the manual that the halftrack TM refer to is TB-1852-1 but i havent been able to find it yet
this was copied from TM &-1709 for the scout car
2) Remove bent armor plates and straighten by cold bending. Do not attempt to use heat for straightening, since this will change the
hardness of the plates and their ability to resist penetration by gunfire.
this is from TC-9
http://metalworking.com/tutorials/ARMY-TC-9-237/ch12.pdf48
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