Ammunition and Explosive Storage Magazines

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RC Box - 2-Bay Explosive Storage Building

Magazine MCE ECM Designation Designer & Drawing Number DDESB Approval Date
250 ECM NCEL RC Box - 2-Bay Explosive Storage Building 1988 (undated memo)

Comments -
This design, as described in NCEL Tm 51-86-27. Basis of design for PE 500R. Ammunition Magazine Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, CA. is for a 2-bay ECM that is front barricaded The MCE is 250 lbs HD 1.1 (lightly cased), the contents of one bay, since IM is met between bays. The allowable QD with a front barricade is 320 feet. If the front barricade is not provided, the frontal QD will comply with DOD 6055.9-STD criteria.

Magazines (Earth-Covered and Above Ground) and Containers with Reduced News and/or Reduced QD

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