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Category: Missiles

HIMARS: PM Help
April 15, 2020 — Dear Editor, we’ve come up with several tips to help HIMARS stay on the road and on target. Click MORE to discover what these tips are... MORE

Patriot Missile System: Don’t Skimp on Filters
March 27, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 799, Page 38. Dear Editor, I know PS has recommended in the past that Patriot crews keep an extra set of filters on hand to make it easier for Patriot components to get plenty of cooling air. A dirty filter makes components overheat and can damage expensive circuit cards... MORE

HIMARS/MLRS: Connect to Cable Connector PM
February 4, 2020 — This article initially appeared in Issue PS 792, pages 44-45. HIMARS and M270A1 MLRS rocket exhaust can do a real number on the cable connectors. The exhaust is extremely corrosive. If it’s allowed to do its worst, you’ll soon get system faults and it becomes harder and harder to connect and disconnect cables... MORE

ITAS: Target These Tips
February 4, 2020 — This article initially appeared in Issue PS 793, pages 16 - 17. Dear Editor, these Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) tips will help ITAS stay on target: First, don’t forget the battery charger. PS has pointed out repeatedly the importance of charging the lithium battery boxes (LBB) every month... MORE

Patriot Missile System: Don’t Make GPS NMC!
January 31, 2020 — This article initially appeared in Issue PS 789, pages 37. Dear Editor, it doesn’t take much to make the Patriot launcher’s GPS NMC. A little too much muscle removing the two GPS cables can damage their wiring. On our last deployment, we lost six cables that way... MORE

Patriot Missile System: Pinpoint PM
January 29, 2020 — This article initially appeared in Issue PS 785, pages 46-47. Dear Editor, we recommend these tips to keep Patriots firing with pinpoint accuracy: First, make sure to hit all the grease points and keep track of lubrication. The launcher especially has grease points that are often overlooked and then the outriggers or bullring end up with expensive damage... MORE

Patriot: Tips Worth Saluting
October 11, 2019 — Dear Editor,We’ve come up with a few tips that will save other Patriot Missile units time and trouble. Remember that pulling out the embedded data recorder no longer reboots the system. That used to be the standard check to see if the recorder was good. But the update to the Modern Man Station changed that. Because of the Combined Cryptographic... MORE

Patriot: Help from Ft. Bragg
September 27, 2019 — Dear Editor,While keeping Ft Bragg’s Patriot batteries ready for action, we’ve come up with a few tips to help other Patriot units: Drain the PAC-2 launching station LMRD and the PAC-3/MSE launching station J-box/LSDU at least weekly. Drain daily in humid areas. We’ve had trouble with moisture collecting in the boxes and causing major electrical... MORE

HIMARS/MLRS: Keep Hoist Cables Hoisting
September 27, 2019 — If the HIMARS or MLRS hoist cables can’t do their job, your rocket firing will be pretty much one-and-done. No hoist cables mean no loading rocket pods. Your HIMARS or MLRS has just turned into expensive transportation.That’s why it’s so important HIMARS/MLRS crews pay attention to the hoist cables before they go to the field. Spot problems while... MORE

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