Inspection, Care, and Preservation of Air Defense Artillery and Towed Weapon Materiel - (Less Guided Missiles) During Storage

Oct 29, 2026

Instruction manual for inspection, care, and preservation procedures covering air defense artillery and towed weapon materiel (less guided missiles) during dormant and active storage. Defines minimum protection requirements for storage periods exceeding 90 days and assigns responsibilities for accurate execution of forms, records, and reports. Provides guidance on surveillance, care-and-preservation inspection schedules, visual and component disassembly inspection, evaluation and reprocessing inspections, corrective action and exercising, preservation reprocessing steps, and marking and recording procedures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages19

Reading Time48 min

AccessFree to download

Section I. General

Purpose

Scope

Forms, records, and reports

Requisitioning

References

Safety precautions

Definitions

Responsibility

Comments or suggestions

II. Storage Classification

Class A: dormant storage

Class B: active storage

III. Inspection

General

Surveillance inspection schedule

Care and preservation inspection schedule

Weapon visual inspection

Weapon component disassembly inspection

Fire control items inspection

Evaluation inspection

Reprocessing inspection

Inspection reports

Disposition of weapons

IV. Care

Corrective action

Exercising

V. Preservation

Reprocessing after visual inspection and exercising

Reprocessing after component disassembly inspection

Reprocessing during storage

Ventilation of weapons in sheltered and dehumidified storage

VI. Marking and Recording

Marking

Recording

Serviceability classification

Appendix References

INSPECTION, CARE, AND PRESERVATION OF AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY AND TOWED WEAPON MATERIEL (LESS GUIDED MISSILE) DURING STORAGE Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C. 5 August 1963 Paragraph Page SECTION I. GENERAL Purpose-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 Scope----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2 Forms, records, and reports------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 2 Requisitioning------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2 References---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 2 Safety precautions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 3 Definitions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 3 Responsibility------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 4 Comments or suggestions -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 4 II. STORAGE CLASSIFICATION Class A, dormant storage (with required processing) ----------------------------------------- 10 4 Class B, active storage (periodic exercising required) ---------------------------------------- 11 5 III. INSPECTION General--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 5 Surveillance inspection schedule------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 5 Care and preservation inspection schedule----------------------------------------------------- 14 6 Weapon visual inspection--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 7 Weapon component disassembly inspection--------------------------------------------------- 16 7 Fire control items inspection------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 10 Evaluation inspection--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 11 Reprocessing inspection----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 11 Inspection reports------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 11 Disposition of weapons------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 12 IV. CARE Corrective action--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 12 Exercising----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 12 V. PRESERVATION Reprocessing after visual inspection and exercising------------------------------------------ 24 13 Reprocessing after component disassembly inspection------------------------------------- 25 13 Reprocessing during storage----------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 13 Ventilation of weapons in sheltered and dehumidified storage----------------------------- 27 13 VI. MARKING AND RECORDING Marking-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 14 Recording------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 14 Serviceability classification-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 14 APPENDIX REFERENCES----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 14 *This manual supersedes SB 9-4-3, 21 July 1959. TAGO 5537A-August SECTION I. GENERAL 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide instruction on the procedures for inspection, care, and preservation of air defense artillery and towed weapon materiel (less guided missiles) during

FAQs

What is the purpose of the manual?

It provides procedures for inspection, care, and preservation of air defense artillery and towed weapon materiel (less guided missiles) during storage.

What storage periods and classes are covered?

It covers dormant and active storage classes for periods exceeding 90 days, including required processing for Class A and periodic exercising for Class B.

What types of inspections and reprocessing are included?

It includes surveillance, weapon visual inspection, component disassembly inspection, fire control items inspection, evaluation inspection, and reprocessing inspections, followed by preservation reprocessing steps.

Oct 29, 2026

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