Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  

 THE AMMUNITION CARRIER SYSTEM IS THE EXTENDED (2 FT) M109 SELF-
 PROPELLED HOWITZER CHASIS ADAPTED WITH AN INTEGRAL CARGO COM-
 PARTMENT, EQUIPPED WITH SEMI-PERMANENT PROJECTILE STORAGE RACKS
 (SPPSR) AND A GAS PARTICULATE FILTER UNIT.  THE CARRIER WILL
 CARRY SEPARATE LOADING AMMUNITION IN SUPPORT OF THE 155MM, SELF-
 PROPELLED HOWITZERS. THE VEHICLE HAS A FILTER UNIT, GAS PARTICU-
 LATE, REVERSIBLE CONVEYOR, AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU), AN AN/VIC-1
 RADIO, INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SET AND AN X-Y STACKER WHICH ARE COMPO-
 NENTS OF THE VEHICLE.

 BASIS OF ISSUE FOR THE CARRIER: 7 TON AMMUNITION M992 IS ONE PER
155MM SP HOWITZER SYSTEM AS A ONE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT FOR THE M548
IN FA UNITS ONLY. NO ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED IN
ARTILLERY TOE. ADDITIONAL DS/GS MINTENANCE PERSONNEL (MOS 63H)
ARE REQUIRED AND ARE REFLECTED IN THE BOIP. OPERATOR IS MOS 13B.
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    LIN        ITEM             BASIS OF ISSUE         REMARKS
C10908   TRACKED 7 TON,M992   HOWITZER SYSTEM
           TRACKED 7 TON,M992   HOWITZER SYSTEM