PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 399
FEBRUARY 1986
M11 OA2
SP Howitzers .±.
Stop, Lock and Go
Befre you move your howitzeR
anywhere, make sure both spade locks
are Locked.
There's a bUnch oF b±steD spade
cyLinders o±t there, creWmeN, because
someone
locked
only one oF the
cylinders befre moving out.
IF onLy oNe cyLindeR is LockeD, it does
aLL the worK. The cyLinder caN rupt±re
or the eye caN break o²F³
±
´hen the spade is raised, make sure
both lockµng haNdles are in the ¶OC·
positioN. Any other time, botH should
be ±nLocked.
Most howitzer spade cyLiNders have
steNciLs
showiNg tHe ¸OC· ¹nd
º»¶O¼· Positions. IF yours Doesn½t,
get your ¾echs to stenciL the¾ on with
1¿2-iN Letters.
Àt º»¸OC·, the handLe is as Ár
o±tboarD as ÂtÃLL go. ¸OC· is
90°
ÄÅo¾
º»¶OCÆ with tHe haNdLe ±PrÂgHt
agaiNst Âts inboard stoP.
»ever LocK tHe sPade DowN. It½s not
NEcessaÅy aNd WÂLL breaK the Locks WheN
tHe sPade Âs raisedÇ
If
your hoWÂtZerÈs LoaderÉr¹¾ mEr hE¹Ê LinË ÊoesnÌt LooË liËE thisÍ teLL your
¾EchanÂc Îronto!
The only RÏght p¹d position fr FÐring
alL ammoÑ Òs extendeÓÔ
ÕammiNg a holÖow, bo¹×taiÖ projecØ
tile (Ù650 oR M509) with tÚe headlinÛ
pads closed will ful up the Rocket
motor.
Th¹t can me¹n ¹ shoRt Round and enØ
danger tRoops neaRbyÜ
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