PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-545
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 545
APRIL 1998
M1A1/A2 Tank .±.
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After unloading ammo From the M1A1/A2 tank'6 M240 machine gun,
tanker6 ±ometime± fOrget to clo±e the gun²± lid.
The next time the main gun i± depre6±ed, the lid gets cru±hed against
the top oF the turret. It co6t6 almo6t $250 to repLace the Lid.
Here³± how we prevent damage:
1´ Cut out a thin piece of metaL (we U±ed tin) approximately µx¶8 inche±
to make a shieLd.
2. Wrap the edges oF the 6hieLd in duct tape to protect your±eLf ·om cut±
.
²³
¸±e the two existing bolt6 to
, -
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boLt the shield to the turre¹
¼
.
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6
ceiLingº
4» Bend a cur¼e in the ½rward
portion oF the 6hield´ You¾lL have
to experiment a bit to get the
cur¼e just right.
The next time the M240¿ Lid is
LeFt openÀ it hit6 the shield and i± guided harmLe±6Áy shut.
SGT Ja6on Âaninwegen
1/Ã8th AÄ
Åt Car±onÀ CÆ
FROM THE DESK OF THE
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I
guess we can shut THe lid
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problEm!
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SImilar ²h³ElD Can BE
maDE foR ±hE
ml!iPmJ
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Us¾Ng
±hE ´amE ma±erials, µhapE a¶D a±±aCh
±hE µh·¸lD liKe
so:
pS545
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