TM-9-1290-262-24-P
AIMING CIRCLE, M2A2, W/E
TECHNICAL MANUAL; UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT,AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SEPTEMBER 1994
TM-9-1290-262-24-P - Page 12 of 192
ARMY TM 9-1290-262-24&P
MARINE CORPS TM 00476C-24&P
AIR FORCE TO 49A7-3-72/74
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, The Army
Maintenance Management System. Marine Corps personnel will use TM 4700-15/1 (Equipment
Record Procedures).
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Evacuate the aiming
circle, if at all possible. If the aiming circle cannot be evacuated, destroy it by smashing the optics
and mounting.
1-4. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
U.S. Army personnel will refer to page 2-10.
Marine Corps personnel will refer to MCO P4450.7 (Marine Corps Warehousing Manual) for prepara-
tion for storage.
1-5. OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE, NAMES, AND DESIGNATIONS.
This listing includes nomencla-
ture cross-references used in this manual.
Common Name
Eccentric
Eccentric ring
Locking knob
Objective assembly
Objective lens
Pivot
Self-sealing screw
Stop ring
Worm shaft cap
Official Nomenclature
Eccentric seat
Machine thread plug
Electrical dial-knob lock
Optical cell assembly
Optical cell lens
Shouldered shaft
Machine screw
Key washer
Ball socket seat
1-6. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR).
US Army, if your M2A2
aiming circle 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 or performance. Tell us why
a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368 (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to the address
specified in DA PAM 738-750. Marine Corps personnel, if your M2A2 aiming circle has a defect or
nonconforming condition which limits or prohibits the item from fulfilling its intended purpose submit a Product
Quality Deficiency Report in accordance with MCO 4855.10 (Product Quality Deficiency Report) and TM 4700-
15/1 (Equipment Record Procedures). Marine Corps personnel, if your M2A2 aiming circle needs improvement
which relates directly to savings in manhours, materials, supplies, equipment, or money, or to increased
effectiveness in carrying out the programs or missions of your Command, refer to MCO 1650.17 (Beneficial
Suggestion Awards Program). Air Force users submit Materiel Deficiency Report (MDR) and Quality Deficiency
Report (QDR) in accordance with TO 00-35D-54, TM, USAF, Materiel Deficiency Reporting and Investigating
System, to WR-ALC/LZBS, Robins AFB, GA 31098-5330
Section Il. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA
Section Index
Paragraph
Page
1-7.
Equipment Characteristics, Capabilities, and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1-8.
Location and Description of Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1-9.
Equipment Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1-2
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