MIL-STD-1660 Test of Standard Oak Pallet Comparison of Big Leaf Maple Pallet

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School USA DACS, Evaluation Division was tasked by the U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command AMCCOM, SMCAR-ESK, TO EVALUATE A MIL-P-15011-J type pallet fabricated from West Coast Big Leaf Maple wood. Maple, as determined by the wood industry, is classified as a softwood not meeting the requirements for fabrication of ammunition pallets. Oak, however, is a satisfactory hardwood for the fabrication of ammunition pallets. Oak, however, is a satisfactory hardwood for the fabrication of ammunition pallets. In order to compare the test results of Big Leaf Maple and oak pallets in their performance when subjected to MIL-STD-1660 and found to perform equally as well as the Big Leaf Maple pallet. The results of these tests indicate that oak and Big Leaf Maple perform identically when tested to MIL-STD-1660.