I have come across some photos from the inside of Kubinka's IS-7, some of which show the plaques on the automatic loader well enough to read. They are instructions on how to operate it, unsurprisingly.
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[painted over]
- Before turning on, inspect the mechanism.
- Do not grab the conveyor chain when the mechanism is on.
- Do not bend into the loading area when the mechanism is on.
- Make sure the gun returns to the loading angle (0 degrees +/- 1 degree) and that that loading tray is up against the breech.
- If the automatic loader fails to load fully, switch to manual loading."
"Instructions
- Remove [illegible] from travel position and [illegible] grips [illegible]
- Turn on the electric power supply to the mechanism.
- Turn on manual controls and move the rammer chain to the initial position. Turn on automatic controls.
- Open the breech.
- Roll a shell on the conveyor.
- Stop the upper stopper of the conveyor tray and lower it to the loading line.
- Roll the propellant on the conveyor.
- Push the rammer button."
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