PS Magazine - JULY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 404
JULY 1986
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M29A 1 Mortar .
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A plugged-up M29AI mortar wilL soon rust. .
. and be Left in a binD.
Rust binds The elevaTing spindle, making it har± to move the M29A I tube
up anD down²
Water seeps in the top housing cover of the M29A L's eLevation housing²
UnLess the water has somepLace to drain, it stays in the eLevation housing and
ca uses rust.
³o prevent rust, keep the drain hoLe in the base cap of the eLevation
housing open² ´f the hoLe gets plugged and you can't clear it, your armorer
must send the mortar to µS for cLeaning.
Keep
dR³in hOle
cLe³´
JULY 86
No Dragging!
NEVER drag your
Four¶µeuce
mortar's M30 cannon over a hard
surface!
You'LL fLatten
the
metaL of the
breech cap² ³his can damage the
bridge and baseplate assembLies D ur·
ing firing ²²² set up breakage of other
parts ²². and pose a safety hazard²
So, pick up your cannon or give it
a ride to move it.
Armorers, if you see fLat spots on
the breech cap, the cannon shouLd be
turneD in anD repLaced²
JuL v ±6
BREech C³p fl³TTened?
µePl³¶e iT!
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