PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1979

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 322

SEPTEMBER 1979

PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1979 - Page 8 of 35
Faulty Triger Switch? .±.
M48/m60
Tank Firing PRoble±s
oes the co-ax machine gun on
·
up to ,ON ±again² You can now fIre
your tank Keep firing after ³ou let go ³our; main´ gun. (Do this onl³ µIn an
of the firing trigger?
Among
oThEr
reasons¶
this
can
;
happ¸n¹if there's not enough Insulº»
tion
between
the
contacts in
the
triGer switch.
Another thing can happen: Your
main gun won't fire a second time
¼
after ³oU½ve once F¾red it¿
emeRÀencÁ¿ NoÂmall³ ³ou waIt until
Ãhe quicK cure fÄr a coÅax machine
it's fixed beÆre firinÇ.)
gun that has gone into busIness Èor
Ét½s a nuÊsance to have
Ë
tanK guns
itself is
to
tuÌn tH macÍine guÎ
that won½t woÌK tHe wa³ the BooK
switch to ÏÐÐ. Ñhat will Keep it
sa³s the³ should. Ét½s dangerous In
from fIringÒ ifÓ
Ô
the fault³
Õ
trigger combat.
switch Is the problem.
So¶ if ³ou have Öither of ×hese
Ño get ³oØr main gun worKing ÙpÚoblems¶ get ³our turret mechanic
Ûagain to fire the next round¶ press to worK over the trigger switches so
down on the main gun switch
t
turn the³½Ll perform the
Ü
wa³ the³½re
it ÏÐпWÝit a secoÎd
Þ
and then flipßit 'spàsed to¿
12
Ñhe M728's a new armorápIercing
roundâ
·
fãr
M60Aä
and
M60Aä
±
(åÉæç) ètanKs stationed in the éuroê
pean Ñheater
ë
of ìperatIons.
íse all Instructions In ³our ÑM 9á
2350î215ï10 fÄr normal preparatIon
and firingð
Én
addition¶
do
these 2
thIngs
bñfÄre ³ou fIre the ò728 roundó
1. Use The APDS relLcLe for
·
ThE M105
TeLescope±
Index
²he
M392
cam
in
The
M13A2 baLL³sl³c compuTEr´
New M7³8
²
AP RoUnd
ôCourseõ the M728 is almost a pöund
heavier than the M392 so it flies a
little ÷ifferentL³¿ With
the s³stem
zeroed at 1200 meters and usIng the
M392 computer cam or the telescope
APDS reticLe¶ this is the wa³ the M728
round would impact:
-´µ¶·:¸¹º»¼
Jµ¶¸ ¹º» ¼H½¾» COR¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇ
ÈNÉ YÊË'Ì ÍÎVÏ ÐÊ ÑÒÓBjÔÕÖ
×
WØÙÚ
½Em¾¿À(/


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