PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-682

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 682

SEPTEMBER 2009
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-682 - Page 13 of 33
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•
Recognize
you have encountered a munition—UXO.
•
Retreat!
Do not touch, disturb, or move it in any way. Carefully leave the area and
make sure everyone else leaves, too. Mark the area so it can be found later.
•
Report
the UXO. Call 911, your supervisor, the military police, your local quality
assurance specialist (ammo surveillance), or unit ammunition ofFcer. Give them a
description of the UXO and its location. And let them take it from there. They’re
trained for the job.
Dear Half-Mast,
Is there a metal cover for the M66
ring mount? I know there is a canvas one.
We’re in a National Guard unit where our
LMTV trucks often sit much longer than
in an active unit, so a metal cover would
work–and last–better for us.
SSG T.H.
A
mmo feeding into the M2 machine gun should be as level as possible. The more the
ammo belt is angled the greater the risk of the M2 jamming when the belt catches on the
mount. Then the gunner has to stop Fring and take one hand off the weapon to lift the
belt above the mount. That could cost lives in a Fre Fght.
The best way to keep
the ammo belt level is to
use the .50-cal can holder
when you’re Fring from
the MK93 mount.
It will do a better job of
feeding than something
like the ammo can from
other mounts, like the
6650. You can order the
MK93 can holder with
Dear Sergeant T.H.,
Sorry, but the only cover
available for the M66 mount is
the canvas cover, NSN 1005-
00-707-0725. It costs a bit less
than $150.
Ordnance…
3
R
s
Protect
Against
UXO
M2 Machine Gun…
Use Ammo Can for Level Feeding
M66 Ring Mount…
uxo
–unexploded
ordnance–can
appear
harmless.
mines, submunitions,
grenades,
projectiles, and
mortar rounds may
have lain forgotten
for months or even
years and as a
result be covered
with mud and
corrosion.
but just because
they
look
old and
impotent doesn’t
mean they still
don’t have the
power to take your
head off.
the
best
protection
against uxo is
to
learn and
follow
the
three rs of uxo
safety…
Ammo can helps level feeding
sorry, buddy…
all we’ve got
for you is a
canvas cover.
gee, I had my
heart set on
a
metal
one!
ecognize
etreat
eport
MK2 fragmentation
grenade
Anti-
tank
mine
M39 submunition
Encrusted projectiles
4.2-in mortar round
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