TM-9-1290-262-24&P Technical Manual for M2A2 Aiming Circle Download
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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