Don't blow-off bolt choice.The blow-off panels on your M1A1 tank are designed to blow clear if the ammunition in the turret bustle bus·tle 1 intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. explodes. That's exactly what happened to a tank that took an RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. and mortar round hit to the blow-off panels during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Because the panels worked, the trapped driver was able to escape without injury. The key to blow-off panel success is using Grade 5 bolts. Using any other bolt--Grade 8, for example--may not allow the panels to blow. So how do you tell? Look at the head of the bolt bolt Mechanical fastener, usually used with a nut, for connecting two or more parts. Bolted joints can be readily disassembled and reassembled; hence bolts or screw fasteners are used more than other types of mechanical fastener. . If it has three dashes, it's a Grade 5 bolt. There are three different blow-off configurations for the M1A1 tank. So use the right Grade 5 bolt for each. Configuration 1 has separate stand-alone blow-off panels and uses Grade 5 bolt, NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 5305-01-345-1246. Configurations 2 and 3 have blow-off panels that are part of the ammo rack. Ammo rack, NSN 2590-01-331-6170, takes Grade 5 bolt, NSN 5305-01-340-5652. Use Grade 5 bolt, NSN 5305-01-385-6814, if your tank has the commander's ammo rack, NSN 2590-01-428-7013, or loader's ammo rack, NSN 2590-01-439-8620. The blow-off panels for the M1A2 and M1A2 SEP 1. SEP - Someone Else's Problem. 2. (tool) SEP - A SASD tool from IDE. tank also use Grade 5 bolt, NSN 5305-01-385-6814. |
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