TM  5-3895-360-13 CHAPTER  1 INTRODUCTION Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION Number Paragraph Page Paragraph  Title Number 1-1. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-2. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-4. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations  (EIRs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-5. Safety, Care, and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-1.   SCOPE. a. b. This  manual describes the operation and Unit and Direct  Support  Maintenance  for: Tamper,  Backfill:  Gasoline  Engine  Driven, Hand-operated, Ram Type, VR11C. Tamper,  Backfill:  Gasoline  Engine  Driven, Hand-operated, Ram Type, VR11. This manual is divided into chapters and sections. Each  chapter  covers  a  major  component  or  operat- ing system. Each section  within a chapter covers Operator  Maintenance,  Unit  Maintenance,  or  Direct Support  Maintenance  procedures  for  the  tamper. 1-3.  DESTRUCTION  OF  ARMY  MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE. For destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use, refer to TM 750-244-3. 1-4.  REPORTING  EQUIPMENT  IMPROVE- MENT  RECOMMENDATIONS  (EIRs). If your tamper needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design. Put it on an SF Form 388 (Product Quality Deficiency Report).  Mail it to us at: Commander,  U.S.  Army  Tank-Automotive  Command, ATTN: AMSTA-MP Warren, Ml 48397-5000. We will send you a reply. 1-2.   MAINTENANCE   FORMS,   RECORDS, AND REPORTS. 1-5.  SAFETY  CARE,  AND  HANDLING. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA Form 738-750,  The Army Maintenance Management System   (TAMMS). a. This paragraph contains safety regulations which must be followed when operating or maintaining the VR11C and VR11 tampers. Personnel who fail to fol- low  these  regulations  endanger  the  mission,  equip- ment, and safety of themselves and other personnel. 1-1