TM-3-1040-268-20-P
LAUNCHER, GRENADE, SMOKE: SCREENING, RP, M250
TECHNICAL MANUAL; ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
MAY 1982
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TM 3-1040-268-20&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section
I.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
1-1. SCOPE.
NOTE
Illustrations throughout this manual will show the LEFT-HAND
discharger for most procedures. Procedures will be identical for
both dischargers.
a.
Type of Manual:
Organizational Maintenance Manual, including Repair
Parts and Special Tools List.
b.
Mode/ Number and Equipment
Name: M250 RP screening smoke gre-
nade launcher.
c.
Purpose of Equipment.
To project smoke grenades from a combat
vehicle to screen it from enemy view.
1-2. MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
Department of
the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those
prescribed by DA PAM 738-750 Change 1, The Army Maintenance
Management System.
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Destroy launcher components by using demolition or mechanical methods
described in TM 43-0002-31.
1-4. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
Refer to paragraphs
2-10 through 2-13 for instructions on how to prepare launcher for storage or
shipment.
1-5. NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE LIST AND LIST OF
ABBREVIATIONS.
This listing includes nomenclature cross-references used
in this manual.
Common Name
Official Nomenclature
Discharger(s)
DISCHARGER, SMOKE GRENADE: (RH,
LH, or both)
Discharger cover(s)
COVER, PROTECTIVE DISCHARGER:
(RH, LH, or both)
Common Name
Electrical Receptacle
Connector
Grenade
Launcher
Left Hand Discharger
Left Hand Discharger Cover
M250 Launcher
Multimeter
Resistor
Right Hand Discharger
Right Hand Discharger Cover
Smoke Grenade Launcher
Abbreviations
RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Official Nomenclature
CONNECTOR, RECEPTACLE,
ELECTRICAL
GRENADE, LAUNCHER, SMOKE:
Screening, RP, UK L8A1, M76
LAUNCHER, GRENADE, SMOKE:
Screening, RP, M250
DISCHARGER, SMOKE GRENADE: LH,
No. 19, MK2
COVER, PROTECTIVE, DISCHARGER:
LH
LAUNCHER, GRENADE, SMOKE:
Screening, RP, M250
MULTIMETER: TS-352B/U or equivalent
RESISTOR PACK ASSEMBLY
DISCHARGER, SMOKE GRENADE: RH,
No, 19, MK2
COVER, PROTECTIVE, DISCHARGER:
RH
LAUNCHER, GRENADE, SMOKE:
Screening, RP, M250
Explanation
Red phosphorous
UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom
1-6. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
(EIR).
If your smoke grenade launcher needs improvement, let us know. Send
us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like
about your equipment, Let us know why you don’t like the design, Put it on an SF
368 (Quality Deficiency Report), Mail it to us at: Commander, US Army Arma-
ment Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSAR-MAP-A, Aberdeen Prov-
ing Ground, MD 21010. We’ll send you a reply.
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