PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-673

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 673

DECEMBER 2008
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-673 - Page 21 of 33
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PS 673
DEC 08
Sand fouls the launcher’s electrical
contacts and then the rocket doesn’t
have a good electrical connection.
When doing PMCS, clean all Fring
contacts with a brush, NSN 7920-
00-900-3577, to keep the electricity
flowing.
Sand can plug the rocket tubes
and cause the rockets to jam. During
PMCS, swab out each tube with your
bore brush and CLP. Low-pressure
air is also good for getting the sand
out of the tubes.
Use CLP sparingly on the launcher
in the desert. It will attract more sand.
Wipe out the inside of the tubes with
a dry rag to remove CLP residue.
New Rocket Loading Tool
Cleaning Kit Parts
M260/M261 Rocket Launcher…
Firing Help in
the Desert
a new tool that
makes rocket loading
easier comes with nsn
1005-01-536-
7
961.
for more info
on the launchers,
see tm 9-1055-
460-13&p.
Tool makes loading
rockets easier
because of all that
fine iraqi sand, firing
the m260/m261 rocket
launcher can become a
launch to nowhere.
the
only
way to
prevent desert
hang-fires is pm
combined with
elbow grease.
Clean contacts with brush
Push and turn bore brush
through tubes to clean
out sand
how can you
expect me to fire
in Dis condition?!
I’m
completely
plugged
wiD sand!
I need
some
serious
cleaning
here!
The cleaning kit for
the M260/M261 rocket
launcher is no longer
available with NSN
because the kit
isn’t
a stocked item.
But you can
order the
components
of the kit
individually
with these
NSNs…
These are called out in the
special tools list in Fig D-3
in TM 9-1055-460-13&P.
Bore brush staff,
Pipe coupling,
Pipe nipple,
Core,
Bore brush,
Corenut,
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