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155-mm Gun M2
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Item Number: L0174
155-mm Gun M2
Carriage M1 and Heavy Carriage Limber M5
Operation and Organizational Maintenance
[Technical Manual TM 9-3038]
Military Reference Library #L174
- PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file sent by mail on a DVD data disk - #L174 — $2.00
Detailed technical manual covering the operation and maintenance of the 155-mm Gun M2, the "Long Tom" of World War II fame, as well as its Carriage M1 and Heavy Carriage Limber M5 and all supporting equipment and ammunition.
Originally published 6 September 1955 by the Dept. of the Army, Washington, D.C., as a soft cover book measuring 6 × 9 inches.
Contents
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Introduction
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General
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Description and Data
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Operating Instructions
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Service Upon Receipt of Materiel
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Controls
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Operation Under Usual Conditions
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Operation Under Unusual Conditions
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Organizational Maintenance Instructions
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Parts,
Special Tools, and Equipment for Operation and Organizational Maintenance
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Lubrication and Painting
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Preventive Maintenance Services
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Troubleshooting
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Gun
Tube and Breech Ring
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Breech
Mechanism
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Firing
Mechanism M1 and Receiver Assembly
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Counterbalance Assembly
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Recoil
Mechanism and Cradle
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Equilibrators
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Elevating Mechanism
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Traversing Mechanism
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Bogie
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Wheels
and Tires
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Brakes
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Heavy
Carriage Limber M5
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Maintenance Under Unusual Conditions
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Materiel Used in Conjunction with Major Item
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Ammunition
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Shipment and Limited Storage and Destruction of Materiel to Prevent
Enemy Use
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Appendix
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Index
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302 pages
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178
photos
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34
illustrations
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11
tables
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