PS Magazine Issue 018 1954 Series [18 ed.]

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When war was simpleJust bows, spears. swords, horses and menPreventive Maintenance played a part. But it was easy then: Keep your sword sharp, your spear pointed. and your horse well.shod. like the story a bout the na il missing from the horseshoe and how the shoe was lost, how the horse and rider (with his message) we re lost-and finally, how the battle was lost.

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e:y~rybody-but everybody ho $ a hand in keeping 'em rolling a~d

shooting. \0£ course, people like generals see that !Ei:ng is done juSt so.) jf~ done by pi.i¥t1ng yOur truck· fn the right gear, 'Or keeping it grea sed. . Or adjusting the tonk track, Or cleaning the gun. ,O r doing aJ! the things you've got to do fa keep 'your equipment ready for combot. For lack of a nail-a bolt, some grease, the right adjustment .. . a battle is lost. look again- the right care, adjusting, greasi ng, tighte ning. ond a boHle is won (and what's more, you' re ol ive.) 2C

IN THIS ISSUE Issue No. 18

1954 Serie s

TANK·AUTOMOTIVE When war was simpleJust bows, spears, swords, horses a nd menPreventive Ma intena nce pla yed a part. But it was easy then: Keep your sword sharp, your spear pointed, a nd your horse well-shod. like the story about the na il missing from the horseshoe and how the shoe was lost, how the horse and rider (with his message) were lost-and fina lly, how the battle wa s lost.

Temporary Parking Brake Stumpy Lowered The Boom Level Up Heavy Trailers It's In 'The Book Engine Knocking Jeep Crankshaft Pulley

810 811 812 818 819 837

SUPPLY & DIRECTIVES New Shop Sets Supply Manual Groups ~M By Miles

824 826 828

ARMAMENT & AMMUNITION 57mm Recoilless Blowout How With The Howitzer Don' t Blow Your Stacks 90mm Ack· Ack Care BAR Gas Control Small Arms Deliver The Goods Wobbly Submachine Barrels

840 840 841 842 843 847 848

FIRE CONTROL Haw's Your Feeler Peelin '? 57mm Recoille ss Sight Range-Finding Peephole

849 849 850

ENGINEERS Diesel Dirt

852

DEPARTMENTS Connie Rodd Ha lf-Mast Cartoon Continuity: Spring Tune-Up Contributions Connie Briefs

Ves, Iy. bsolutely. e:verybody-but.every body has a hand in keeping 'em rolling a~d shooting. (Of covrse, people like generals se e that !!tfrtg is done jiJst so.) ~ifrdone by puftlrig your truck: in the right gear, 'Or keeping it greased. . Or adjusting the tonk track, Or deaning the gun. ,Or doing all the things yov've got to do to keep your eqvipment ready for combat.

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