PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
Getting the best "view± from the
AN/TAS-4A night sight oF youR TOW
·
2
Missile sYstem depends a lot on how
yoU set it Up.
Here're soMe wa²s t³´tµll let you see
in the dark ¶¶¶ bUt won't
keep
yoU in t³e
d´rk:
Mount It Right
When you Mount the TAS-4A, the
latching ³´ndle must be ´ll the way
F¸rward, wit¹ metal-to-ºet´l (sight-to
»
³´ndle)¼cont´ct.
IF the½ sightµs not locked
L¾ne-of-s¿ght will Be ofÀ¶
StorE thE CaP
Stow the pÁst ampl¿f¿er cable cap on
¿ts tRaveRs¿ng un¿t (TÂ) RetaineR when
you Remove it. Ãake ¿t a haB¿t.
EyeBall the s¿ghtµs coveR and otheR
scRews dUR¿ng youR pRe-op ch
Ä
eÅks.
ViBR´tion can
shakÆ some looseÇ
Tighten them (snug onÈy) if neceÉsaryÊ
But donµt Remove or Replace themË
Thatµs a DS joBÌ
To change to Pos¿t¿on
±
oR
2
on youR
couRse ´z¿muth contRoÈÊ you must f¿Rst
release the È´tch¿ng handle to free the
TAS-4A fRom ¿ts moUnt on the day
To do the system seÈfÍtestÊ the n¿ght
s¿ghtµs f¿eld of v¿ew seÈÎctoR shouÈd Be
on ÏÐOV (naRrow f¿eÈd of v¿ew). The
s¿ghtµs STÑÒ /OÐÐ/OÏ sw¿tch shouÈd
Be OÏÓ
Back to Top Back to Top
