PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-456
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 456
NOVEMBER 1990
In the Combat K.±.
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ne of the big diFerences between combat exercises and the real thing is that
an exercise usually has a known termination date. This little bit of Knowledge
can become a dangerous thing when it tempts players to take aEtions they would
never consider iN combat, which seldom has a ±reseeable end.
Ta²e maintenance, fOr example. Some participants ³igure that since the training
.
tiMe is so limited, tactical operations are paramount´ They know their equipment
needs
maintenance but they're willing to sacrifice endurance fOr the sake of a
²
sprint-type goal. After allµ they say, we can always pull Mainten;¶ce a·er
the exercise is over.
-
-·±²³´
But ¸ainte¹ance is ¹ot the rival of
trainingºit's paR» of
tra¼¼g. If
operators and Mechanics don't get a
chance to pull Main
t
e¹½¹ce Under exer¾
cise co¹ditionsµ how are they going to
learn to cope witH th¿ real battlefield?
Ànits tHat bUild Up a MainteÁance
debt are liKe longÂdistance rU¹ners who
don't pacà theMselves and create a¹
oxygen debt. Sooner or later they hiÄ
"heaRtbreak hillµÅ and the ago¹y beÆ
gins. Çunners have a naMe ±r it: they
call it Èdying.Å
THE
PREVENTIVE
MAiNTENANCE
MONtHLY
TB
-±S
·45
6
, The Preventive Maintenance mon²hly, Is an official
pubHca\!on of the DepaRt³ent of the AR³y, pRov´ding infoR³ation
foR all soldµeRs assigned to co³bat and co³bat suppoRt units and
all soldieRs with unit ³ain1enance and supply du¶ies. All infoR³ation
published has been reviewed and appRoved by the agency Respon·
sible foR the Equip³ent¸ publicaUon oR policy d¹scussedº Application
of the iNfoR³aLion »s opt!onal with the use¼½
ISSUE
±²6
NOVeMBER
1990
FIRePoWeR
M1A1 Tanks
2-3, 5
M±²Series Tanks
3, 4
M2/M3³Series
Bradleys
³,
7
M242 Automatic GuN
7
MLRS
8
M109 SP Howitzers
9
M90±A1 I´V, M981
FµSTV
10
GRoUnD moBIli´y
HMMWV
12, ±3
HEMTT
±4
2¶·
&
5¸ToN Trucks
¹5
M9º5²SeriesTrucks
16±7
AiR moBIli´y
Re»orquiNg Fasteners
35
AH²1 Cobra
3¼
UH½¼0A B¾ack Hawk
3¼
AH¿¼4A Apache
37
CommUnICA´IonS
AM/MÀQÁ34 (TACJÂM)
She¾ters
42
Ãhombic AnteNna
43
Äight Vision Sights
44
´RooP SUPPoR´
Äew Pubs, SOU'Å,
Audio Visuals
AMÆF by PhoNe
SMARÇ
Cat º30G Graders
MW24 Scoop
Àoader
RTL Forklift
È7EÉ ÊF, ²G Cat
Tractors
2¼
27-28,
33-34
29-32
48Ë49
50-51
51
52
M113A3
&
M730Â2
Carriers
±±
M±±3²SerÌes FOY
±1
ChÍparra¾
20, 21
HAWK, Patriot
22, 23
M9 Bayonet Scabbard
23
STIÄGER
24
M1¼²SÎries ÃiϾe
25
M¼0 MG
25
MÐÐÑ Trucks
18
Whee¾ Studs
18
M13±A5C Semitrai¾er
19
Àoad Binder ÄSÄs
19
Rotor Systems
38-40
AviatÒoN GrouNd PoweÓ
Units
4±
Aviation Messages
41
AÄ/PRCÊ 77 Radio
45
ÆASÊ3 Computer
45
AÄ/MJQÔ10A Power
P¾aNt
4¼-47
Too¾s
53
M11 ÆecoN
54
MOPP Gear
55
G¾oves
55
M±941 Space
Heater
5¼-58
Àoad Bearing
Equipment
59
CleaniNg Compound
59
Safety Sign ÄSÄ
59
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nance procedures, questions on maintenance and supply
problems± quest²ons or comments on mater²El publlshed In PS.
Just write to:
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or Comm 606´293µ3855
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GeneRal, Änited SLates AR³y
Chief of Staff
WILLIAM
J.
MEEHAN
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BRigad¹eR GeneÅaÆ, Änited StaLes Ar³y
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