TM-9-2350-273-BD

M48/M60 SERIES TANK, COMBAT FULL-TRACKED 105-MM GUN

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATORS, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE; BATTLEFIELD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR

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Materials/Tools:

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Rex. cable. or

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ARMAMENT AND FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS

strap approximately 40 feet long.

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Wood block (2" x 4"- 12 inches long).

WARNING

Do not circumvent the safety features when the main gun is ‘lout-of-battery”.

Causing the main gun to fire when “out-of-battery" could result in equipment

damage and injury to personnel.

Procedural Steps:

1. Traverse turret so main gun is forward over driver’s compartment.

2.

Lock turret.

CAUTION

Do not force gun ‘tout-of-battery” more than 12 inches.

3.

Select a tree or

obstacle.

4.

Drive tank very

Components may be damaged.

another tank and drive to a point where main gun tube just touches

slowly forward to force main gun “out-of-battery” 4 to 6 inches.

5.

Reverse tank and quickly back tank away from obstacle.

6. If main gun returns to “battery” position, continue mission. If not, do steps 7

through 11.

7. Guide rope down bore of main gun and out through breech as shown on the next page.

8.

9.

10.

Inside turret, tie rope to 2 x 4.

Place 2 x 4 against breech of main

gun.

Outside tank, tie rope to solid object

such as a tank or tree.

Very slowly back-up tank until main

gun moves to “in-battery” position.

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