PS Magazine - JANUARY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 302
JANUARY 1978
artil1ery weapons an
guns
mechanisms that Must be exercised. Some do not.
Even when they need exercising, you Troops in the firing uni±s Don't always
do all the work² Still³ you must make sure that the job gets done on schedule.
´hese qUestions and answers will help keep yoµ straigh±:
WHY IS EXERCISING N ED D?
To make sure the seals on fo±ting pistOns get the lube they need to staY
Flexible. Without lube they take a "set² and start to leak and the weapon won't
³ recoil the way it should.
dO ALL WEAPONS NEED IT?
No-onL those with non´TeFlon seals. THe
MJoJ, Ml02,
and
Ml14
aJ
.
towed howitzers have TeFlon seals that do not need exercising.
WHeN ARE THE wEAPONS EXERCISED±
µhenever they have not been Fired. ¶iring gives the recoil mechanisM a
workout and lu es the seals, so it counts as an exercise period. Weapons that
have not been Fired get exercIed as Fo·ows .
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