PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 707
OCTOBER 2011
22
PS 707
OCT 11
Suspect the contacts.
If you load rockets
in the launcher, but rockets aren’t registering
as being loaded, suspect the contacts. Before
you spend a lot of time troubleshooting, Frst
try cleaning the contacts in the tubes where the
rockets aren’t registering. If the contacts are
dirty, the rocket doesn’t have a good electrical
connection, which prevents the launcher from
knowing the rocket is loaded.
Mark bad tubes.
If troubleshooting
does turn up a bad tube, mark out its
number immediately on the top of the
launcher at each end. That way you will
remember which tube is bad and will
know not to bother loading a rocket in
it again.
Clean with clean bore brush.
It is
important to clean out the tubes with
CLP and a bore brush. Otherwise, dirt
and carbon can cause the rockets to jam.
But your cleaning won’t do much good
if you clean with a dirty bore brush. That
just spreads the gunk around. When the
brush gets coated with dirt and carbon,
give it a good cleaning with soap and
water. Let the brush completely dry
before using it again.
Use rocket loading tool.
Use the tool,
NSN
for
loading
and unloading rockets. Without the tool,
you could jam the rocket in its tube
against the rocket stop. Then, when you
move the rocket forward to lock it in
place, the end shield may be punctured
and the igniter wire and weather seal
may be damaged. That makes the rocket
unusable because of possible exposure
to electrostatic discharge and the hazard
of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to
ammo and rockets.
If you do damage an end shield,
contact
your
ammo
logistics/quality
assurance representative or turn in the
rocket to the ammo supply point. You’re
not authorized to replace end shields.
ROCK
on
With
RockET
Help!
M260/M261 Rocket Launcher…
your m260/m261 rocket
launcher will
rock
if you
remember these rocket tips…
now it’s
time to
rock it!
hey, that bore
brush is dirtier
than
me!
wash it out,
will ya?
Use rocket loading tool
to avoid damaging…
Tube bad? Mark out its
number on launcher
Rockets not registering? Clean contacts
…end
shield
I’m ready
to
rock!
let’s
do some
serious
rocket
firing!
ROCK
on
With
RockET
Help!
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