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TECHNICAL MANUAL
DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
(Including Repair Parts and Special Tools List)
FOR
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION FOR GUNS, HOWITZERS,
MORTARS, RECOILLESS RIFLES AND
40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS
*TM 9-1300-251-34&P
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 15 December 1994
TECHNICAL MANUAL )
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No. 9-1300-251-34&P
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CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION
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Section I.
General
1-1. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1-1
1-2. Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Section II.
CHAPTER 3.
Section I.
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2-1
2-4
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
General
3-1. Purpose of Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
3-2. Ammunition Surveillance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-3. Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-4. Inspection Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-5. Extent of Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3-1
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3-1
3-2
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Section II.
CHAPTER 4.
Section I.
Section II.
Section III.
Section IV.
Section V.
Section VI.
Section VII.
Section VIII.
Section IX.
Section X.
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MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-2 Direct Support Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-3 General Support Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-4 Unpacking and Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-5 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-6 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-7 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-8 Grounding of Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-9 Packaging Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-10 Propelling Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replace of Artillery Ammunition Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-11 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-12 Nose Fuzes, Closing Plugs, and Eyebolt Lifting Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-13 Propelling Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-14 Supplementary Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-15 Bursters (GS Level Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Touch-up, Painting, and Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-16 Touch-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-17 Touch-up of 120MM Combustible Cartridge Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-18 Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-19 Color Coding of Boxes with Light Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-20 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance of Copperhead Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-21 M712 and M823 Projectiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-22 Metal Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-23 Pallets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure for Windshield Tip Inspection for Cartridge
120MM and M829A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-24 Windshield Top Runout Gaging/Acceptance Gaging for
Cartridge M829 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure for Using 120MM Ring Gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-25 120MM Ring Gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure for Using 120MM Man Portable Chamber Gage (MPCG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-26 120MM Tank Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alignment Criteria and Procedure for M829A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-27 120MM Cartridge M829A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4-1
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4-4
4-4
4-6
4-8
4-8
4-8
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4-10
4-12
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4-13
4-15
4-20
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APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX C.
APPENDIX D.
APPENDIX E.
APPENDIX F.
REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT, PACKING
MATERIALS, ACCESSORIES, AND TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EXPENDABLE AND DURABLE ITEMS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARKING FOR CARTRIDGES AND PROJECTILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SPECIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR AMMUNITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A-1
B-1
C-1
D-1
E-1
F-1
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure
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Title
Typical marking for 60mm mortar cartridges M83 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 60mm mortar cartridges M49, M50 series, and M720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 60mm mortar cartridge XM721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 60mm mortar cartridge XM722 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M362 series, M370, and M445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M374 series and M375 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridge XM879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M301 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M57 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M821 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridge M889 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 81mm mortar cartridges M23 series (HE and TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 84mm launcher cartridge M136 (AT4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridges M77, M318, and M353 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M332A1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M313 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M71 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M348A1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridge M431 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm gun cartridges M336 and M377. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for cartridge case on 90m gun cartridge M431A2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for cartridge case on 90mm rifle cartridge M371A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm rifle cartridge M590. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 90mm rifle cartridge M371 series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm howitzer cartridge M913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm howitzer cartridge M927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for cartridge case on 105mm howitzer round M1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectile of 105mm howitzer cartridge XM629 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectile of 105mm howitzer cartridge M546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectile of 105mm howitzer cartridge M327 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectile of 105mm howitzer cartridge M60 series and M84 series . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectiles of 105mm howitzer cartridges M1, M67, M413, and M444 . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectiles of 105mm howitzer cartridge M314 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for projectile of 105mm howitzer cartridge M548 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridge DM128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridge XM49E3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridges M393 series, M416, and M417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridges M392 and M724 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridges M735, M774, M833, and M900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 105mm gun cartridges M456 series and M490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for cartridge case 105mm gun cartridge M456 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 4.2-in. mortar cartridges M2, M630, and M328A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 4.2-in. mortar cartridge M3 series, M329 series, and M335A2. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for cartridge case on 106mm rifle cartridge M581. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Typical marking for 106mm rifle cartridge M346A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-1.
1-2.
Scope
a. Forms generally applicable to units maintaining this materiel are listed in appendix A.
A current listing of all forms is maintained in
DA Pam 25-30.
DA Pam 738-750 contains
instructions on applicability and completion of
forms.
General
General
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TOOLS
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AND
2-2.
EQUIPMENT
2-3.
General
Refer to appendix C for the repair parts and special tools list.
Quantity Required
Title
Basic size
3
6
3
6
2
4
Rubber pad.
Notched support.
Notched support.
Notched support.
Notched support.
Vertical support.
Upper support.
Angle support.
Base support.
Upright long.
Step, long.
Step, short.
Stiffener.
Cross support.
Nailer.
Bottom support.
Upright, short.
Lateral support.
NOTE
Six (6) penny nails required when nailing items 9, 14, 17 and 18. Eight (8)
penny nails to be used in all other nailing requirements.
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