PS Magazine - MAY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 246
MAY 1973
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ARTILlERY AMMO
ammo
for
cracks on the base cover; look for Loose,
Missing or damaged grommets, damaGed
or corroded
Rounds wiTh Loose, wobbLy, rusty
corroded projecTiLes are defecTIve.
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Check carefuLLy for exudatIon (brown-
Ish Goo) oozInG around the threads In the
nose of a projectILe, or around ±he fuze
cavity oF a round. ²he s³Uff Is FLammab´e
. . µ I ¶ can detonAte. ·solate ¶he ´eaky
round soonest; stand bAck and ye´¸ fo¹
ammo experts.
When ´oAdInG A round wºth PrI»e¹ In¼
stalLed, check Its base ½o¹ dA»AGe¾ AnD
use Its conTaIne¹ cAP to P¹o±ec¿ the P¹Ime¹
as you move the rouNÀ ¿o the weaÁon AÂD
´oad I¶.
otHEr amm±
Check mortAr rounds for damaGe to
projecTILe,
obturATor, fins, fuzeà CHeckÄ
'em for mIssInG, Loose, damaGed, o¹ weE
propelLant.
Rockets
wIth
bent
or
broken
FIns,
dented ´aunche¹ Åubes o¹ busted eLectrIcA¸
connecTIons
are
unse¹vIceab´e.
Repo¹t
soonest A rocke± ¶hat's been d¹opPed o¹
bAnGed uÆÇits moTo¹ mAY be fau´tY, o¹
the rocket mAY've been dAmaGedÈ ÉI¶he¹
waY It'´L Be extremeLY dAnGe¹oÊs Ëo fI¹e
the rocket.
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ÌyrotechnIcs and P¹Ime¹s ¶hA¿'Ve Íeen
we± Are nO Good.
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