ARMY TM 9-1240-379-34
MARINE CORPS TM 04332A-34
Section Ill. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT
CAUTIONFLAT STEEL SPRING IMMOBlLIZ-
2-10. PREPARATION FOR PACKAGING
ING WEDGE (COUPLING ARM ASSEMBLY)
SHALL NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL PRIOR TO
a. Clean all surfaces in accordance with
INSTALLING THE TANK PERISCOPE INTO
MlL-P-116.
THE MOUNT.
b. Cover
eyepiece assembly with a pro-
2-11. PACKAGING SEQUENCE
tective cap
(item 5, app B). Cover all other
optics with
four pieces of lens paper (item
a. Wrap tank periscope with laminated
and secure with tape (item 20,
and creped wrapping paper (item 15, app B)
and secure with tape (item 20, app B).
c. Position a mailing tube (item 22, app
b. Overwrap with wrapping and cushion-
B) over
the eyepiece assembly containing
ing paperboard (item 13, app B) and secure
the electron tube; secure with tape (item 20,
c. Place item into a plastic bag (item 2,
(1) Wrap one piece around knurled ring
app B). Exhaust entrapped air prior to
heat
and cap (adjacent to mailing tube) so that
sealing.
half the width of the tape is on the knurled
ring and the other half is on the mailing
d. Using cushioning material (item 7, app
tube.
follows:
(2) Cross two pieces at 90 degrees
over the center of the open end of the mail-
(1) two pieces each 30 x 21 -3/8 x 4
ing tube and extend down the mailing tube
in. (76.2 x 54.29 x 10.16 cm) for
and over the full width of the knurled ring.
sides
d. Secure a shipping tag (item 19, app B)
(2) two pieces each 14 x 21 -3/8 x 4
to the mailing tube with the following infor-
in. (35.56 x 54.29 x 10.16 cm) for
mation: CAUTIONPAPER MAILING TUBE
ends
SHALL NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL AFTER IN-
STALLING TANK PERISCOPE INTO THE
(3) two pieces each 22 x 14 x 4 in.
MOUNT.
(55.88 x 35.56 x 10.16 cm) for
top and bottom
e. Position a piece of flat steel banding
(3/8 x 1-1/2 x 0.23) conforming to Type 1,
NOTE
Class B of QQ-S-781 between the wedge
The bagged tank periscope will
(coupling arm assembly) and the stop to pre-
fit snugly in the cushioned
vent movement. Wrap a piece of tape (item
shipping box when the ship-
20, app B) around wedge and steel banding
ping box is closed.
to secure.
e. Close shipping box and secure with
f. Secure a shipping tag (item 19, app B)
to the wedge with the following information: