PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-679

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 679

JUNE 2009
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-679 - Page 13 of 33
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Dear Half-Mast,
We are starting to mount the M240H machine gun on our UH-60s and
we are having trouble finding info on the M240H’s mount. The elastic cord
that holds the ammo can on the pintle mount sometimes flies off and we
don’t know how to order a replacement. Plus, we’ve seen on other units’
M240Hs a brass deflecting tube that fits where the brass bag attaches.
How do you get the tube?
SGT J.P.
A
lthough the Army hasn’t yet
come out with the close combat
mission capabilities kit (CCMCK),
some units are already training
with off-the-shelf man-marking
munitions that are Flled with wax.
When one of these munitions hits
a soldier, he’s splattered with
colored wax.
The impact of these rounds can
hurt and they can cause injury if
you’re not protected.
Dear Sergeant J.P.,
The TMs for the M240H mount are TM 9-1005-262-13 and TM 9-1005-262-23P.
They’re available on the LOGSA ETM site:
The NSN for the elastic cord is 4020-01-534-6786.
It’s listed as Item 5 in Fig 15 of the -23P.
The brass deflector comes with
NSN 1005-01-534-8844 and it’s
Item 16 in Fig 15. The tube you
saw is an adapter that bolts to
the cradle and forms a funnel-
type collar between the base
of the M240H and the cradle.
It’s
called
a
cradle
spacer
and it comes with all new catch
bag assemblies.
Unfortunately, you can’t order
it yet. Eventually, all the old
catch bag assemblies will be
replaced with the
new assembly.
•
your helmet
•
standard Army gloves
•
your Army combat uniform (ACU) with
the sleeves rolled down
•
sand, wind, dust (SWD) ballistic goggles,
•
groin protector, NSN 8470-01-465-1100
•
CCMCK mask, lower face and throat,
•
hearing protection, such as ear plugs
•
Never fre at someone closer than
fve meters
•
Never fre at someone’s head
Whenever training with CCMCK or a
commercial version of it, you should wear:
Man-Marking
Ammo
Requires
Protection
M240H Machine Gun…
Where
Do I Find
M240H
Info?
CCMCK…
Man-Marking
Ammo
Requires
Protection
hmmm,
you’ve
lost that
elastic cord to
your ammo can.
half-mast
will know!
I wonder
how we’ll get
a new one?
and
remember
these
safety
rules…
ccmck may
be just for
training, but
its rounds can
still hurt
you.
that’s why
you need
to protect
yourself.
Wear face
mask…
…goggles and
helmet when
training with
CCMCK
Mount
Cord
Brass
deflector
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3:19:12 PM
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