What kind of Rucksack / Backpack's the units used in Vietnam?
And how many magazines of ammo the units carried on them, or other supplies/stuff they had?
Rucksack / Backpack
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Re: Rucksack / Backpack
"In our ruck sacks we carried extra ammo, extra smoke grenades, one or two flares, extra ammo for the machine gunner, and an entrenching tool which is a small fold-up shovel for digging fox holes and fighting positions."
http://www.cacti35th.org/regiment/histo ... tdavis.htm
Just completed a Force Recon book (Force Recon Command, ISBN 0-8041-1023-9), whereby it stated that when the MFR troops went on combat patrol, they "typically did not carry anything less than twenty magazines for their primary weapon."
http://www.cacti35th.org/regiment/histo ... tdavis.htm
Just completed a Force Recon book (Force Recon Command, ISBN 0-8041-1023-9), whereby it stated that when the MFR troops went on combat patrol, they "typically did not carry anything less than twenty magazines for their primary weapon."
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Re: Rucksack / Backpack
yes, from my RL experience (not in 'Nam) ammo and other mission critical equipment (Nods, batteries, field telephones/wire, claymores, LAW's, etc.) would be the primary concern...then food, then additional socks (if Infantry) and then snivel gear.
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