Description
Technical Manual TM 9-1220-220-34P for M10-Series Ballistics Drives, July 1972
This Technical Manual TM 9-1220-220-34P covers the M10, M10A1, M10A3, M10A4, M10A5, M10A6, and M10B1 Ballistics Drives and is dated July 1972.
The official title identifies it as a Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Repair Parts and Special Tools List for these seven Ballistics Drive configurations.
Historical Significance
The M10-series Ballistics Drives were mechanical components of Cold War-era U.S. tank fire-control systems, including configurations associated with the M48 and M60 tank families.
A Ballistics Drive transmitted superelevation data calculated by the ballistic computer to the associated rangefinder and gunner’s sighting equipment. This enabled the sighting system to incorporate the vertical aiming correction required for the selected ammunition and target range.
What This Manual Covers
This -34P publication identifies repair parts and special tools used for direct- and general-support maintenance of the following Ballistics Drives:
- M10 — FSN 1220-676-2184
- M10A1 — FSN 1220-076-9765
- M10A3 — FSN 1220-572-8735
- M10A4 — FSN 1220-856-9453
- M10A5 — FSN 1220-980-9297
- M10A6 — FSN 1220-933-1203
- M10B1 — FSN 1220-870-6275
The manual supports parts identification, requisitioning, maintenance planning, and comparison between related equipment configurations. Repair-parts publications of this type organize components through illustrated groups, item references, stock or part numbers, and source and maintenance codes.
Key Features
- Official publication number: TM 9-1220-220-34P
- Publication date: July 1972
- Equipment covered: seven M10-series Ballistics Drive configurations
- Publication type: maintenance repair-parts and special-tools list
- Maintenance scope: direct support and general support
- System application: U.S. tank fire-control equipment
- Includes individual Federal Stock Numbers for each covered model
- Published by: Headquarters, Department of the Army
Why This Manual Matters
TM 9-1220-220-34P preserves the Army’s official parts terminology, stock numbers, and maintenance-supply information for seven M10-series Ballistics Drives. It helps identify components and distinguish between related equipment configurations used in tank fire-control systems.
The publication also complements TM 9-1220-220-34, which addresses maintenance procedures, while this -34P manual focuses specifically on repair parts and special tools.
About This Manual
Published by Headquarters, Department of the Army in July 1972, TM 9-1220-220-34P is a direct- and general-support maintenance repair-parts and special-tools publication.
The manual covers the M10, M10A1, M10A3, M10A4, M10A5, M10A6, and M10B1 Ballistics Drives, with a separate Federal Stock Number identified for each model.
Ideal For
This manual is a strong fit for:
- U.S. Army technical-manual collectors
- M48 and M60 tank researchers
- Tank fire-control equipment restoration projects
- M10-series Ballistics Drive researchers
- Military museums and reference libraries
- Repair-parts and special-tools manual collectors
Approx length 8", Approx width 11", Approx height .25", Approx weight 1lbs.
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