PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-739
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 739
JUNE 2014
6
PS 739
JUN 14
C
rewmen, a mission requires a lot of gear. Just be sure to load all that gear on your
Stryker the right way so the mission’s success isn’t jeopardized.
The best place to store
rucksacks and other gear is in
the bustle rack. Of course, the
bustle rack will only hold so
much. So your next storage
stop is the roof.
Just don’t load items on the
roof of your Stryker in a way
that interferes with antennas,
hatches or the gunner’s Feld
of view.
Use nets and
tiedown
straps
to
secure
gear
to the roof, but
make sure the tie
downs are kept
away from door
hatches,
hinges
and handles.
Don’t
stack
equipment
and
gear
higher
than
the
bottom
window of the objective gunner
protection kit (OGPK). That gives
the gunner a clear Feld of Fre.
If
your
Stryker
has
roof
storage boxes, put all the gear
and equipment you can inside the
boxes. Don’t strap or tie anything
to the outside of the boxes.
C
rewmen, it’s tempting to hang items
like helmets and other gear from the
turret safety screens in your tanks.
But that can cause some real problems.
The extra weight cracks and bends the
screens. The bent screens get hung up
on electrical cables and hydraulic lines
when the turret is traversed, causing some
serious damage.
That kinda headache you deFnitely
don’t need. So store your gear properly
and keep the screens from getting hung
up with damage.
Rof
StOrage
DOne
Right
Stryker…
Rof
StOrage
DOne
Right
M1-Series Tanks…
Don’t Get Hung Up On
Screen Damage
Don’t
hang gear on safety screens
Gonna hang
this on your
turret safety
screen to
brighten up
the place.
Don’t you know
that’ll damage
my screens?
Besides,
I prefer
Picasso!
Use new external storage boxes if available, but don’t tie or strap items to outside of boxes
Store personal gear in bustle rack
Secure gear to roof with nets and tie-down straps,
but don’t interfere with hatches, antennas or
gunner’s field of fire
Good Grief!
I can’t
carry out a mission
with all that
stuff
on my roOf!
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