PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-719
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 719
OCTOBER 2012
8
PS 719
OCT 12
WARNING
Crewman must swab the bore after
each round Fred to clear chamber of
hot embers. ±ailure to swab the bore
after each round Fred may cause
explosion or Fre outside the breech
area and cause injury or death to
personnel and damage equipment.
1.±
Change Step 30 to: Cannoneer
No. 2 swabs powder chamber,
spindle assembly, and gas check
seat using chamber swab (30)
after each round fired.
2.±
Change Step 31 to: Driver
inspects cannon tube (31) and
will announce BORE CLEAR after
the last round of the mission.
3.±
Delete Step 32.
4.±
Renumber Step 33 as Step 32.
T
he±military±load±classifcation±(MLC)±
For± the± armored± vehicle± launched±
bridge±(AVLB)±has±changed.
± ²ollow±the±PMCS±in±TM±5-2420-203-
24±to±completely±inspect±the±bridge.±IF±
the±bridge±is±Fully±mission±capable,±you±
can±change±the±stencil±marking±in±Four±
places±on±the±side±oF±the±bridge±From±
70±to±85,±and±the±numbers±on±the±load-
disk±assemblies±From±70±to±85.
± The± numbers± on± the± load-disk± are±
black,± 5± inches± tall± and± on± a± yellow±
background.
Forgetting to swab bore after each round
can ignite propellant and damage equipment
Brech
Swabing
Warning
M777A2 Towed Howitzer…
Brech
Swabing
Warning
M60A1
AVLB Reclassification
The MLC for
fully mission
capable bridges
has
changed
from
70
to
85!
Crewmen,
Listen up
and
pay
good
attention
to this
new
warning!
an incident
involving
accidental
propellant
ignition
during an
M
777
A2
howitzer fire
mission has
resulted in
some
changes
to Para 2-30
of TM
9-1025-215-10
(May 10, w/Ch
1, Feb 11).
Just before
Step 30 on
Page 2-166,
add this
warning…
Here are
four
other
changes
you need
to make
right after
the new
warning.
keep ‘em
handy until
the TM is
updated!
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2:35 PM
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