Figure 3. Example of the DOD Consolidated Ammunition Catalog
ANSWERS TO REVIEW
Step 1/2:
250,000
+
10
= 25,000
Number of Rounds
Rounds per Package
Packages
Step 3:
25,000
+
25
= 1,000
Number of Packages
Packages per Pallet
Number of Pallets
Step 4:
1,000
x
1350
= 1,350,000
Number of Pallets
Weight per Pallet
Total Weight in Pounds
Step 5:
1,350,000
+
2,000
= 675
Total Weight in Pounds
Short Ton in Pounds
Total Weight in Short Tons
NOTE: The answer is 675 short tons. This is the gross tonnage for the second item on the stockage list
in Figure 2.
PART C - QUANTITY-DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. Quantity-distance terminology. There are some terms that need to be explained before the procedure
for determining QD is given. Those terms are storage layout terms: sections, FSUs, stacks,
barricades, and distance.
ASPs are ideally broken down into three sections, each with its own network of roads. This
dispersion of the ammunition minimizes loss in case of fire, accidental explosion, or enemy action.
FSUs are subdivisions of a section. They should store ammunition items of similar storage risks.
Although there must be at least two stacks in an FSU, the total depends, to a great extent, on the
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