TM-9-1200-215-34-P
AUTOMATIC FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM (AFCS)
TECHNICAL MANUAL; DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
FEBRUARY 1999
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TM 9–1200–215–34&P
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CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION
Section
I – GENERAL INFORMA
TION
Page
Page
Scope
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Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports
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Calibration
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent
Enemy Use
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment
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Nomenclature Cross Reference
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Reporting Equipment Improvement
Recommendations (EIR)
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Safety, Care, and Handling
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Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC)
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Nuclear Hardness
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Security Measures for Electronic Data
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Definitions of, and Evaluation Criteria For,
Bends, Cracks, Dents
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Cleaning
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Special Instructions for Administrative
Storage
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List of Acronyms
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SCOPE
a.
This manual provides direct support and general support maintenance information for components of the
Automatic Fire Control System (AFCS), as well as the Prognostic/Diagnostic Interface Unit (PDIU).
Components
of AFCS include:
D
AFCS Computer Unit (ACU) (NSN 7021–01–440–2127)
D
Display Unit (DU) with Container (NSN 7025–01–411–1801)
D
Vehicle Motion Sensor (VMS) Modem (NSN 5895–01–356–0205)
D
Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) with Container (NSN 6130–01–412–3678)
b.
These components interface together with an on–board vehicle positioning system and hydraulic servo valves
to automatically lay gun position.
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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, The Army Maintenance Management System.
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CALIBRATION
There are no AFCS or PDIU calibration requirements at direct support or general support maintenance levels.
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DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
Destruction of Army electronics materiel to prevent enemy use shall be in accordance with TM 750–244–2,
Procedures for Destruction of Electronic Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use.
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PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT
a.
Security procedures.
There are no special physical security procedures required for the AFCS or PDIU Line
Replaceable Units (LRUs).
b.
Special preservation instructions.
All AFCS LRUs, except the ACU and the PDIU, will be stored/shipped in its
own storage/shipment container.
The ACU will be stored/shipped in a recoverable container.
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