Take time for lock-down.DID YOU REMEMBER TO SET THE TRANVERSE LOCK BEFORE WE LEFT? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NO! I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. DO IT! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT TAKES ONLY ABOUT THREE SECONDS BUT USING THE TRAVERSE traverse - traversal LOCK ON YOUR M198 HOWITZER The M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed artillery piece. It can be dropped by parachute or transported by a CH-53E Super Stallion. The M198 is deployed in separate corps- and army-level field artillery units, as well as in artillery battalions of light and airborne divisions. BEFORE TOWING IS TIME WELL SPENT. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FORGET TIE LOCK AND THE TOP CARRIAGE WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH DURING TRANSPORT. THAT TEARS UP THE TRAVERSING tra·verse v. tra·versed, tra·vers·ing, tra·vers·es v.tr. 1. To travel or pass across, over, or through. 2. To move to and fro over; cross and recross. 3. ANGLE DRIVE UNIT, ITS HOUSING, AND THE INTERNAL RING GEAR. SAVE YOUR (UNIT BIG BUCKS BY TAKING A FEW SECONDS TO LIFT UP ON THE LOCKING PIN AND SWING IT TO THE LOCKED POSITION FOR TRAVEL, [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lift up on traverse lock ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... and move to locked position [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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