PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-567
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 567
FEBRUARY 2000
PS 567
29
FEB 00
PS 567
28
FEB 00
Wow!
I give this one a
BIG
‘
thumbs up
’. I thought that the
dramatic pacing
was
SO
well done. The
subtle performances
by the actors
touched me
deeply
.
I have to
disagree
with you on this one, Roger.
Where was
their
military advisor
when they made this movie? On
Mars
!
?
Last, but not least,
they dropped the
ramp
much too hard
!
that puts a
strain on the
hinges
,
pump
and
cable
.
Slow and
steady is the
wa y to go
.
I have no
choice but to
give this film a
BIG ‘
thumbs
down
’!
I think you’re
missing
the
whole point
of the film, but
I can see that I’m not going to
change
your
mind
!
Our next film,
How Dry
Rotted Was My M12 Decon
Hose
, is the latest work
by the German director,
Otto Von Fenderbender
.
It tells the
fascinating
story of a
specialist
learning the ropes from
his grizzled-but-good-hearted
sergeant
on the
care
and
maintenance
of an M12A1
decon unit.
"In one scene, these fellows
had
w
-
a
-
a
-
a
-
y
too much
gear stored on the ramp.
it eventually would have
broken the cable."
"In another scene, the ramp
was clear, but the crew was
driving down the road with
the
ramp down
! That’ll
warp
the
ramp
,
ruin
the
seal
,
break
the
locks
and
damage
the
hinges
! Any smart M113
operator would make sure
the ramp is
fully up
and
locked
before moving out."
we've
got a lot
more decon
units to
store.
right,
sergeant!
"and did you see them
racing
the engine in order to
raise
the ramp
faster
? it takes
15-
-20 seconds to raise the
ramp at 1,200 rpm. sure, you
can raise it faster by revving
the engine-
-
if the ramp pump
survives!
you’ve got to go
steady
and have
mercy
on
the pump."
a few moments later.
..
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