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Dear Half-Mast,
When an M110A2
sp
howitzer is parked In the motor pool for a
while, what's the corRect positIon For the spade?
About half of us thInk the spade should be raIsed, whiLe the other
halF thInk the spade should bE lowered onto wooden blocks. Can
you set us straight?
S±C²³J³²³
Dear SFC
R.J.R.,
You bet I can, Sergeant. The spade should always be Raised When no± ²n Use³
That Prote´ts the ´hrome sPade rods from ´orrosµon¶ It ALso keePs the ·Ods from
Beµng damaged when soldµers ¸l¹mb uP on ºhe veh»¸le from the rea¼½
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