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HOWITZER, MEDIUM, SELF-PROPELLED, 155MM; M109A2, M109A3, M109A4 AND M109A5

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S MANUAL

NOVEMBER 1994

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2–12 PREPARATION FOR FIRING —

CONTINUED

2–1 2.5

Loading the 155MM Cannon — continued

c. Hand Ramming — Continued

5 Cannoneers no. 2 and 3 place the staff cleaning section (24) with artillery loading rammer (25) attached

through the rear hull door and position it against the base of the projectile.

NOTE

When operating in “buttoned-up” environment (hull doors closed), or when the M992FAASV is

mated to the howitzer, cannoneer no. 1 uses one-and-one-half staff cleaning sections.

6 Cannoneers no. 2 and 3 position hands and bodies as illustrated below. On the command “RAM,”

together they push the projectile as hard as possible to seat it in the cannon tube.

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