PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-622

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 622

SEPTEMBER 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-622 - Page 21 of 33
End Shields
If you do damage a
rocket end shield, contact
your ammunition logis-
tics/quality
assurance
representative or turn in
the rocket to the ammo
supply point. Units aren't
authorized to replace end
shields on their own.
Fin Restraint Bands/EMR Shield
Don't throw away EMR
shields on the MOD 3 rocket
motors or fin restraint bands on
all other motor mods. You will
need to reuse the shields or bands
when you unload unfired rockets.
PS 622
SEP 04
39
M260/M261 Rocket Launcher…
Loading Tool
Use the loading tool for loading and unloading rockets. Without the tool, you
could jam the rocket in its tube against the rocket stop. Then, when you have to move
it forward to lock it in place, the end shield may be punctured and the igniter wire
and weather seal damaged. That makes the rocket unusable because of electrostatic
discharge and the hazard of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to ammo and rockets.
The loading tool is something you fab-
ricate at the unit with 1-in inside diame-
ter rubber hose with a maximum outside
diameter of of 1 3/8 inch. You can get the
hose with NSN 4720-00-415-1362. You
will also need a 14-in piece of 1-in
wooden dowel and a hose clamp. You
will need to buy the dowel and hose
clamp at your local home improvement
center. Instructions for putting the tool
together are in Appendix E-1 of TM 9-
1055-460-13&P and in the TM for the
aircraft the launcher is installed on. Each
forward area refueling point should have
at least two loading tools.
Keep bands
for reuse
Fin restraint band
…you get
damaged
end shields
Use loading tool for loading
and unloading or else…
yowww!!
you’re s’posed to use
a
loading tool
when
you load rockets!
that rocket
will probably
need a
new
end shield!
c’mon, we’re
gonna be
late
if you don’t get
a move on!
yeah yeah,
I just gotta
shove these
rockets in
and I’ll be—
Load Up on
loading tips
Loading and unloading
rockets in the M260/M261
rocket launcher are
not
“jam 'em in and yank 'em
out”
operations!
So load up on
this loading
and unloading
info…
if you don't watch
what you're doing, you
can easily
damage
the rocket's end
shield, fins and
nozzle assembly.
622.38-39(C)
8/2/04
5:23 PM
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