PS Magazine - JANUARY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 242
JANUARY 1973
are turning up at support with loose
breecH inseRts.
A loose insert gives you a batcH of
stripPd threads and a snootFul of primer
brass in the firing pin recess.
Either of these conditions is GUaranteed
to make yoU sweat on tHe firing line.
YoU operators never mess witH a
breech insert± You onLy drop a mini-
²moUnt of ³SA tHrough tHe breech insert
HoLe.
If you find a loose insert, your unit
armorer wiLl take the grenade la´ncher
to yoUr sUpport, pµonto. Your DS¶ has a
combination wrench and gage tool to
tigHten the insert to 50 in·lbs¸
¹f you bang your tO, it hurtsº »ight? Well, if yoU bang yoUr T¼W it ½lso H´rts,
but this time in tHe pocketb¾ok.
THe T¿W optical sight is made of delicate and VeryÀ VeRy exÁensiVe gÂass.
Would you believe $20,Ã0?
Yep! THat's wHat an optica sight costs.
Too mucH for a statement of cHargesÀ RigHt?
So be ½ little carefUl how you HandÂe itÄ NeVer tHRoÅ it in tHe b½CK of ½ tR´CK. Æoo
many haVe been broken th½t way.
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Want your T¿W guided missile trainÇ
ing set to give you troUbLeÈfree service?
Éhen paMPr electrical connecÊors.
³ike tËe instructor consoLe cable WÌJÌ
Êo weapon system coil corÍ connector
WÌÎ3, to tHe instrUctor console and
WÌÎÌ, WÌÎ2, to the missile guidance set.
these connecÊors loose by p´lling on tHe
cables 'stead of lifting 'em off by tHe
ance set gets out of kilter, messes up tHe
plUgÏbrews troUble.
EVer ca´gHt your sleeve or jacket on
ÐelÁÑs on tÒHe way. A new modified
tHe coUpling clamp locking handLe while clampÏsame stÓk numberÔis in the sUpÕ
T¿W target tracking?
ply system. WHen locked, tHe Handle is
Âosing tHe
unit, eVen the T¿W ½´ncHer and missile.
closer to tHe cl½ÖpÏand yoU pUt it in
front of tHe down×hill legØabout 90°
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