PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-526

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 526

SEPTEMBER 1996
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-526 - Page 17 of 51
M1-Seres Tanks .
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Waeh wHEr± Y SD² It
f
ankers have a kNack for findIng good places to stow the±R TMs,
eve
helmets
aNd other Equ±pmen². They somet±mes Find some really bad spo²S³ tO.
´ne such place µs the M240 coaxµal mach±ne gun mount¶ When ·he ma±n gun
±s lowered, ²he BreeCh ra±ses and cRushes wha²-
eve¸ ¹s stored on top oº the mount»
¼he pressu½e caN bE great enough to bend
²he moun² ±²selº¾ ¼hat chaNges ±ts eleva¿on aNd
maKes it ±mposs±ble ²o zeÀo out ²he mach±ne
gun levelÁ
º the Ãnd ±Ä bad enoughÅ ²he bullets bounce
oƺ ²he waLÇs oº ²He FÈash h±der and a½e deFÉEctEd
±nto ²he gRoundÊor anyBody unlucKy enough ²o
be ¹n the wayË
The only way ²o FÌx ²he probÈem ±s to replace
·he moun², ÍÎÏ 10Ð5Ñ01Ñ076Ñ6842 (Ml/Ml)
orÍÎÍ 101ÒÑ01Ñ18ÓÔÕ23 ÖMlAl×¾ Îo do yourØ
self and your ²anK a ºÙvorË Don't use the M2Ú
mach±ne gun moUNt fÛr stor±ng your gear¾
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