Installation and Operating Guide

Operation and Maintenance 31
Inserting the Magazine into the VLS
Note
Remove the magazine cover. You can remove the cover by pressing the middle of
both ends (where it is labeled PUSH) and lifting up (see Figure 9).
Figure 9. Removing the Magazine Cover
Open the VLS door.
Holding the magazine by the thumbhole handle, and at a 45
°
angle to the carriage,
slip the magazine onto the left side of the carriage, over
the magazine position pin
(see Figure 10).