PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 335
OCTOBER 1980
f
r·
:
1±
Chaparral
System .±²
The do's and don'ts in operating
and maintaining the
M48
Chaparral ,
missile system are as numerous as
fleas on a rabbit hound.
Trouble is± the don'ts and the
reasons for them aren't mace ²lear
BEfOrE Y³U r³LL ´³Ur
³´8,
µe SUrE
enough± so Some troops gIve 'em a try¶
·
·He tUrre· ¸S
fL
rE·ra¹·ED. º»a·
The result is damage that runs into the meanS ·»e ·Urret »aS ·³ bE
all
·»e wa¼
thousands of dollars.
d³wn¶ ½· aPPlIEs w¾E·»er ¿³U'rE g³ING
¹ross ²³UntrÀ ³r jUs·
50
fee· A¹r³sS ·»E
examples
some
Whi²h
prevent
ne²essary
damage.
They
Were
ga·hered from painfUl examples in
Whi²h troops operated or maintained
M48
²omponents the Wrong Way. The
dÁmage
²ost
the
Ârmy
many
thousands ³f dollars and flattened a
feW Wallet of troÃps responsible.
mot³r Äo³LÅ
revolve the turret as the
training or ta²ti²al situation demanÆs.
Çou do not slue it for the "funÈ of it±
Ée²ause that "funÈ ²an empty yoÊr
Ëallet to pay for Ìamages.
that extend through the mount base
plate. Chan²es are go³d that y³u'll aLso
damage the turret drive ²hain. The
turret ²an Jam In ·he up ³r doWn
Í
poSition
²ausing extensive damageÎ
Çou may get off With mInor damage
ÏÐ
oѲe
or tWi²e± but damage you'll surely
R
.
±
get. The possible total is something
yÒu Won't Want to find oU· abouÓ. Ôlay
it safe. Õefore you m³ve± be sure the
turret's doWn.
9
Continued sluing oveRheats the oil
in the hydraUli² pump unit (ÖÔ×) and
heat ex²hanger± Whi²h ²auses damage.
The heat ex²hanger ²an bLoW up.
The point is± slue Ëhen you have to
but leave the "funÈ to kids.
Ânother "FnÈ bit your tUrret ²an do
Without is the old up and doWn the
flagpole routine Just for ki²ks.
Øhen you play the ere²t/retra²t
game too often± you damage the
energy aÙsorbers (²rush blo²ks) in the
left and right trunnion. TÚat se·s up
other damage.
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