TM 5-6675-302-14&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1. Scope.
a. Type of Manual. Operator’s, Organizational,
Direct Support, and General Support Maintenance
including Repair Parts and Special Tools List.
b. Model Number and Equipment Name. No.
242406- Target Set for Azimuth Laying (figs. 1-1
thru 1-3) and No. USATS-79 - Target Set for
Azimuth Laying (fig. 1-4).
c. Purpose of Equipment. The target set is
designed to eliminate centering errors and to in-
crease accuracy in traversing.
1-2. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Re-
ports. Department of the Army forms and pro-
cedures used for equipment maintenance will be
those prescribed by TM 38-750, The Army
Maintenance Management System.
1-3. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recom-
mendations (EIR’s). EIR’s can and must be sub-
m i t t e d b y a n y o n e w h o is
aware
of an
unsatisfactory
condition
with
the
e q u i p m e n t d e s i g n o r u s e .
It
is
not
n e c e s s a r y to
show a
n e w d e s i g n or
list
a
b e t t er
way
to
p e r f o r m a
procedure;
s i m p l y t e l l w h y t h e d e s i gn
is
u n f a v o r a b l e o r
why
a
procedure
i s d i f f i c u l t .
EIR’s,
may be submitted
on SF Form 368.
M a i l d i r e c t l y t o :
U s .
Army
Troop
Support
Command,
ATTN :
AMSTR-QX, 4300 Good fellow Blvd. ,
St.
Louis,
MO 63120-1798.
A r e p l y
will be furnished to you.
1-4. Hand Receipt. Hand receipts for Compo-
nents of End Item (COEI), Basic Issue Items (BII)
and Additional Authorization List (AAL) items are
published in a Hand Receipt Manual, TM 5-6675-
302-14&P-HR. This manual is published to aid in
property accountability and is available through:
Commander, U.S. Army Adjutant General
Publication Center, 2800 Eastern Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21220.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
1-5. Description.
a. General. The Wild Heerbrugg Model 242406
Target Set for Azimuth Laying (figs. 1-1, 1-2 and
1-3) is designed to eliminate centering errors and to
increase accuracy in traversing. The target set con-
sists of a target, tribrach, light concealing hood,
battery box, carrying case, and a tripod. The bat-
tery box contains a hand lamp, eyepiece adapter
assembly, electrical cable assembly and dummy
batteries. The tripod has a protective head cover
and an accessory case containing a plumb bob
assembly and tripod wrench.
b. Target The target consists of a base with
three individual feet for clamping to the tribrach,
vertical column, target level, target frame, which
includes a centering mark, illumination assembly,
reflector and a light concealing hood. On model
USATS-79 the target consists of a target plate car-
rier which clamps to the tribrach and includes a
target level, a target plate which includes a center-
ing mark, a screw-in lamp assembly, a reflector,
and a light concealing hood (fig. 1-4).
c. Tribrach. The tribrach consists of three level-
ing screws, circular level, optical plummet, and the
base plate is provided with a threaded center to ac-
commodate the tripod bridge screw for securing the
tribrach and target on the tripod head.
d. Battery Box. The battery box is used to pro-
vide power to illuminate the target.
e. Tripod. The tripod is used to secure the
target and tribrach assembly and center the
assembly over a station.
1-6. Difference Between Models. This manual
covers the Target Set, Azimuth Laying, Wild Heer-
brugg Model 242406, and Model USATS-79. The
Model USATS-79 (fig. 1-4) is a later model of the
target set, and incorporates a redesigned target
carrier. The reflector, screw-in lamp assembly, and
light concealing hood are made to fit the new target
plate. The tripod for model USATS-79 is slightly
larger and heavier, and the head cover stowage and
battery holder brackets are integral parts of the leg
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