No fabs or mods allowed.Some units are looking to save money by fabricating their own machine gun mounts. Those units should immediately stop looking at fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. as a way of saving a few dollars. That kind of savings can cost lives. Before a piece of equipment is fielded by the Army, it undergoes lots of testing for safety and reliability. And when you're talking about something that must withstand the force of an M2 machine gun firing, all that testing is critical. If a machine gun mount fails, bullets could go flying where they're not supposed to or a machine gun could topple off a tank or truck. Either situation would be a disaster. So no fabrication when it comes to machine gun mounts! No modifications are allowed, either. Any modification could affect the safety and reliability of the mount. Need something in writing to show your commander? Para para (par´ah) a woman who has produced one or more viable offspring, regardless of whether the child or children were living at birth. 3-11 in AR 750-1 says: "Modifications or alteration of Army materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment. is forbidden, except as authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by AR 750-10." Para 3-le in AR 750-10 states: "Commanders will not allow their equipment to be modified unless there is an official MWO MWO Mount Washington Observatory (New Hampshire) MWO Microwave Oven MWO Master Warrant Officer MWO Modification Work Order MWO Multi Wave Oscillator MWO Meteorological Watch Office (aviation) ." There are exceptions to this rule for special missions, but any modifications must go through channels for approval. |
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