PS Magazine Issue 127 1963 Series [127 ed.]

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Old Robin Hood and his recon troop might not have heen the first known special forces ontfit, but they sure brought the art to a high degree of perfection. Just ask the sheriff! They were effective, even though they were usually outweighed in both manpower and weapons. Why? It's easyHe had a communications net that wouldn' t quit. It told him what was going on and where-and h e couldn' t afford that "ten percent that didn't get the word." His mobility factor was yea high! Get where needed, hit, run, and leave no target. Surprise, reliability and accuracy of his weapons made up for their Hghtness and small numbers. So what's new? Nothing, really. The formula still remains the same:

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PUBUCATIONS MAGIC

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ROAD MAP FOR FORMS Sure! Any time you hit the road for a private tdp, you get your road maps out and plan your route. That's so you can avoid detours and find the shortest way. In the Army Equipment Record System you'll want to do the same for your DA Forms-so they don't detour but take the thruway. Since some parts of the system are still under construction, here are some routes you'll want to notc on your TAERS road map Your NMP copies of DA Forms 2407, lexcepl EMERGENCY AND URGENT EIR.I 2407 1,2408-3-1,2408-7, and 2408 8 all get mailed down the expressway to

COMMANDING OFFICER RARITAN ARSENAL ATTN, AMDPC METUCHEN, N. J.

... instead of the addresses listed in Appendix III and IV of TM 38-750. (DA message 326748 dated 21 Jan 63 sets this up. DA message 327632 dated 30 Jan 63 added the 2408-8 to the deal.) The 2407 is the Maintenance Reque&! form, and the 24()7·1 i. the Maintenance Requesl---Continuao tion Sheet. The 2408-3-1 u the Equipment Maintenance Record (Organizatiorwl). The 2408·7 is the Equipment Tranlfer Record. And 2408-8 is 'he Equipment Acceptance Record (Uled by higher echeloru).

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GENCY AND URGENT EIRS

NMP copies of these on Any forms that you whomp ~p communications inte~"gencC and security materiel get mailed directly to:

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Ever try to identify a box under a blanket in a blackout? Possible, maybe, but it's a good bet you'll miss more often than you hit. So, never play this game when you ask for info--or order pans for your equipment. Read your equipment's data plates, and identify it by name, model and number----on your DA Form 1546. It'll pay in faster, better infcr-and parts that fit. PS--It helps if you include the same info, too, when you fire a question to PS.

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LET IT SHAKE - NOT BREAK

You can stop breakage in the_piping between the diatomite tank and the erdlator tank on your Met-Pro Model 1500·2600 water purification unit by replacing the .copper tubing _w_i_th--'---_ tic tubing. Sound simple? Nothing to it. The copper tubing does the shakes when you take off cross-country and jostle across rough ground with your Met·Pro outfit. Something has to give -and it's the copper tubing. So-o-o-o .. . just replace the copper tubing with a flexible plastic tubing.

Here's what you'll need:

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t came to pass that Robin of Loxley and his men retired back to the deep of Sherwood Forest. They were to finally deslroy the hated sheriff and free the land that has suffered sorely under his mailed fist.

ut a tempesl of mighty proportion scourged the land and all

the lanes through the wood were lost . . . It

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The legendarg abode of the Robber of the Rich . . . The Gioer to the Poor . . . The Wearer of the lincoln Green, The Master of the Long Bow and Clothgard arrow . .. the Arch Enemg of Nottingham's Sheriff . . . Robin of Loxley . .. (commonlg known as)

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IF YOU WANT TO DISPLAY THIS CENTERPIECE ON YOUR BUll

Fights are won b4 the read4 and fleet. NOT the polished. the shin4 and neat. So maintain with care the weapons 40U bear. PM keeps 40U cool in the" heat,"

IF YOU WANT TO DISPLAY THIS CENTERPIECE ON YOUR BULLETIN BOARD, OPEN STAPLES.

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OUT AND PIN IT UP.

Fights are won blf the readlf and fleet. NOT the polished. the shinlf and neat. So maintain with care the weapons lfoU bear. PM keeps lfoU cool in the " heat,"

LETIN BOARD, OPEN STAPLES, LIfT IT OUT AND PIN IT UP.

Wet I 01' !(Obin and h$ outfit, regrouped, patched up 1heir casualties, and finally headed out of Sherwood

",rest, and 10 lileir nmazed eyes ,n1o tile Twentieth CentuYyIH Beinq the aclventurotlslype he hended 10 the good 01' U.SA.Qnd p'romptly enlisied in lht Army, 'cQust he '>«lid 1he reminded hi,. of the lincoln Green he ·usla" wear. Where ,~ he now '? Oh I ht's II P. M. InslruclOr with the s~ciQI forc~ OIIIlCCOIAn1A ne's qood with 1he bow And Arrow... YeAh !I! they ut;e IIIAt l"S in the ventilating cabinets in your Nike BC van. Yup ... the supply manual shows that you can get a l·oz tube of aircraft and instrument grease under FSN 9150-576-4262 to do the job the way it says in the LO. 'Course .. . if you don't have any plugs on the bottom of the bearings, you've got the self-Iubing kind. Then you stecr clear of the grease. S2

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It happens that some guy was making his zero adjustment. But he didn't stop turning his 5/16·in hex·head wrcnch as he locked thc clutch-at least not soon enough. The slide was spread too far to move back. It's real simple to avoid this kind of trouble if you remember that as you the wrench to lock the clutch, you'll comc to a spot where the turning a little tight. Keep going. Once you get by the tight spot, the wrench'lI freely again for about twO complete turns before the slide butts against block. That's when you want to stop turning. Another thing ... it's mighty important to keep going past that tight spot when you're locking the clutch. The reason • the turning gets on the tight side is this: At that point the ~ actuator is starting to move up and the roller bearings in . "'V the yoke get to binding in the yoke. Things are built that way. .

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It happens that some guy was making his zero adjustment. But he didn't Stop turning his 5/16-in hex-head wrench as he locked the clutch-at least not soon enough. The slide was spread too far to move back. It's real simple to avoid this kind of trouble if you remember that as you turn the wrench to lock the clutch, you'll come to a spot where the turning becomes a little tight. Keep going. Once you get by the tight Spot, the wrench'lI move freely again for about two complete turns before the slide buns against the block. That's when you want to stop (uroing. Another thing ... it's mighty important to keep going past that tight spot when you're locking the clutch. The reason • the turning gets on the tight side is this: At that point the ~ actuator is starting to move up and the roller bearings in . the yoke get to binding in the yoke. Things are built that way. . . (,

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But, if the bearings don't get freed by your locking all the way, they'll drag to beat the band when you turn the power back on and the antenna starts to spin. Because the bearings weren't built to "take this kind of punishment , they'll break up. And then you won't be able (0 make your zero adjustmentno how. Now . .. supposing you do everything according to the book and you find you have backlash. Don't give in to the temptation to get out the wrench again and start turning a little more. Instead, check out TB 9-1430-251 -20/2, dated 5 Aug 59, for the officialhow -to-do-it word. If you're still in trouble see if your support outfit can't latch on to a copy of TB9-1430- 253-34/3, dated 10 Aug 59. Both of these TB's spell Out the word for checking for clutch slippage.

STOP, LOOK, TICHTEN

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Using your eyes and hands can head off trouble before it starts on your XM 529 Nike-Hercules guided missile trailer. Seems like some outfits have had the king_pin nut-lock bolts for the front undercarria ge fifth wheel shear off. Kind of embarrassin g, t~the way the undercarria ge and vehicle would pan company. This can happen if the two bolts holding the king-pin nut become loose -like when locking wire's not used. The bolts are put under a heap of

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Yep--A little oil goes a long way. \X1hether you're bucking for a rocker to go with your stripes, trying to make time on a three-day pass or making sure your 3.S-in rocket launcher fires when you need it. You're on your own, 'far as the rocker and the pursuit of Rand R goesbut follow the scoop for lubing the electrical firing mechanism of the 3.S-in launcher like it says in TM 9-2002. You know how it

You'll know when you've got it right 'couse it'll snop shut unless you hit the opening on the nose. Now hold the trigger lug against the strewdriver. This keeps the armature to the rear and leis you see the slot in the ormature spring sleeve os well as some of the Jlrmature spring.

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Could happen to anybody working on fuel and oil drums ... if they don't heed the warning on explosion hazards. It's in black a nd white on page 40 of TM9·237 (17 Oct 58) "Welding Theory and Application." You just never weld, cut, braze, or solder any empty container that has had flammable stuff in it until all of the fumes are taken out and the container is well vented. So, before you use your Oxy-Acetylene Set No.5 on any containers, use one of these methods to get rid of the fumes. You can have 'em steamed our until all the fum es arc gone. Your suPPOrt has the equipment to do the steam job, including a combustible gas indicator, FSN 6665-664-4650 (Chern), to make sure all the fum es are steamed Out. Another method is to fill the container to overflowing with water and keeping it as full as you can while you work on it. However, the latest purging poop is given in TB ORD 1047 ( 13 Feb 63). The new setup uses a chemical and water combination that's reliabk and fast. It may take a little longer to do a job when, you purge a container of explosive: vapors. But "it's better to be a little late, Private Murphy ... than to be known as the late Private Murphy".

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special paint has been set up as yet for use on your Wild T2 theodolites their accessories. Most outfits have been using a lusterless or semi-gloss pea enamel that closely matches the original color. If the battery box is that is in question, you can paint it a lusterless aD. Here's what you'll need: Battery box only-Enamel, lusterless, OD, FSN 8010297-0586 (color X24087). All painted components (including battcry box)Enamel, lusterless, pea grecn, FSN 8010-840-7371 (color 34258), or Enamel, FSN 8010·899·8875 (color 24272).