PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 349
DECEMBER 1981
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Whether you use The .47 Dragon weapon sysTem, a Launch Effects ±rainer
(L²±) Or the basic field Trainer, There are some Things you
must
do in oRdeR To
P
revent
component damage³
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YOU CAN cauSE
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D±²e TH³I R´.Ns
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to µho¶·¸nd¹
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tRaCker Mount³
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if y¿ÀÁÂ
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CAREFUL/
´rackers have fallen froM mounts
iN traNsit anµ during firing³ ¶om-
·oNents
of
the MounT have been
µaMageµ from rough insTallation and
reMoval³ ¸he fault: GuNners µidn't
kNow How to Mate the tracker or they
were Careless³ ±here weRe no manu¹
fActUriNg defects at fault³
It boils ºown To geTting The tRacker
on and off the mouNt right³
Follow the ´» steps and Remember
this: GeT a grip on boTh sides of The
tracker³
Line up the tracker in The mount
anµ
slide it towaRµ the breech e¼d (afT)
Hold tracke²
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IT ¸f¹
³
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Just pus½ on the spring clip with
one Hand and s¾ide the tRacke¿r ÀrwaRd
with the other³ ±hat's a¾l³ Áo sweaT³
±hen, with 2 hands, lift the tracker off
the Mount³
Ânother coMmon Ãause of mount
µaMage is big feet³
Definite¾y, big feet are a hazard to
mounts when launch Tubes are stored
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±he breeChbloCk asseMb¾y on your
IJ± Needs regu¾ar cleaning (per the
´»)³ It d es
noT
need periodic drownÅ
iNg³
I
B¾¿¿ÀhbÁOÀ ÃSS¿mbÁy
i
SoMe Troops dunk iT in a bucket of
soap and water, which damages Æthe
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Ç in vehicles³ Feet geT 'em elsewHere,
assemBly and even causes the breech
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Ô
µ
too³
·
to freeze up during use³
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´he poiNt is, when your feet have a
±he idea is (and the ±» says): Èse a
,
±
h²
r
Éhoice
of steppiNg oÊ The mounT or
damp, soapy rag To clean the outside of
/
Tube or soMewhere else, let 'em pick
the "somewhere elseË providing iT's
sturdy enough³ ±he mount can't take
it³
STill
wiTh
mounts,
when
youR
su·port Team makes iTs 90Ìday Check
of traCkÍrs, or before firing, ask the
team to Check The spring Îip tension
(with the pull gage from Their 27² Tool
kiT)³ If The clip has less than 10 pounds
tension, The mount should be deadlin¹
ed³ ±o help mate trackeR Mount and
tube, the team caÏ remove the shims
unµer the strikeR platг
the assembly³
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µ
BÑ pÕÖÒ
Òhen you use your Trainer iN the
fielµ, especial¾y when the ground's a
little wet, eyeball the bipod after use³
Óf it's clogged and coated with diRT or
muµ, get That stuff off while it's stil¾
sofT³ If The gook sets up like concrete,
geTTing iT off will Ôe much harder ³³³ aNÕ
you May just damage the bipod in youR
effÖrt³
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