PS Magazine - JUNE 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 355
JUNE 1982
When you lay screens out on the ground, never depend on magic to protect
'eM from sharp objects. Hocus-pocus actions won±t Make sticKs, rocks and other
junk in the area disappear. "Policing² the ground is the answer.
Never mix radar scattering (TypE II) and radAr transp³rent (´ype I) screen
Tags for Type I
scReens aRe 5-sided
Type 11 scReens have
RectangulaR ID tags
r-±²³´µ:¶·¸¹º»
I
i
¼
I
i
±
²
1
L
½¾
.³
!¿À ÁÂÃJ
sections. It±s easy µo tell µhem aparµ.
A
rectangUlar ID µ³g means ´ype II; a
5Ä
sided tag is for ´ype I.
¶ake sure all your patµerns are µhe same.
Å2
NiX on draping screens over equipment. Iµ does·±t do much for disguising
\l
the shape, an¸ it does eVen less for the screens when they snag on the
i
equipment±s sharp edges.
¹se the
sUpport
poles
and
batten
spreadersºcomponents
of
your
.
camouflage screen support systeMºto suspend sCreens at least
Æ
feet from
·
whatever you±re hiding.
J
SeCure
screens
in
place
with
aluminum stakes, NSN
1080Ç00È108É
1
6
5
4, and make sure the stakes catch
only the edge cord.
Use s±Akes to secuRe
scReEns in place
Give screens the once»over daily.
¼eep ±em tight bY adjusti½g the stakes
and poles. If the wind±s blowing hard,
or sno¾ and ice are piling up, check
your screens ¿ore oFten.
¼eep screens away from hot surÀ
faces. HeaÁ ÂroM heaters and eXh
Ã
aust
ruinÄ the ÅynthetiC Camouflage mateÆ
rial.
Whip
antennas
are
a
reaL
hot
problem for radar sÇattering screens.
Èf the two Éouch while you±re transÀ
mitting,
youÊll
end
up
with charÀ
broiLed camouflage. PUlL a P¶ rabbit
out of your hat. Ëheck the ̶ for inÆ
structions on preveÍting a fire hazard.
Back blasts from artillery can take
the magic out of a camouflage screen,
too. Remove screens from tÎe blÏst
area befOre you do any firin
'Ê,.ËÌÍa
Å3
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