TM-9-2350-311-20-1 Maintenance Manual for Volume 1 M109 Hull Download
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TM 9-2350-311-20-1 1-3 DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE — CONTINUED When time is short, a method of destroying the equipment with materials at hand is as follows: • Retrieve or smash the sighting and fire control equipment. • Load the cannon with a projectile and a full powder charge. Attach a 50-ft (15.24-m) or longer lanyard to the firing mechanism. Disconnect all recoil cylinders and fire the weapon. • Take a sledgehammer and bend the end of the recoil system rods. A second method is to close the breechblock, elevate the tube, and toss several thermite grenades down the tube. Elevate the tube so that the grenades will fall against the breechblock. This will melt the breech and the powder chamber, causing them to fuse together. 1-4 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE Basic requirements for administrative storage are covered in TM 9-2350-311-20-2. 1-5 QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) Not applicable. 1-6 OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE, NAMES, AND DESIGNATIONS Nomenclature in this manual was chosen in accordance with the terms used for provisioning as they appear in the Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) and Maintenance Allocation Chart (MAC) for unit maintenance. A few tools and hull components are, however, referred to by names more common than those in the RPSTL. In many cases the more common name is a shorter name for the same component. OFFICIAL PROVISIONING NOMENCLATURE MORE COMMON NAME Ammunition rack Cable assembly Gage rod Intercommunications power harness Intercommunications system 155mm, medium, self-propelled howitzer Safety wire or nonelectrical wire Socket head screw key Ammo rack Wiring harness Dipstick Intercom wiring harness Intercom system Howitzer Lockwire Hex key 1-6