallets to store and handle bombs, cartridge tanks, projectiles, rocket containers, rocket heads, rocket motors, and unit loads. When live ammunition and explosives are involved, use metal pallets. Metal pallets are more durable than wood pallets, are not subject to warping, and do not present a fire hazard, STANDARD FOUR-WAY WOOD PALLET The standard four-way pallet (fig. 9-2) is a nine-post wood pallet that provides four-way entry for forklift and pallet trucks. The wings (overhang) at each end allow Figure 9-2.—Standard four-way pallet. Figure 9-3.—Mk 3 Mod 0 pallet. sling installations. The slots in the two top-deck members are used to install steel strapping, which provides load restraint. The pallet measures 48 inches in length and 40 inches in width. It has a safe working load (SWL) of 4,000 pounds. It is a general-purpose pallet used primarily for shipment of domestic unit loads of ordnance. MK 3 MOD 0 PALLET The Mk 3 Mod 0 pallet (fig. 9-3) is a steel wire weldment. The deck is made of steel wire, formed into a grid pattern of 2-inch squares, and is welded to the deck supports. Nine steel deck supports are welded to the bearing plates and to the deck. The complete pallet is galvanized. The pallet measures 48 inches in length and 40 inches in width. It has an SWL of 4,000 pounds. The Mk 3 Mod 0 pallet is a general-purpose, four-way pallet used to handle unit loads aboard ship and at shore stations. A forklift or pallet truck is used to transport and stack loads. It is also used to hoist loads by using pallet slings. The Mk 3 Mod 0 pallet is used for fleet issue unit loads. MK 12 MOD 1 PALLET The Mk 12 Mod 1 pallet (fig. 9-4) is a steel wire and formed sheet steel weldment. It consists of a deck, supports, and runners. The deck is made of steel wire bent and assembled into a grid pattern of 2.5-inch Figure 9-4.—Mk 12 Mod 1 material handling pallet. 9-3

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