Launchers, aircraft and ground.

TM 746-10

filament reinforced tape. Place one jack in a wood or

(d) Missile rail.

Cover preserved

plywood box (fig 4-2). Block and brace item and nail

surfaces with greaseproof barrier and secure with tape.

blocking securely.

(e) Fire control equipment. Process per

q. Launchers, aircraft and ground.

the general provisions of paragraph 4-101, and as

(1) Grenade.

otherwise prescribed for individual items listed in the

topical index.

(a) Aircraft.

Prior to cleaning the

(f) Vehicle chassis. Process per the

launcher by process C-3, clean and dry critical surfaces,

applicable provisions of paragraph 3-3.

as specified in the special cleaning provisions in

paragraph 4-101b. Insert a VCI bore tube in barrel bore.

r. Mortars. In addition to performing cleaning

Extend tube 2 inches from muzzle end and bend. Wrap

process C-3, scrub barrel bore with a bristle brush or a

launcher in VCI, molding wrap to configuration of the

combination of cloth and bristle brush soaked in rifle

launcher, overwrap VCI with L-P-378 or equal, and

bore cleaner followed by a solvent wash.

secure with tape. Place one launcher in a wood box.

(1) 60mm. Preserve per paragraph 4-101d.

Block and brace item and nail blocking securely.

(b) Ground. Clean, dry, preserve, and

(a) Traversing assembly. Wrap with

apply VCI, as specified in (1) above. Place the wrapped

VCI and secure with tape.

launcher in a plastic bag. Place one or more launchers

(b) Bipod assembly. Wrap with VCI

in a fiberboard double-wall, triple-wall, or wood box.

and secure with tape.

When more than one launcher is packed in a box,

separate items with fiberboard sheet stock or bound

CAUTION

fiber. Secure box with tape.

DO not use VCI to protect plastic, rubber, or painted

(2) Rocket.

parts.

(a) Shoulder weapons. Clean optical

elements per paragraph 3-3.

No preservative is

(c) Mortar. Place a watervaporproof,

required. Cover optical surface of sight assembly with

barrierwrapped wood disc over muzzle end of mortar

lens paper and secure with tape. Secure barrels in

and seal and secure disc in place with tape. Wrap

carrying position with tape.

Wrap launchers in

mortar feet individually with cellulosic cushioning and

polyethylene film and secure with tape. Pack wrapped

secure in place with tape. Unit pack mortar submethod

launchers and sling submethod IA-8.

Locate one

IA-8 exhausting entrapped air. Place one mortar in a

launcher in a fiberboard box and secure with tape.

wood or plywood box, securing it in place with wood

(b) Towed weapons. Prepare towed

blocking.

Use greaseproof barrier or bound fiber

weapons in a towaway condition. Inflate tires to 10

between wood surfaces and the watervaporproof bag to

pounds above normal operating pressure. Apply P-ll to

prevent bag rupture. Nail all blocking securely.

unpainted metal surfaces and cover the preservative

(2) 81mm. Clean, dry, and preserve mortar

with greaseproof barrier, securing it in place with tape.

as specified in paragraph 4-101d.

Secure handwheels, handles, pins, and chains with wire.

(a) Standard. Extend controls of the

(3) Truck-mounted rocket. Process launcher

standard to the limits of their range and apply P-ll to

in a driveaway condition. Preserve unpainted surfaces

unpainted surfaces. Coat the standard base trunnions

of the launcher with P-ll and secure elevating,

with P-11. Point elevating handle toward base and

traversing,

cross-leveling,

and

stabilizing

jack

immobilize with filament reinforced tape. Wrap entire

handwheels in place with wire with launching beam in

standard (except base) with greaseproof barrier.

traveling position. Put electrical caps in place and draw

Overwrap standard with waterproof barrier. Fold both

down finger tight. Secure wheel and tire assembly in its

wraps in half and drape over the traversing mechanism

place on the cargo truck.

and down the side of the standard. Fold the two ends of

(a) Equilibrators.

Wrap preserved

the overwrap together to form a tight seal just below the

junction of the telescoping components with greaseproof

collar and slightly overlap the initial wrap. Secure edge

barrier and secure to adjacent surfaces with tape.

of the overwrap to the standard with a strip of waterproof

(b) Traversing mechanism.

Wrap

tape around the circumference. Secure the overwrap to

preserved surfaces with greaseproof barrier and secure

the standard in two additional places with tape.

with tape.

(b) Bridge. Coat the tapered cone at

(c) Traversing arc. Apply P-ll to the

the junction of the bridge cup and bridge base, trunnion

arc, activate through one complete cycle to evenly

bearing, and locking nut with P-ll.

Wrap

distribute the preservative, and return to travel 4-34

position. Reapply preservative to disturbed preserved

surfaces.

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