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[2CAVTrooper]

I was a Mk-19 gunner in 2ACR in Bosnia.

We used the .50 ammo cans for keeping weapon cleaning supplies for the pistols, M-4 carbine and M-16. I painted the cover on mine so one could easily see it wasnt for ammo.

I had one 32 round, 40mm box used for my gunners box. This contained cleaning supplies for the Mk-19, an extra T&E mechanism, extra pins for the cradle, the M-60 machine gun adapter, and mounts for the PVS-4 and TVS-5.

For our ammunition load out, we were never issued a full combat load. I had 20 rounds of 9mm, 100 rounds of 5.56mm. On the truck, we had 3 cans of 7.62mm and three 48 round boxes of 40mm.

We had no AT-4 or LAW on the truck.

The seat behind the TC was folded down, and thats where we stacked our rucks. The seat behind the driver was open (this is where I would sleep when not on watch, patrol, etc).

We had 3 boxes of MREs, a dismount bag (radio, map, binos, PLGR (GPS), MELIOS (laser rangefinder), two tripods (one for the Mk-19, the other for the M-60), three 5gal water cans (one inside, two outside mounted either side of rear hatch), two fuel cans mounted on the tailgate. One roll of barbed wire, one coil of concertina wire (strapped to the hood), six T-posts, and a picket pounder.

[18bravo]

@2CAVTrooper

in Bosnia.

It’s been so long since this thread started I had to scroll back to see where this HMMWV is supposed to be. You load out is obviously perfect for the OP. You guys carried a lot of stuff we didn’t. But then, we carried a lot of stuff other units didn’t.
I left out mission specific items, but yeah, Carl Gustav with extra rounds, AT-4’s, LAW’s, and assloads of .50 ammo.

Note direction of feed painted on top of cans. More strapped to the hump where the A/C was.

We tried to keep the personal stuff in the back if we could.

Those sure were the days.

I’m surprised they didn’t authorize more ammo than that. We carried three times that just for Katrina.

[Fubar]

What you guys think?

[18bravo]

Damn. Better than mine. It really looks like it was made from “hundred mile an hour” tape and clear plastic. I’m not bothered by it - maybe more people will start doing it.

[Fubar]

Haha thanks! I cut a somewhat square piece out of a sprue bag, then painted some masking tape black and just kinda tape everything together

[Tank_1812]

Looks the part.

[18bravo]

Here’s a bona fide example that was used. As you can see, Rangers and SF like to use these rather than having maps flapping about.

Yours looks very much like this.

[SableLiger]

Yeah. The bodies of the soldiers killed in that ambush ended up at the 47th Combat Support Hospital morgue in Kuwait. I visited that morgue and saw the body bags especially the one holding the remains of Lori Piestawa, the first female soldier KIA during OIF. That kind of brought the war home to me.

[18bravo]

Once again, nicely done.
For those less talented, I discovered a map case in this set:

Obviously, the idea of a map case has been around a while.

[MoramarthT]

@18bravo

the idea of a map case has been around a while.

And killing officers for just as long, the reflections from the celluloid pinpointing a high-value target…

Cheers,

M

[18bravo]

@MoramarthT

And killing officers for just as long, the reflections from the celluloid pinpointing a high-value target…

I don’t know about you, but I never trusted officers with knowing how to navigate…

Besides, who stands out in the open looking at a map?

A true story just for fun. As an OC/T at Hunter/Liggett, I served with an LTC who was Ranger qualified. We had a captain with us whom he absolutely could not stand, for reasons not relevant here.
The captain was assigned to drive, while we listened to one of the LTC’s mandatory podcasts. (I think it was the one on Fortunate Son)
Suddenly he yells “Stop!” The CPT slams on the brakes and the LTC says “Show me where we are on the map.” Yes, it was in a case.
The CPT begins to point at the map with his finger.
“Not with your gloved hand, dammit!” Scared the hell out ot the CPT. Fortunately at least he was able to figure out where we were. Probably because of the nearly 90 degree bend in the road.
We made a Hitler’s Downfall parody of the LTC later on. He actually thought it was funny being compared to Hitler. I think I posted it here or the archived Armorama.

[Seanmcandrews]

Ok, I’ll ask. how was the CPT supposed to show the LTC where you were on the map ?

[18bravo]

A pine needle. Which is how I learned it as well.

[Seanmcandrews]

Ah, ok. Makes sense.

[tankerken]

@18bravo

A pine needle. Which is how I learned it as well.

What, you’re supposed to carry a pine needle around with you now?
Ken

[18bravo]

I learned this while doing land nav in North Carolina during the Q Course. There were plenty of pine needles on hand. I think the point here is that you use what is available, and can show a particular point on a map, not an entire grid square like a gloved finger might. Alternatives are naturally left to the imagination of the map reader, if they have any, i.e. pencil point, awl point (found on an SF demo knife) piece of wire, etc…

[Klaus-Adler]

a single blade of grass was the preferred method i was taught. lol

[Stikpusher]

@18bravo

I don’t know about you, but I never trusted officers with knowing how to navigate…

[mech]

That is looking great.