VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

MTP 1(D), Vol. I
Figure 3-4 — NOT RELEASABLE
b. Formation 50 — Transport/Logistic Rectangular Ready Formation, suitable for day
or night cruising (Figure 3-6), provides excellent protection against submarines and yet permits a rapid
shift into an antiair warfare formation. The OTC may either specify station assignments prior to ordering
the formation or may direct transport/logistic and support ship type commanders to do so for their
respective ships. For best protection from submarines, two or three transport/logistic ships should be
formed in a line abreast; formations with larger numbers of transport/logistic ships should conform to the
station designator table (Table A) in Figure 3-6. Support ships present are stationed using Table B.
c. NOT RELEASABLE
d. Formation 51 — Transport/Logistic Circular Ready Formation provides for excellent
tactical control (Figure 3-7), and offers the compactness that is essential to ASW and AAW gunnery
protection. It is flexible in that it permits a rapid shift into an antiair warfare formation or an orderly shift
into a nuclear defense formation when radial expansion from the Guide is required. The OTC may direct
transport/logistic and large support ship commanders to assign stations to their respective ships.
Transport/logistic ship stations are determined by referring to the station designator table (Table A) and
diagram in Figure 3-7; large support ship stations are given in Table B.
e. NOT RELEASABLE
f. NOT RELEASABLE
3128 REPLENISHMENT FORMATIONS
a. Typical replenishment formations are based on the principles outlined below.
NOT RELEASABLE
3-8 ORIGINAL