PS Magazine Issue 25 1954 Series [25 ed.]

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But a modification's something else again. It's a job that changes "the design or assemblage of an existing item of m,".~m~":cli~;f;r.~""" 1 . or of development type allocated or issued to troops except development type for user test purposes." (It's in the book, see AR 750·5, Changes 1, 2

IN THIS ISSUE tS$ue No. 25

1954 Seri es

FEATURE ARTICLES Operatin' Y' r M48 Tank Getting Ready For Cold Weather Cold Weather Comics New Oust Seal For The M33 Your New Trip Ticket Cat Stoke-Out Engineer lube Order MRS Model 150 Tractors

18 21 32 36 43 44 45

DEPARTMENTS Connie Rodd Publication Scoop Half-Mast Armament Supply and Directives Enginee rs Contributions Connie Rodd' s Briefs Perpetual Index (lssues13-24)

14 17 29 32 3. 42 4. 48 49

De ar 5gt A. R. S., difference between an oversea s co mmond ond being back sta te-si de, too. A fiel d expedient is what the Ordnance officer may d ecide shov ld be done a s a qvi,c~ ~,fi x to cvt the cost and time fo r ma intenance, increa se combat or o pe rating eff ective ness, or to provide safety of me n and eqvipment providing it doesn't c:tffect the desi gn of a n ado pted-type -ite m. An adopted-type item is an approved standard item o r a cceptab le svbstituie- your O rdnonce officer knows what are and what aren't. It's swell fo r the climate, te rra in , or other specia l conditions. And it'll make the me n using it a lot happier. With a good exped ient, the equ ipment's more usefu l and should help yo u keep it that way. But a modification's something else again . It's a iob that changes "the design or a ssemblage of on ex isting item of m31~I ' . or of d evelo pment type allocated o r issved to troops e xcept de vel opment type items released solely

fO~I~,:ei~t;;: ~~:~sS:s~"AR 750-5, Changes 1, 2-""--,~_OC=,",",,~

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approval for a modification- unless you're in an oye~eos command where only the Ordnance offi-

cer', OK is necessary. He reports all these modifications to the Chief of Ordnance. (We know AR 750-5 1Oe2, the overseas or task-force commander, but most Qn),commonder vsually leaves these technical matters tip to his specialist. The Ordnance officer in on overseas command has this authority under AR 220-109.) The big difference is a field expedient cannot be any change in the design or asse mblage of standard military equipment. AnMWO ha s no such limitations . All modifications approved by Office, Chief of Ordnance , come out a s a Modification Wark Order.

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