PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-549
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 549
AUGUST 1998
TOW 2
Missile System .±±
TOW launch tubes are going down tHe tUbes becauSe T±WsteRS a²e f³´gettINg
sµme baSic PM.
Handle with care.
THe LaUNcH tUbe ¶S maDe of
Fibe·glass a¸D I¹ can't wIthstand ·ougH ¹²eatme¸tº
Always Lay a ¹ube DowN, Don't toSS ¶t» ¼tRap ¶t Dow¸
½¾² t²avel so ¶¹¿S not boUNcing aRoUNdÀ aND ¸eVe²
Stack stuff oN toÁ o ItÃ
PaInT outsiDE onLy±
ÄtÅs OK ¹o Æa¶¸t tHe ou¹S¶de Çf
tHe LaUNcH tUbe-it'S Not OÈ to Áa¶Nt ¹He ¶nsIDeº
Éa¶nt dÊoÁs ËÌke tHe i¸siDe bumÁyÍ wH¶cH aÎÏectS
KE paInT and
rough ²po³´ ouT
of µube'² ¶n´·De²
PS 549
Cracks 1¸/2-·n or
Longer ma¹e Tube
un´aFe
miSSILe
accU²acyÐ
After
ÁaintiNgÑ feel tÒe Ó¸sÔDe oÕ tÒe tUbe Öײ
bUmÁs a¸D otHeØ ²oUgÒ ÙÁots. ¼a¸DÁa
Ú
pEr
SmoµtH a¸y bUÛÁsÜ
²nspect fOR CRAcks³
ÄtÅS good ÉMC¼
¹o cHeck tÒE tube Ý¾Ê c²ackSÞ eSßec¶ally
beྲe yáu paiNtº Éain¹ Hides câãcks aNd
c²acks Ëake tHe tUbe UnSaFe. Äf you
f¶ND a¸y c²ack Lo¸ge² tHan
J 1±²
IncHeSä
tHe ¹Ube Is dowN tHe ¹ubeSÜ TU²¸ I¹ inå
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