TM-9-2350-273-BD M60 M48 Battle Damage Assessment and Repair Download
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Materials/Tools: ● Rex. cable. or TM 9-2350-273-BD ARMAMENT AND FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS strap approximately 40 feet long. ● 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. 10-13