BE YOUR OWN INSPECTOR ON YOUR...


 IN PS 195 WE
 COVERED THE GENERAL
 INSPECTION ON YOUR
MIO8 OR M109 HOWITZER.
NOW WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
CANNON CARE, FIRE CONTROL
ANP A LOT OF OTHER
 6OOPIES...


M108-M10



HOWITZE
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 CANNON CARE
rirII:rI PIN If the tip of your firing
pin is mushroomed it possibly was
caused by snapping the firing mechan-
ism with the firing block in the open ~.
position. That way the tip of the pin hits
solid steel instead of open air of the
primer. So-o-o-o, cut it out already.


RIGHT. THAT WAY
WHEN A ROUND'S FIRED,
THE BACK PRESSURE
CAN'T TEAR UP THE GUN.


 /WE GOTTA %\AKE
 SURE THE BREECH
CLOSES CO.MPLETEL~.


 The follower group of the firing
mechanism block can easily be damaged
or removed. If this happens, you can
fire the howitzer withoutt the breech
being completely closed.
 The back pressure of a round fired
that vay could tear up the gun and
there's a good chance thar some crew-
men vould get hurt.
 So this is the ,kas to make sure the
block is completely closed before you
fire-


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the breech is closed. MWO 9-2350-217-30/
13 (May 67) is your authority.


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