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Abrams SC-1 Technical Manual page 14

Sun compass

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it
tank,
On
should
a
tank commander can
A
bracket
6.
an appropriate place
bolted
to
for
able
mount
The compass must
o.
protractor
line
the
on
with
vehicle,
the
of
the direction
securely
tened
vehicle,
two bolts.
by
means of permanently
of
center line
the vehicle
is
pass mount
if
it
realigned
any reason.
A
method of mounting and
d.
mounting bracket
Select
(1)
a
accessible
to the
its
structed
on
(2) Install
the
the center line of the vehicle.
to
Drill
two
(3)
in
center,
ter
to
dicular
the center
to
justment due
to
that
member
so
holes must
be
of
vehicle.
the
(4) Secure the compass lower support member to the mount
with
ing bracket
in
points
the direction
Measure
(5)
the vehicle
to the
At
(6)
some
again determine
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
mounted outside the
be
observe
of
% in. x
made
the
compass.
mounted
be
parallel
is
arrowhead
at the
forward
the
travel
the mounting
to
If
bracket
a
aligning
(see
permanently
marked
necessary
becomes
follows:
mounting position where the compass
operator and where
surface.
iron
strap
in. diameter holes
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the mounting bracket, approximately
line
of
the
enlarged holes
line connecting the centers
a
very nearly
perpendicular
bolt,
that the
one
so
of forward
(C-B,
distance
the
of
center
the
point
(at least
of
center
the
it
when the hatch
in. strap iron, which can
2
the vehicle, provides
on
that
so
to the center-line
0 degree
of
the vehicle.
bracket,
or
is
used,
the compass
paragraph
d).
for
alignment,
to remove
aligning
the
sunlight
mounting
bracket perpendicular
spaced
There is
vehicle.
in
the compass lower support
to
arrow
travel.
from
figure 4)
compass.
feet ahead
6
(point
the vehicle
turret
where the
is
open.
suit
a
the
0-180 degree
of
the
pointing in
mark
It
is
fas
directly
to the
this furnishes
parallel
to the
Unless the
com
it
must
for
the compass
using
compass
is
readily
will fall
unob
1% inches,
cen
perpen
only
ad
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of
two
these
line
the center
protractor
the
on
the center
of
the
vehicle)
D).
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a
be
a
of

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