Keep your M145's light shining.Too machine gunners haven't discovered that the M145 machine gun optic The M145 Machine Gun Optic is an optical sight that was developed for the U.S. Army and is commonly mounted on M240 and M249 machine guns. With the special M4 reticle option it is also in service on M4 Carbines. on their M249 or M240B machine gun has an illuminated il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. reticle ret·i·cle n. A grid or pattern placed in the eyepiece of an optical instrument, used to establish scale or position. [Latin r for low-light sighting. As a result, they don't realize the reticle light must be turned oft oft adv. Often. Often used in combination: his oft-expressed philosophy; oft-repeated tales. [Middle English, from Old English; see upo in Indo-European roots. when it's not needed, like in daylight or for storage. So the reticle light is left burning, which drains the battery. Then when you do need the reticle lit, you're out of luck. Keep your M145's reticle light shining by remembering to turn the rotary switch to OFF when you don't need the reticle lit. Before you go to the field, turn the rotary switch one click counterclockwise. That puts the reticle light on the brightest setting. Look through the rear lens and make sure the reticle is lit. If it's not, replace the battery. Remember, the reticle light has nine settings As you turn the rotary knob clockwise clock·wise adv. & adj. Abbr. cw. In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. clockwise Adverb, adj in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate from OFF, the light gets brighter. Want more info on the best ways to operate and take care of the M145? Get a copy of TM 9-1240-415-13&P. That has all the M145 info you'll need. |
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