PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-734

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 734

JANUARY 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-734 - Page 20 of 33
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PS 734
JAN 14
NSN
brings
225 feet of foam cushioning material
and
NSN
gets
250 feet of bubble wrap. Either one
can protect weapons during travel.
Old blankets and sleeping mats work
well, too. Wrap the weapons in the
cushioning material and make sure
they are braced in place so they can’t
roll around.
Then you can say bon voyage to
your weapons with a clear conscience.
M
achine guns, riFes and mortars suffer major damage each year because Soldiers
carelessly load weapons in trucks for transport.
Weapons are left lying loose in truck beds where they can bounce up and down
and side to side. By the time weapons get to their destination, their sights have been
snapped off, handles bent and, especially in the case of M2s, barrel threads ruined.
What must really frost a company commander is when he sends a weapon to
support for a minor repair, but after the weapon has endured the trip’s beating, that
minor repair has turned into major damage.
It takes so little to give your
weapons a safe trip. The best
solution, if your unit can afford
it, is transport racks. Companies
like
Spacesaver,
Marvel
and
Stanley
Vidmar
offer
racks
speci±cally designed for travel.
Check them out online.
Lock your weapons in the
racks, put the racks securely
in the back of a truck and your
weapons will survive the trip
with no problem.
Dear Half-Mast,
Where do you find maintenance and parts information for the gunner
protective kit (GPK) and objective gunner protective kit (OGPK)?
I’ve looked, but can’t find anything on the ETM site.
CW3 J.B.
Dear Chief J.B.,
For the GPK, you can ±nd maintenance information in TM 9-2320-
387-24-1 and -24-2. Parts info is in TM 9-2320-387-24P. Maintenance
and parts info for the OGPK is in TM 9-2320-441-13&P. All of the TMs
are on the ETM site:
If you have trouble locating a part for GPK or OGPK for vehicles other
than MRAP, contact TACOM’s Jerry Dziura at DSN 786-4302, (586) 282-
4302, or email:
jerry.dziura@us.army.mil
For MRAP users, contact TACOM’s Kurt Hunsanger
at DSN 786-7910, (586) 282-7910, or email:
kurt.hunsanger@us.army.mil
Where
to Find
GPK and
OGPK
e
e
e!
Small Arms…
pack for
safe
travel
Tactical Vehicles…
Where
to Find
GPK and
OGPK
But if your unit can’t
afford travel racks,
there are
cheaper
alternatives. KeEp
reading!
I know you’re
going to be a
big help
to us…
but we don’t
know how to
Help
you!
no worRies!
my maintenance
and parts info
is in a brand-
new TM.
and what
you can’t find
there, you
can get from
TACOM.
Portable racks provide safe transport
Cushion weapons
for transport
this trip
is
killing
us!
ow!
wheee!
we shoulda
been
proteCted!
careful,
man!
hey!
hey,
watch
it!
umph!
ouch!
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