Military materials refer to materials that flow into the military field, are controlled, consumed, and used by military forces. They are weapons and equipment that are guaranteed to meet the needs of military forces in peacetime, wartime life, training, and warfare. The general name of the equipment and various materials is the material basis for military forces daily life, peacetime training, and wartime operations. The military forces are mainly responsible for the protection of military materials through transportation, storage, transportation, and distribution. The packaging was completed before the military forces implemented military material guarantees, and was integrated into the entire process of implementing military material guarantees in its inherent form. It became a bridge and link between military materials and military forces, and various safeguard methods and operations of military forces were directly Acting on the packaging, the “media” function of the package completes the effective protection of military supplies by military forces. This article talks about the role of packaging in the protection of military supplies. It is for reference only.
1 The demand for military materials and guarantees in modern local wars must be based on the needs of modern local warfare, closely centering on the military preparations for winning modern local wars, using system engineering theory, and based on the principle of cost-effectiveness optimization. We will vigorously strengthen all tasks related to the protection of military materials, comprehensively improve the capabilities of guaranteeing military materials and meet the needs of modern local wars.
The modern local war with "high technology and high speed" as the main feature is the fundamental reason for the transformation of military material transportation security, storage security, transportation security, and distribution security.
High-tech has caused great changes in the tactical and technical capabilities of military materials, resulting in a shift in the style of warfare from linear to non-linear, frequent changes in military forces, and significant improvements in maneuverability, increasing the randomness of military material protection and forming more points. The long-term and wide-ranging security structure requires that the "static" guarantee that military supplies are mainly based on fixed-point guarantees be gradually transferred to "dynamic" guarantees that are mainly based on mobile protection.
The high speed caused sudden outbursts of military struggles, rapid warfare, short duration, and greatly reduced preparation time for the peace-to-arms transition. It did not provide more time for preparation of military materials, resulting in a sharp increase in the security intensity and protection load per unit of time. Military material security was required. The method is developed from the traditional "people move shoulders" type to the "mechanization" type of modern military logistics.
The high intensity has increased the consumption of military materials. The high-intensity local warfare of the “energy release” type has further increased the amount of guarantees for military materials, and the difficulty and strength of safeguards have been significantly improved. It is required that the means of safeguarding military materials be single.” Plane-type "three-dimensional" transition to conjoined bodies.
Faced with the demand for military supplies under the conditions of modern local wars, military materials should be based on the complete set of storage security, the mechanization of transportation support as a breakthrough point, and the three-dimensional means of transportation support to achieve the goal of motorization of distribution guarantees, and ultimately achieve the "response to military supplies protection." Quick and quick, flexible and reliable operation, safe and efficient operation, timely and accurate supply, and effective protection.
2. The role of packaging in the storage and security of military materials The storage and protection of military materials is to ensure the daily training and operational needs of military forces and to carry out a certain amount of military material reserves in advance. The storage and security of military materials is the source of the military forces' military material guarantees, the material basis for safeguarding the timeliness and continuity of military forces, and the precondition for carrying out military struggles.
The complete set of military material storage and support is based on the strategy of military forces and the military materials of the operational reserve as the source. It adopts the packaging method of unitary packaging and utilizes pre-defined storage means to calculate, count, and distribute military power wartime requests. The service work in transportation and other safeguards is preliminarily decomposed into the storage and protection of military forces in peacetime, so that the layout of military material storage security is reasonable, the form of storage security is scientific, and the number of storage guarantees is standard.
The central task of military material security is to ensure the reliability of the storage of military materials. Military supplies are different from civilian goods. According to the deployment of military forces and strategic considerations, they need to be stored for a long period of time. During long-term storage, they are vulnerable to the influence or destruction of adverse factors such as temperature, humidity, and salinity in the storage environment, causing the use of military materials. Corrosion of metal parts, failure of insulation of electronic components, aging of plastics and rubber products, mildew of optical parts and food, and mildew of military cotton products, thereby reducing the storage reliability of military materials.
In light of the reality of the storage and protection of military materials, a variety of advanced, reliable and economical protective packaging methods have been adopted to increase the resistance of military materials to various adverse factors, reduce or avoid the impact of poor storage factors, and reduce the use of military materials in storage environments. The requirements of conditions ensure that the storage reliability of military materials does not change greatly due to changes in storage environment conditions, prolong the effective period of storage of military materials, increase the reliability of storage of military materials, reduce the workload of warehouse maintenance, and save the use of military materials. The storage security fee facilitates the storage and security of military materials, completely transforms the idea of ​​“storage-based storage, and supplemented by packaging protection” in order to completely transform the storage and protection of military materials, and gradually establish a new model of “mainly for packaging protection and equal storage for warehouses”. .
The equipment supply support center of a military region adopts the "dry + sealed" protective packaging technology to achieve serialization of maintenance equipment packaging, which will increase the storage period of equipment from two years to six years or more, save storage and protection costs by nearly 40%, and increase storage security. The capability is 3 to 5 times, which creates the conditions for transporting mechanization, three-dimensional transportation guarantee, and distribution guarantee motorization, and lays a material foundation for the rapid protection of troops.
3 The Role of Packaging in the Guarantee of Military Material Transportation The protection of military materials during the weekend is the basis for the implementation of rapid and efficient military operations, and is a necessary means for enhancing the maneuverability, rapid replenishment capacity, and evacuation capacity of military units. It is also linked to the storage and protection of military materials. The link with the issuance of safeguards is an important 51 item for the protection of military supplies, which directly affects the speed and efficiency of military materials support.
Under the conditions of modern local wars, the three-dimensional transportation of military materials is based on the use of advanced methods such as drooping and airdropping, and relying on automobiles, trailers, armored track-type transport vehicles, trains, ships, aircrafts, and other types of motorized transportation tools. The remote and mobile security of military materials, three-dimensional vertical security, concomitant guarantees, and direct security are implemented on water and in the air, and the mobility of the troops is enhanced to meet the security requirements for the transportation of military materials in modern local wars.
Packing, as the "media" of military materials and transportation support for military forces, the protective function of packaging will prevent military materials from being damaged in the entire process of transport security, increase the efficiency of military material transportation support, and reduce the cost of military material transportation support, thus achieving a cost-effectiveness ratio. Optimal.
Impact and vibration loads accompany the entire process of transportation guarantees for military materials, affecting the quality of military materials and safeguarding the safety of military forces at all times. Buffer packaging, shockproof packaging, and other protective packaging can reduce or reduce the impact and vibration hazards, and extend the use of military materials to resist vibration and shocks. In the meantime, we will increase the seismic capability of military materials and meet the requirements for the transportation guarantee of military forces.
Standardization and serialization of packaging standardize the size of transport packaging for military materials, give new dimensions for transport packages of military materials, increase the adaptability of military materials and various transportation tools, increase the standardization of military materials, and maximize the use of transportation support tools. The loading rate will further improve the efficiency of transportation support and save transportation costs for military forces. The standardization of certain types of military materials packaged has increased the load capacity of the Dongfeng 141 transport vehicle by nearly 50%, and the transportation support cost has dropped by more than 30%.
4 The role of packaging in the protection of military materials The protection of military materials is an essential means to realize the time displacement and spatial displacement of military forces, and is an important part of the military material security system. The mechanization of transporting and securing military materials is the use of advanced handling machinery to accomplish the task of transporting and safeguarding military materials. It completely solves the backward transportation protection methods of “man moves shoulders and shoulders”, reduces the intensity and difficulty of military material transportation protection, and saves transportation and protection operators. Adapt to the development needs of modern local wars for the rapid protection of military supplies.
Military supplies "people move shoulders" cause packaging, mechanical transport protection must rely on packaging. The traditional military material packaging structure is designed to be manually transported, and it is not suitable for mechanized transportation support operations, which greatly reduces the use efficiency of the transporting machine and restricts the rapid development of transport mechanization. The packaging method of unit assembly, such as pallet assembly, trailer assembly, slide assembly, etc., is the only way to realize the mechanization of military material handling and protection. Military materials can only be fully utilized to ensure the efficiency of moving machinery.
The assembly and packaging of units can effectively reduce the impact, vibration and pressure on the storage and transportation of military materials, reduce the harm caused by environmental factors, and improve the protection of military materials; it also has the task of mechanization and automation of transport protection operations, shortening the handling time. In order to ensure the winning of initiative, it is an effective measure to complete the mechanization of the military goods movement, reduce the labor intensity, save the usual labor force and wartime more valuable soldiers, shorten the combat preparation conversion time, and improve the handling efficiency.
Manual handling of bulk military materials in a box exceeds 100 g for impact overload, 10 g for impact overload when handling pallets, and 1 to 2 g for impact overload when handling containers in a package, usually less than 1 g. Packaging can avoid rough handling that is prone to human handling operations and damage caused by multiple handling. Therefore, under conditions permitting, the military materials that are assembled and packaged by the unit can simplify its packaging design, save packaging materials and costs, reduce the requirements for packaging, and facilitate the standardization and unification of the transportation guarantees for factories, warehouses and troops. It lays the foundation for the modernization of military material security.
5 The role of packaging in guaranteeing the distribution of military materials The distribution of military materials is a guarantee that military forces carry out delivery and refueling of military materials at different points of delivery. It is a terminal link for the protection of military materials and is the ultimate embodiment of the rapid guarantee of military materials. Its effective functioning and efficiency are directly related to and constraining the rapid support capabilities of military materials.
The motorization of military material distribution guarantees motorization by using military materials packaged in "standard packages" as the source and highly mobile support equipment as the carrier to establish "mobile" military material protection warehouses, changing the past to rely on military bases, field warehouses, and other supporting entities. The traditional approach, which is based on fixed-point "static" guarantees, enables the "dynamic" distribution of mobile guarantees, reduces the intermediate links of distribution guarantees, and satisfies the requirements of modern partial warfare for the dispatching of military materials for motorized distribution.
Using standard unitized packaging methods, a "standard package" of military materials was established to standardize the quantity of military materials, and the number of military materials requested, counted, and issued as a standard package or standard combination unit was used as a unit of calculation. The "computing method" creates conditions for the "piece-piece" type mobile distribution of military materials, speeds up the process of direct supply of military materials to the hands of combat users, and achieves direct protection of military materials.
The “piece-piece” type mobile distribution guarantee established using the standard unitized packaging method simplifies the process of military force distribution and military material procurement. In the battle, it only needs to indicate the number of “standard packages” required, and it is no longer necessary. As in the past, it was necessary to specify the quantity of military supplies and also the specific type of military supplies. At the same time, the “piece-piece” type mobile distribution guarantee can be used to decompose wartime military supplies for service, inventory, calculation, and other service work into the storage and security work or other preliminary preparations for peacetime military forces, so as to win time for military operations. Create fighter aircraft.
Therefore, we must vigorously strengthen all aspects of military packaging, concentrate on manpower, financial resources, and material resources to develop military packaging work, and attach great importance to the effective role of military packaging in the protection of military materials under the conditions of modern local warfare, and further tap the potential of military packaging. Efforts should be made to improve the level of standardization of military packaging, make economic and efficient efforts to ensure the security of military supplies, and meet the needs of military struggle. (Li Liangchun, General Armament Technology Research Institute)