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TM 9-1265-202-10
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER
ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM
(MILES)
SIMULATOR SYSTEM, FIRING LASER: M73
FOR
M901 IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
JULY 1988
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TM 9-1265-202-10*
TECHNICAL MANUAL HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
TM 9-1265-202-10 WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 JULY 1988
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
FOR
MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM (MILES)
SIMULATOR SYSTEM, FIRING, LASER: M73
FOR
M901 IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE
REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS
You can help improve this manual. If you find any. mistakes or if you know of a way to improve the
procedures, please let us know. Mail your letter, DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications
and Blank Forms), or DA Form 2028-2 located in back of this manual direct to: Commander, US Army
Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, ATTN: AMSMC-MAS, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. A
reply will be furnished to you.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Storage Instructions ..................................................... ..................................................................... 1
Skills Needed to Use this Manual ...................................................................................................... 2
How to Use this Manual ..................................................................................................................... 2
General Information ........................................................................................................................... 4
Purpose of Equipment .................................. .......................................................................4
Forms and Records .............................................................................................................. 4
Equipment Description ....................................................... ............................................................... 5
Capabilities and Features .....................................................................................................5
Battery Information ................................................. .............................................................. 5
Location of Components .............................................. ........................................................ 7
How it Works ........................................................ ................................................................ 9
Equipment Limitations .............................................. ............................................................ 10
Task Assignments ........................................................ ..................................................................... 11
Install Velcro Tape ............................................................................................................................. 12
Outside Tasks:
1. Inspect Velcro Tape ...................................................................................................... 21
2. Get This Equipment From Your NCOIC ............................ ........................................... 22
3. Inspect and Service Detector Belt Segments & Brush Guards ...... .............................. 27
4. Install Detector Belt Segments ................................. .................................................... 28
5. Install Brush Guards ........................................... .......................................................... 29
6. Inspect CVKI ................................... ............................................................................. 30
*This manual supersedes manufacturers TM 9-1265-202-10, 1 June 1982, incl all changes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
7. Install the CVKI.............................................................................................................. 31
8. Inspect CVKI Cable Assembly....................................................................................... 32
9. Install CVKI Cable Assembly......................................................................................... 33
10. Install Daysight Tracker Simulator................................................................................. 35
11. Inspect ITV Interface Assembly..................................................................................... 36
12. Install ITV Interface Assembly ....................................................................................... 37
13. Install TOW Launch Tubes ............................................................................................ 38
Inside Tasks:
1. Inspect Control Indicator................................................................................................ 39
2. Install Control Indicator.................................................................................................. 40
3. Inspect Battery Box........................................................................................................ 42
4. Install Battery Box and Batteries.................................................................................... 43
5. Finish Installing Cable Assembly................................................................................... 44
6. Install MGS Simulator.................................................................................................... 46
M60 Machine Gun Tasks:
1. Inspect and Service M60 Machine Gun Transmitter ..................................................... 47
2. Install Battery in Transmitter.......................................................................................... 48
3. Attach Transmitter ......................................................................................................... 49
4. Blank-Fire Operation ..................................................................................................... 50
MWLD Tasks:
1. Inspect and Clean Torso Harness ................................................................................. 51
2. Inspect and Clean Helmet Harness............................................................................... 52
3. Install Batteries in MWLD Harnesses............................................................................ 53
4. Put on Torso Harness.................................................................................................... 54
5. Put Helmet Harness on Helmet ..................................................................................... 55
Test Tasks:
1. Test Operation of MWLD............................................................................................... 56
2. Test MILES System....................................................................................................... 57
Align Tasks:
1. Align M60 Transmitter ................................................................................................... 63
Operational Tasks:
1. Load and Fire TOW/ATWESS ...................................................................................... 66
2. Observe Your Target ..................................................................................................... 70
3. Recognizing Enemy Fire................................................................................................ 71
4. Reset After a "Kill" ......................................................................................................... 72
5. Turn Off and Reset MWLD Alarm ................................................................................. 73
6. Remove, Inspect, Service, and Return all MILES Equipment ....................................... 74
Appendix A - References ................................................................................................................... 77
Appendix B - Components of End Item and Basic Issue Items List ................................................... 78
Appendix C - Additional Authorization List ......................................................................................... 81
Appendix D - Special Tools and Test Equipment............................................................................... 82
Appendix E - Expendable Supplies and Materials List....................................................................... 83
Appendix F - Authorized Ammunition................................................................................................. 83
Reference Information
Nomenclature Cross Reference List ..................................................................................... 84
List of Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 84
Glossary ,...................................................................................................................... 85
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Skills Needed To Use This Manual
TO USE THIS MANUAL YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
1. Aim and fire the M60 machine gun (See TM 9-1005-224-10)
2. Prepare the M60 for blank-fire operation (See TM 9-1005-224-10)
3. Set up a TOW weapon system for firing (See TM 9-1425-470-12)
4. Aim, fire, and track a TOW.
5. Complete DA Form 2404
IF YOU CAN NOT DO THESE TASKS, ASK YOUR NCO
OR INSTRUCTOR TO SHOW YOU HOW. WHEN YOU
CAN DO ALL THESE TASKS, GO ON WITH THIS
MANUAL.
How To Use This Manual
Before you use any M901 ITV/MILES equipment, read this manual.
• The first part of the manual briefly explains the purpose of the equipment and how it is used.
• Then comes step-by-step guidance for every task you need to do with the M901 ITV/MILES equipment.
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How to Use This Manual (Continued)
• The task pages look like this. Some longer tasks run more than one page. Before you begin a task, read all of
the steps in that task and look at each drawing carefully. To help perform the task, some steps have matching
numbers in the drawings. Do each step just the way you are instructed.
• Do each task in the order it occurs in the manual.
- DON’T JUMP AHEAD - DON’T SKIP ANY STEPS -
• If your equipment has a problem you can’t fix using this manual, report it on DA Form 2404. To get a
replacement, turn in the faulty equipment and the completed DA Form 2404 to your NCOIC.
• In the back of this manual is a list of abbreviations and an explanation of terms (Glossary) used in this manual. If
you read a word you don’t understand, check the list of abbreviations and glossary.
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TM 9-1265-202-10
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER
ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM
(MILES)
SIMULATOR SYSTEM, FIRING LASER: M73
FOR
M901 IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
JULY 1988
Page 2
TM 9-1265-202-10*
TECHNICAL MANUAL HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
TM 9-1265-202-10 WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 JULY 1988
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
FOR
MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM (MILES)
SIMULATOR SYSTEM, FIRING, LASER: M73
FOR
M901 IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE
REPORTING ERRORS AND RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS
You can help improve this manual. If you find any. mistakes or if you know of a way to improve the
procedures, please let us know. Mail your letter, DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications
and Blank Forms), or DA Form 2028-2 located in back of this manual direct to: Commander, US Army
Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, ATTN: AMSMC-MAS, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. A
reply will be furnished to you.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Storage Instructions ..................................................... ..................................................................... 1
Skills Needed to Use this Manual ...................................................................................................... 2
How to Use this Manual ..................................................................................................................... 2
General Information ........................................................................................................................... 4
Purpose of Equipment .................................. .......................................................................4
Forms and Records .............................................................................................................. 4
Equipment Description ....................................................... ............................................................... 5
Capabilities and Features .....................................................................................................5
Battery Information ................................................. .............................................................. 5
Location of Components .............................................. ........................................................ 7
How it Works ........................................................ ................................................................ 9
Equipment Limitations .............................................. ............................................................ 10
Task Assignments ........................................................ ..................................................................... 11
Install Velcro Tape ............................................................................................................................. 12
Outside Tasks:
1. Inspect Velcro Tape ...................................................................................................... 21
2. Get This Equipment From Your NCOIC ............................ ........................................... 22
3. Inspect and Service Detector Belt Segments & Brush Guards ...... .............................. 27
4. Install Detector Belt Segments ................................. .................................................... 28
5. Install Brush Guards ........................................... .......................................................... 29
6. Inspect CVKI ................................... ............................................................................. 30
*This manual supersedes manufacturers TM 9-1265-202-10, 1 June 1982, incl all changes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
7. Install the CVKI.............................................................................................................. 31
8. Inspect CVKI Cable Assembly....................................................................................... 32
9. Install CVKI Cable Assembly......................................................................................... 33
10. Install Daysight Tracker Simulator................................................................................. 35
11. Inspect ITV Interface Assembly..................................................................................... 36
12. Install ITV Interface Assembly ....................................................................................... 37
13. Install TOW Launch Tubes ............................................................................................ 38
Inside Tasks:
1. Inspect Control Indicator................................................................................................ 39
2. Install Control Indicator.................................................................................................. 40
3. Inspect Battery Box........................................................................................................ 42
4. Install Battery Box and Batteries.................................................................................... 43
5. Finish Installing Cable Assembly................................................................................... 44
6. Install MGS Simulator.................................................................................................... 46
M60 Machine Gun Tasks:
1. Inspect and Service M60 Machine Gun Transmitter ..................................................... 47
2. Install Battery in Transmitter.......................................................................................... 48
3. Attach Transmitter ......................................................................................................... 49
4. Blank-Fire Operation ..................................................................................................... 50
MWLD Tasks:
1. Inspect and Clean Torso Harness ................................................................................. 51
2. Inspect and Clean Helmet Harness............................................................................... 52
3. Install Batteries in MWLD Harnesses............................................................................ 53
4. Put on Torso Harness.................................................................................................... 54
5. Put Helmet Harness on Helmet ..................................................................................... 55
Test Tasks:
1. Test Operation of MWLD............................................................................................... 56
2. Test MILES System....................................................................................................... 57
Align Tasks:
1. Align M60 Transmitter ................................................................................................... 63
Operational Tasks:
1. Load and Fire TOW/ATWESS ...................................................................................... 66
2. Observe Your Target ..................................................................................................... 70
3. Recognizing Enemy Fire................................................................................................ 71
4. Reset After a "Kill" ......................................................................................................... 72
5. Turn Off and Reset MWLD Alarm ................................................................................. 73
6. Remove, Inspect, Service, and Return all MILES Equipment ....................................... 74
Appendix A - References ................................................................................................................... 77
Appendix B - Components of End Item and Basic Issue Items List ................................................... 78
Appendix C - Additional Authorization List ......................................................................................... 81
Appendix D - Special Tools and Test Equipment............................................................................... 82
Appendix E - Expendable Supplies and Materials List....................................................................... 83
Appendix F - Authorized Ammunition................................................................................................. 83
Reference Information
Nomenclature Cross Reference List ..................................................................................... 84
List of Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 84
Glossary ,...................................................................................................................... 85
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Skills Needed To Use This Manual
TO USE THIS MANUAL YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
1. Aim and fire the M60 machine gun (See TM 9-1005-224-10)
2. Prepare the M60 for blank-fire operation (See TM 9-1005-224-10)
3. Set up a TOW weapon system for firing (See TM 9-1425-470-12)
4. Aim, fire, and track a TOW.
5. Complete DA Form 2404
IF YOU CAN NOT DO THESE TASKS, ASK YOUR NCO
OR INSTRUCTOR TO SHOW YOU HOW. WHEN YOU
CAN DO ALL THESE TASKS, GO ON WITH THIS
MANUAL.
How To Use This Manual
Before you use any M901 ITV/MILES equipment, read this manual.
• The first part of the manual briefly explains the purpose of the equipment and how it is used.
• Then comes step-by-step guidance for every task you need to do with the M901 ITV/MILES equipment.
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How to Use This Manual (Continued)
• The task pages look like this. Some longer tasks run more than one page. Before you begin a task, read all of
the steps in that task and look at each drawing carefully. To help perform the task, some steps have matching
numbers in the drawings. Do each step just the way you are instructed.
• Do each task in the order it occurs in the manual.
- DON’T JUMP AHEAD - DON’T SKIP ANY STEPS -
• If your equipment has a problem you can’t fix using this manual, report it on DA Form 2404. To get a
replacement, turn in the faulty equipment and the completed DA Form 2404 to your NCOIC.
• In the back of this manual is a list of abbreviations and an explanation of terms (Glossary) used in this manual. If
you read a word you don’t understand, check the list of abbreviations and glossary.
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