PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-525
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 525
AUGUST 1996
Dear EditoR
No matter how well a TOW gunner prepares a range card and
identifies target reference points, once he puts his eye to the sight± all
that disappears. He loses those reference points and depth perception.
He's reduced to scanning back and forth until he finds the target²
A simple homemade Scale makes sighting eaSier. Engrave or paint
a Scale like the one Shown below on a 6-in
x
1-in piece of thin metal:
Mark oF the Scale in ³´2µin
Intervals. White or luminous
paint wilL help you see the scale
numbe¶ in near·darknesS. Glue
or Spot weld the scale on the
preclude (or ¸at) part of the
traversing unit²
T¹e point of the TU ºzimuth
locking handle »s the pointer for the scale² Gunners and squad leaders
can ¼Se the scale as a re½¾nce when they prepare their range ca¿s²
TheÀ Ás no nÂd to Swing the TOW back and forth to Ãnd the taÄet.
ThÅ Scale wiLL put the gunner in the a¾a of the target.
CPT JeÆy D² Church
lLOM TH• o±²K OF TH±
Çt ÁrwinÈ CA
On a scale of
1-10, I
would givE
your Sugg±²tIoN a
JO.
Tha³k².
P´ 525
16
AUG96
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