PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
TurniNg laU±cheRs I²to ³´Aµ¶E·S
C
onverting a used TOW or Dragon
Drill fur holes at least
V4
iNch iN
launch tube into a traIner makes a valU-
diameter 90 ±egrees apart iN the tube.
able trainiNg tool. But you've got to
±
Paint
²³ERT,
EMPTY,
or
do It by the book or someone may mis-
D´MMY on the tube. See AR 385µ65
take your trainer fr a lIve round.
F¶r more inf.
Here's how to make t±e conver-
sion:
²
·ile a ¸issile ¹iring ±ata report fr
the Fire± ¸Issile. AR 702µ5 has detaIls.
³
Get the ³atIonal ²Nventory Conº
t»ol PoINt (³²CP) to OK the use oF the
lauNch tu¼e as a traIner. Some tubes
are beINg reuse± fr lIve Firing. WrIte
Put the New traINer on your pro½¾
³²CP at:
erty book. ¿his gives you a record oF
US Army Missile Command
ATN: AMSMl-LC-MM
Redstone Arsenal, AL
35898·5679
´
Have your local ammo iNspector
certIFy the tube is clear oF explosives.
Even tubes that have been iN storage
a long time caN still explode.
where the tube came ÀomÁ
Questions? WriteÂ
Commander
US Army MissIle Command
ATN: AMSMl-LC-AM
Redstone Arsen±l² A³
35898²5679
Or call the¸ Commercial (205) 87ÃÄ
0341 or DS³ 746µ0341.
20
OCT ³´
Patriot Missile Sy´tem .
..
Dear Editor,
The aiRcraft wa±ing lights on the Antenna Mast Guide's (AMG)
antenna ampLifieRs bu± out. No lights mean aircRaft Pilots can't
see the ante²nas, Which means you can'³ raise th´ antennas at
nightµ
¶e·ve foun¸ a 21¹-ton tRuck tailºight bulb, NSN 6240-00»0¼9-
µ¶¸¸,
Works fine as a substitute½ Your motor pool Will have someµ
Through hard experience¾ We've lea±ed to ch´ck the lights
before We raise the antennaµ That·s simpler than lo¿ering the
mast to replace a bulbµ
SFC Frank Beak´s
FtBlIss, TX
(EDµ¶O·'¸ ¹O¶º» YOu· w¼½µ¹g ¾µgh¶ ¸uggº¸¶µO¹¸ g¾Ow wµ¶h gOOD ¸º¹¸º¿ Àh¼¹k¸Á)
Mount NSN Chan
g
e
T
he ³SÅ fr the M66 rIng mouNt used with the M2 aN± other machIne guNs
has been changed to ³S³ 1005µ00µ890µ2610Æ Make a Note uNtIl TM 9µ1005µ245µ
Ç4 Is up±ateÈÉ
Mortar Flan
g
e Nuts
T
here is a New ÊaNge nut available
fr 22 MM su¼Ëcaliber practice a¸¸o.
The nut stops erosion oF the ÌrINg pIn
boss on the 60 an± 81 MM morta»sÁ
Order the Nut with ³S³ 1315µ01µ163µ
5428.
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