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vehicle being washed. Each bath lane is provided with a total of
and troops aim the primary cannon water stream at it for gross
two primary (entrance) cannons and two secondary (exit)
removal of solids from wheels, tracks, idlers, and behind skirts
cannons, one at each corner of the lane. Each lever-directed
and fenders. During the second stage, parts of the vehicle with
cannon system consists of water supply riser, manually operated
soil not dislodged at the primary cannons or by submergence
flow control valve, play pipe, and nozzle. During the first stage,
and flexing in the bath are exposed to the high-pressure, high-
a vehicle enters the bath slowly from the entrance staging area
volume water stream from the secondary cannons prior to
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