FILTER UNITS

a FOR CV'S


 If your requests for gas particulate filter units for your combat vehicles have
been bouncing back, here's why-
 Filter units for CV's are now called installed equipment. The units will
eventually be pulled out of your TOE and added to the vehicle's BIIL's.
 CV's can get filter units in 1 of 3 ways:
 1. Installed by MWO at support level
 2. Installed by the manufacturer
 3. Installed by depot
 Even though your vehicle's TM may already cover PM SOP on a filter unit (like
Ch 10, TM 9-2300-224-20, for example), filter units have been OK'd for the fol-
lowing vehicles only.


 M48A2 and M48A2C tanks M8A2 or M8A3 9-2350-208-30/4


 The M551 Sheridan gets the M8A3 filter unit, and the M728 combat engineer
vehicle gets the M13A1 filter unit. Both are installed by the manufacturer.
 Other CV's will get their filter units installed as their MWO's are published.
So keep an eye out for the filter unit OK for your combat vehicles. If your equip-
ment is already authorized a filter unit, and the MWO hasn't been completed, give
your support outfit a DA Form 2407 work request.
 Make a note somewhere handy-a request for a filter unit must provide ex-
ception data. In addition to identifying the MWO, the DA Form 2765-1 must also
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