Quartermaster Supply Operations - US Army Combined Arms Center ...
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c. Packaged -- any quantity of product in a<br />
siil@;lecontainer which may be handled by parSOMel without<br />
the use of meohanical devices, normally use6 in reforunce<br />
to five gallon cans.<br />
d. POL -- the British abbroviatlon for Petrol,<br />
Oil tind Lubricants.<br />
e, class I11 Products -- all petroleum and<br />
solid fuel protluots, othcr than those which carry an<br />
air forao specification.<br />
f. Class 111 (A) Products -- all Petroleum<br />
products whioh met air force apecifications, excluding<br />
speoialty item for which the air forces is solely<br />
rLsponsible. Itms consist mainly of aviation fuels<br />
and lubricants.<br />
g. Jorri-can -- A german type five-gallon<br />
gtlsolint! can with clamp type cover with pouring Spout<br />
mug onto can.<br />
h. heri-can -- a five-gallon gasoline can<br />
with screw-on cover and Which requires a nozzle, tube,<br />
flexible, steel, to pour oontents from can into gasu-<br />
line sanks.<br />
i, Dacmtlng -- the process of dispensing<br />
gasolino from bulk to packages.<br />
j. filled products -- petroleum proaucts other<br />
thw gasoline, such as oils, greases, and other lubricants,l<br />
SECTION 2<br />
mcHANIcs OF SUPPLY<br />
209. Levels of S U I . Stock lovels were prescribed<br />
for asmy servicR areas and for advance, internediate<br />
and base seotions of the Commnications Zone, based<br />
upon plannea oporatlons and the time required for replenishmnt.<br />
Levels varied from time to time as the<br />
operfition progressed. Xrmy Guartormsters, however,<br />
attempted to insure et all tines that suffioient levels<br />
were on hand in army areas, or immediately in rear in<br />
the Advwe Seotion to mot planned or UeXpected requirements.<br />
Operational supplies ae carried by the<br />
individual units were limited by the number of ontainare<br />
and the mount of transportation available, e<br />
210, Requisition,<br />
a. The original plan for the invasion of the<br />
coiitinent caLled for the issue of Class I11 supplies to ugts<br />
on requisition. This plan was found to be impractioablo.<br />
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