PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-608
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 608
JULY 2003
PS 608
JULY 03
5
M2A2/M3A2, ODS Bradleys…
NMC?
Not Necessarily!
Dear Editor,
A lot of our crewmen report their Bradleys as NMC because the warn-
ing lights don’t come on during PMCS of the turret drive system. When
we investigate, however, everything checks out.
I think the problem may be due to some confusion with the PMCS
tables, specifically Check 23 on Page 0069 00-67 of TM 9-2350-
284-10-2 (A2 Bradley) and Check 24 on Page 0079 00-65 of
TM 9-2350-284-10-2-1
(ODS Bradley).
With the TURRET DRIVE
SYSTEM switch set to ON, the
two turret drive warning lights
should come on. However, if the
turret shield door is open and
the combat override switch is
on, the warning lights will stay
dark, even if the turret drive
system is working.
Can you let Bradley crewmen
know that the turret shield
door should be closed and the
combat override switch off
when doing this check?
SGT Joseph M. Skaggs, Jr.
B Trp, 1/1st Cav
Buedingen, Germany
Consider
it done,
Sergeant.
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Dear Half-Mast,
My soldiers want to improve the appearance inside their Bradleys.
The paint inside is old, scratched, and generally pretty bad-looking.
I’ve been unable to find anything on what kind of paint to use. Do
we use regular enamel or CARC? Should the paint be fire retardant or
rust-resistant?
SSG J.A.C.
Dear Sergeant J.A.C.,
Since you need the same chemical agent protection inside as you do outside your
vehicle, green CARC is the paint to use. Get a 2-qt kit with NSN 8010-01-419-1162
and a 1-gal kit with NSN 8010-01-419-1147. NSN 8010-01-193-0516 brings a
quart of white epoxy primer.
Both kits bring a two-component CARC paint that consists of a polymer resin
and a curing agent that must be mixed in a four-to-one ratio. That allows you to
mix up only as much paint as you need and save the rest for later.
Remember that touch-up painting is done to prevent corrosion, not for purely
cosmetic reasons.
Check out TB 43-0209,
Color, Marking and Camouflage Painting of Military
Vehicles, Construction Equipment and Materials Handling Equipment,
and TB
43-0242,
CARC Spot Painting,
for safety information when spot painting
with CARC.
all finished!
your inside’s
looking as
good as new!
I’m
next!
but you said
we could make
some improve-
ments inside!
Warning lights stay dark if shield door is
open and combat override switch is on
I can’t believe
you’re nmc for a
bad turRet drive
system
again!
I don’t
have a
bad drive!
honest!
you
gotta
believe
me!
hold it,
soldier. did
you check
his turret
door and
combat
override
switch
first?
From the
desk of
the
Editor
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