HOWITZER HAPPENING GETS NEW NAME...

 When you see Item 13 in TM 9-1025-200-ESC/1 (Mar 68)
does it make you blink?

telescope.
 So what do you do if you have an M12A7C telescope and
what is an M12A7Q anyhow?
 The M12A7Q telescope is an MI2A7C, MI2A7F or
M12A7H telescope after MWO 9-1240-236-50/1 (Aug 67) ...AND
has been applied. This MWO, which by now should have RETICE
been done to all M 12A7-series telescopes, provides a different
reticle.
 Regardless of what type of MI 2A7 telescope you have, give
it an ESC rating on DA Form 2404. The ESC rating standards
are the same for all versions of the Ml 2A7.
 If your telescope has not been converted yet, have this done .
and ill out the Equipment Modification Record (DA Form
2408-5). Pages 4-24 to 4-28 of TM 38-750 (May 67) tell you
how.


 BRUSH-OFF FOR ARCING

 Burned up because you have elec- know the kind you get when you
trical brush contact burn-outs in the have aicing between the brush con-
power cupola for your M114A1 cor- tacts and contact ring.
mand and reconnaissance carrier? You Burn no more by getting rid of dirt,
 oil and other unwanted junk from
 Y'SURE around the brushes and ring. Please-
 STHEM no steam or water.
 HARE Instead, get yourself a piece of soft
 ARE C dry cloth. A small arms cleaning swab
 Swill do. Using a handy finger, hold the
 S/ cloth against the contact ring-on
 either side of the contact brush at the
 Srear of the cupola. Then, with all elec-
 trical switches OFF, manually traverse
 the cupola as you hold the cloth against
 the ring. Traverse the cupola at least
 BRUSH CONTACTS one 360-degree turn to make sure you
 don't miss anything.
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