PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
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Your FISTV's Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designator (G/V
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an invis»b¼e ray ½hat can blind anyone »n »ts path. Even a refected ray can Bl»nd! ¾
That's why you must operate the G/VLLD only when no one »s downrange and
oNy on
a
apprOv¿ laserÀsaÁ RanÂe
cleAreà oÄ anyth»ngÅlike a WÆndÇ
shieldÅthat could refect ¼aser raysÈ
Éhen otheÊs are laser ËÌinÍ, look
downranÍe only through the FISTÎ
eyepiece with the s»Íht select switch
set to
13X
or ÏIGÐTÑ Òever Watch
laser ËrinÍ with binocularsÓ½hey
make lasers even more danÍerÔusÕ
Ölso, str»ctly ×llow the noØËÙe
219•.m•
zones l»
Ú
teà on Page
2290
in TM
9-2350-±6²³10
to avoid laser refecÇ
tions Ûom your FISTÜ's antennasÈ
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Avoid
reflected
rays by
stayIng
away from
no fire
zones
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UnÝess you need to locate a target, leÞve the G/ßLLD àwer oáâ
ã
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IÄ you need an aZimuth and elevation display, Be sure the iäibit plug is in
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place Be×re you
tm
on ½he GåVLLDæ The plug shorts out Any çol½age ½hat could
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cause an aCciden½èÝ ËrÆngé ênly tèke the plug oá to Ëreë
KEep INhIBit plug on ±ll the LimE
the G/²²D's not Being fired
R³G
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and
R³G
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mean
less ´anger
during fµrIng!
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IÄ you are go»ng to Ëre, place ½he mìde select switch Æn íÒG
²
or íÒG
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When you
tM
the G/VLLD oné That way the G/VLLD Ëres onÝy one laser îulse
instead oÄ a steady, more rÆsK stream oÄ pulsesâ
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Don't eïter ½h
G/VLLD code into ½he Targeting S½ation ðontrOl and D»splay
(TSðD) until you re ready to Ëreñ The G/VLLD can't Ëre wi½hout the codeâ
JÖðêM and MIðêM are workÆng on a Ëx to stop tòe G/VLLD Ûom ever
accidentAÝly ËringÈ In the meantÆme, an eye on G/VLLD saóô will keep tõe
G/VLLD Ûom puöt»ng eyes outÑ
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