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In turn, Air Materiel Command informed the 4950ti; on 21 May 1957 that
the -uggested Butler type buildings could be made available for HARDTAGK
but that these buildings were without generators, flooring, and other ac~
cessorics.
Some 280 feet of wiring and cable, plus electrical receptacles,
would be required to condition the buildings for use. 27
The Director of Matericl, in examining the possibility of using Butler type buildings, found that some £6,000 for each building would be required for construction of foundation, flooring, end other utilities and
that each Butler type building was much too large to afford the flextbility necessary in the utilization of temporary shelters.
Force SIVEN was requested by electrical nessége 40
Thus, Joint Task
to ussist the effort
to acquire the nore desirable and more suitable Complete Assembly Shelters.
The problen was still unresolved by mid-September 1957.
Vehicle Requirements.
The Director of Materiel in June 1956, before
the conclusion of Operation IEDWING, began the compilation of general pur=
pose vehicle requirements for HARDTACK,
The requirensnts included 137
vehicles, some 35 more than the number needed for HEDWING,
The list was
studied at creat length in the 4950th before subnissicn of the list on
13 February 1957 to Joint Task Force SEVEN,
This list showed a require-
nent for 57 1/4 -ton trucks (jeeps), 37 1/¢-ton commercial trucks (pick-ups),
28 3/4-ton trucks (veapon carriers), 7 1 }+ton trucks, end ~ 22-ton trucks.“
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