The military canvas tent UST-56 is used for all-weather placing of staff of Armed forces of the Russian Federation, and also for the organization of temporary field medical aid stations, placing rescue team and placing other team of various functional destination in field conditions. The military canvas tent UST-56 can be used in all climatic zones, under any weather conditions with temperatures range from -40°C up to +40°C.
The military canvas tent UST-56 have four-slope roof. External and internal layers is based on side poles and central with crest. All construction should be properly tense. External layer is made of heavy-duty waterproof tarpaulin canvas and internal layers is made of cotton, which provide optimum microclimate inside tent. Detachable additional intermediate warming layer adjusts to the external layer by using own straps. The canvas tent has two entrances with tambour, the vertical walls with windows with protective curtains and wooden underframe, one special hole in the roof with protected gate and iron plate for chimney output.
Below, we give some technical parameters and data about ability and basic capacity to residing people
| The name of parameters | The sizes on external layer | The sizes on internal layer |
|---|---|---|
| Length, width, ( m ) | 4,87 õ 4,87 | 4,64 õ 4,64 |
| Height on a side wall, ( m ) | 1,75 | 1,75 |
| Height on a crest, ( m ) | 3,50 | 3,26 |
| Total area of a floor, ( m² ) | — | 21,6 |
| The name of parameters | Value of parameters | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross weight, ( kg ) | 255 | |
| Volume of space inside of tent, ( m³ ) | 48,5 | |
| Total packed volume, ( m³ ) | — | |
| Type of packing, ( places ) | 8 |
| The way of residing | People capacity | |
|---|---|---|
| On military single beds, ( persons ) | 10 | |
| On beds of double level, ( persons ) | 20 | |
| On plank beds of double level, ( persons ) | up to 40 | |
| On a floor at stretcher, ( persons ) | up to 40 |
Transportation of military canvas tents is made by any type of transport with protection from water, dirt pollution and mechanical damages. The military canvas tents should be stored in clean and dry storehouse with natural ventilation and lighting. Wooden and metal parts of military canvas tents can be stored under a canopy with strongly use protection against a dust, snow and rain. Not less than two time yearly, all tents placed on storehouse should be examined, cleaned and packed back after airing and drying.
The manufacturer guarantees conformity of tent properties to requirements of specifications only in case of observance of rules of transportation, storage, installation and use. Warranty period of storage — 10 years from the date of special military acceptance. Warranty period of use — 1 years of continuous use. It is strongly recommended look at the installation and operation manual before use a tent at first time!