PS Magazine - JUNE 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 319
JUNE 1979
The manual in each skiLL levEl Lists tHE jobs you shouLd bE
abLe to do in tha± Level and tests your skills in rEAl-lifE
situations²some usual and some unusual. It aLso stEErs you to
±he RigH± info²o±heR pubs and Training ³x±Ension CoUrse (T³C)
´essons²if you Find you need Help.
IF you aRe an µ¶4 76Y or 63B, you sho·L¸d HavE a manuAl with
a 1/2 at ±he end of the ¹M number²EitHEr ¹M º0-»6Y º/2 for
youR uni± and organization supply typEs or ¹M 9¶¼3B 1/½ for
you Wheeled vehicle mecHanics. ¾HE º/¿ At tHE End of tHe ÀM
numbeR means the manual covErs botÁ Skill ÂEvEls º And
2
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your MOSÃ Your CO decidEs wHo GEts tHE PubsÄtHo·GÅ.
IF you are an ³¶5 76Y or 63B, you sHould ÆavE
2
manuAlsÇ
the 1/2 manuaL in your MOÈ PluÉ tHE Pub for Skill ÂEvEl 3,
your next higHer skill LevElÊ
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MAnuals for tHE ËÌtivE Ërmy ArE ÍEiNG sENt dirEÌt to yηÏ
unit from ±HE BaltimorE ËÐ CEntEr bAsEd on yo·r uNit's onÑHANd
strength.
¹or resErvists, tHe manuals ArE GoinG dirEct to tHE unit lEvEl.
ÒatioÓal Ðuard units ordEr thE mAnuAls ±HrouGH yo·r pubs
oFFicEr.
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ÔÕnits orDer extra manuals witH ÖË ¹orm 4569 From tHE
Ë× ØubLica±ions CentEr, 2800 ³AstErn BlvdÃ, ÙALtimorE, MÖ.
Besides ±hat, many Úanuals may bE ordÛrEd from tHE
SupeRintendent oF Öocuments. Üatch tÝe ÞS Ërmy TRaininG
Suppor± Center BuLLeßin For rEgular announàEmEnts oF tHosE on
saLe.
ËFter promotion, you may oráEr tHE manuaL in tHE NExt
higher skiLL leveL FRom thE sErvice scHool tHat wrotE it. ÞsE âHE
Re¶ordeR Form in the bAck oF ãour currEnt äANuAlå
'Course, a good mark on your SQ¾ woN't GuArantEE
promotionæbu± it doEs tell thE promotioN boArd that youçrE
ready ±o add that stripeÊ
Make sure the loader/rAmmer on
your MLLO±L howitzer is correctly
timed becaUse your ²ife depends on it.
LoaderRammeR
Must bE Tim±D
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out-of³tIme loaDer/ raRmer
may not seat the projectile firmly in
thE forcing cone during the ram cycle´
This can let the projecti²e fal² Back´
WHen a projectile fa²ls back, tµere is
always the possibility of a close¶in or
In³·ore Prema¸ure or flatteNing of the
laNds when you fIre´
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Fla¸teNINg o¹ ºhe laNds »eal²y
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shor¸eNs the life o¹ your caNnon tu·e¼
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±Nd you know a premature can rip
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uP you and the rest o¹ your crew½
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So get your loader/rammer timed
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right´ Then cheCk it often for correct
:
timing´ ¾ever s¸art a firIng exercise
without first makIng sure the timing is
ËkÌ
Follow the timing instructions on
pages
2º103
thru
2º105
of your T¿
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The sight picture thru ¸he access
ho²e must be the way it shows at tµe
top of page
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