Description
Technical Manual (TM 9-1240-262-35P) for M105, M105C, and M105D Articulated Telescopes January 1963
This Technical Manual TM 9-1240-262-35P covers field and depot maintenance repair parts and special tools for the M105, M105C, and M105D articulated telescopes and is dated January 1963.
The publication is a parts-support reference for maintenance and supply personnel working with secondary direct-fire telescope equipment used on U.S. tanks.
Historical Significance
The M105 telescope family formed part of the gunner's secondary direct-fire equipment during the early Cold War. Its models linked the 90mm M48 tank series with the later 105mm M60 and M60A1 fire-control systems.
Parts publications such as this one supported the maintenance system behind complex optical instruments. They preserved the component and special-tool information needed to sustain the equipment beyond crew-level care.
M105-Series Tank Applications
The M105 was intended for the secondary direct-fire control system of the M48-series 90mm gun tank. The M105C and M105D were intended for the corresponding system on the M60 and M60A1 105mm gun tanks.
The telescope family used an 8-power optical system with a 7.5-degree field of view. Two ballistic reticles, calibrated for range in meters for different ammunition types, could be selected for aiming.
An articulation point allowed the objective tube to elevate with the gun while keeping movement at the eyepiece relatively limited.
What This Manual Covers
TM 9-1240-262-35P provides field and depot maintenance repair-parts and special-tools information for the M105, M105C, and M105D articulated telescopes. It supports identification of model-specific components and maintenance support items.
The -35P designation identifies this as a parts publication. It is distinct from the companion maintenance manual and is not a crew-level operator's guide or a step-by-step repair manual.
Key Features
- Publication: Technical Manual TM 9-1240-262-35P
- Publication date: January 1963
- Models covered: M105, M105C, and M105D articulated telescopes
- Manual type: Field and depot maintenance repair-parts and special-tools reference
- M105 application: M48-series 90mm gun tanks
- M105C and M105D application: M60 and M60A1 105mm gun tanks
- Equipment role: Secondary direct-fire telescope equipment
Why This Manual Matters
A maintenance manual explains service work, while a parts manual records the items used to support that work. This publication gives collectors and researchers a focused parts reference for three versions of the M105 articulated telescope.
It is especially relevant to technical research involving the gunner's secondary sighting equipment on M48-series, M60, and M60A1 tanks.
About This Manual
This Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 9-1240-262-35P, dated January 1963, is the field and depot maintenance repair-parts and special-tools publication for the M105, M105C, and M105D Articulated Telescopes.
Ideal For
This technical manual is a strong fit for:
- U.S. military technical-manual collectors
- M105-series telescope parts researchers
- M48-series, M60, and M60A1 restoration reference libraries
- Military optical-instrument and fire-control historians
- Museum and Cold War tank documentation collections
Approx length 8", Approx width 10", Approx height .2", Approx weight .2lbs.
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