PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-714
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 714
MAY 2012
in 1914, at the invitation of brazilian explorer Candido Rondon, President
Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, did indeed lead an exploration of
the uncharted “river of doubt”. To find out more about it, see roosevelt’s
narrative, “Through the brazilian wilderness”, as well as other related
books, available at your local library or book seller.
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PS 714
MAY 12
Dear Editor,
From our experience teaching Soldiers how to use CROWS (common
remotely operated weapons station), we offer these tips on how to best
make it work:
Lock when turned off, unlock for firing
If the azimuth and transport elevations locks aren’t both locked and
the sight servo assembly (SSA) clamp properly secured when the CROWS
is turned off, it will bounce around during travel. That damages the SSA,
which is an expensive repair. Plus it throws off the CROWS’ alignment.
That hurts accuracy.
But when you are ready to fire, you
must be very sure those two locks are
unlocked and the SSA clamp is removed.
Otherwise, the azimuth release mechanism
breaks, which is an expensive repair. So,
lock
CROWS when it’s turned off and
unlock
it when you turn it on to fire.
CROWS…
PM to Crow About
Azimuth and transport locks and SSA
clamp must be locked when CROWS is
off and must be unlocked before firing.
if you fire with crows,
you definitely nEed to
Check out
what thEse
CROWS experts suGgest!
be
prepared!
that adage holds
true for today’s
army, as well.
yes…being
prepared means
realistic training,
successful logistics
and
preventive
maintenance!
well said, old
sport. now let’s
refresh ourselves
with a cold drink
or two.
your
observations
fit
well
in
my
book!
evermore,
evermore
with PM!
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