PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-581
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 581
APRIL 2001
PS 581
APR 01
43
Dear Half-Mast,
Can I mount the M203
grenade launcher on the
M4-series carbine? I can’t
find anything in either the
M203 or M4/M4A1 TMs
on this.
SFC L.H.
PS 581
APR 01
42
M4/M4A1 Carbine.
..
Dear Half-Mast,
Where do we store
our M4/M4A1 carbines?
You can’t lock them in
the M16 rifle’s M12 rack.
MAJ S.B.
Dear Sergeant L.H.,
The M203
can
be mounted on the M4/M4A1, but
you
can’t do it. Modification
Work Order (MWO) 9-1010-221-30-1, which began in 1998, mounts the M203 on
the M4/M4A1 and reclassifies the launcher as an M203A1. But the MWO is not
being fielded to all units. The Army chose the units based on the units’ MTOE.
In addition, the Army began fielding the modular weapon system (MWS) in 1999,
which makes it possible to mount the M203 on the M4/M4A1, as well as on the
M16A4 rifle. But, again, the MWS is being fielded to only certain units based on
their MTOE, not Army-wide.
If you want to find out if your unit is scheduled to receive either the MWO or
MWS, contact TACOM-Rock Island’s Barbara Keleher, (309) 782-1896, DSN 793-
1896, or e-mail
keleherb@ria.army.mil
.
Dear Major S.B.,
You
can
lock M4/M4A1s in the M12
rack—after you add an adapter bar.
Your support can make the bar, follow-
ing the instructions on Page 2-70 in
Change 4 to TM 9-1005-319-23&P, or
order it with NSN 5340-01-230-3181.
Any M12 racks that are modified
must be certified as secure. Contact
your local TACOM-Rock Island logis-
tics assistance representative or
TACOM’s James Rollins at (309) 782-
1797,
DSN 793-1797,
or e-mail
rollinsj@ria.army.mil
for details.
Adapter bar
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2/28/01
6:37 PM
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