PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
M1 Tanks .±²
ml
gunners and commanders, never fre the iaIn gun beFre the .oader Is
out o± The way² ³´ you do, the loader can be clobbered by the spent case, the
sPent case ejectIon arm or the breech²
Here's what can happen:
µhe gun Is armed by a swItc¶ mounted on the spent case eJectIon guard·
When the guard Is stowed, the swItch Is oPen and the gun Is sa¸· ³t can¹t
be fred²
When the guard Is extended, the swItch Is closed and the gun can be fred²
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Who moves the eJectIon guard? µhe
loader does· µo do
º
It, he must come
real close to the breech² He¹s stIll cloSe
to the breech when the gun Is armed²
He kNows when It¹s armed by the
lIght on hIs maIn gun status panel²
But
you
don¹t
know
when
anY
»
o±
th¼s happens½
³± you gunners or commanders are
squeezIng the trIgger when the loader
moves the guard and closes the armIng
swItch¾ the gun may fre²
Get too trIgger happy, then, and you
could hurt your loader bad² WaIt untIl
you hear h¿m yell, "Up·À µhat means
he¹s out o± the way and prepared Fr
you to fre²
µhe magnIfcatIon selector on your prImary sIght Is not as rÁgged as It looks²
A small, headless pIn holds the selector In place² ³± you use too much Frce
swItchIng the selector, you can break the pIn½
Âust remember, a soà touCh wIll dO Just fne when selectIng
3X
or
lOX
magnIfcatIon² AnythIng more can leave you wIth hal± a sIght²
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