TM 55-607/NAVSEA OP 3221 Rev 2
and-aft direction can result. To prevent ammunition
(3) Block-stow securing of 105-mm palletized
boxes from being secured exclusively with the pallet
unit loads at the hull in a compartment with mild sheer is
banding, fore-and-aft shoring should be installed as
shown in figure 9-5. Uprights of 4by 4inch stock bear
shown in figure 9-6. While the illustrated item is the 81-
against the unit loads and are braced to the hull plate or
mm cartridge unit load, the shoring technique is
ribs with 4by 4-inch kickers cut to fit. Since one end of
applicable to all boxed palletized ammunition. A 4-by 4-
the unit load contacts the sweatboards, only one upright
inch upright is positioned in contact with the outboard
per row is necessary. Full construction details are
boxes and is braced to the nearest structural rib, as
shown in figure 8-4. As cargo is worked toward the
shown.
wider central portions of the compartment, outboard
pallets are stowed farther out toward the hull than those
of the preceding row. Consequently, a void in the fore-
Figure 9-5. Securing of 105-mm palletized unit loads at the hull (hull blocking technique).
9-8
