Stalker Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 how many mags do they (or you) carry in a combat situations?? and how many double c-mags??.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 LOL, as much as i could squeeze into my pouches mate..... Technically it was 4-6 mags of 20, 7.62 rounds, although we did sometimes use old "Bren Gun" mags which could hold 30, although we normally only put in 29 or else it was prone to jam on an SLR, but joking aside, we soon realised that there was no such thing as carrying too much ammo, so we dumped our food rations, apart from the dehydrated stuff, in favour of extra ammo after returning from our first firefight.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancer Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 As my old mate says "you can never have enough ammo". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffery Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 (edited) 6 mags and 1 in the weapon slr 6 20rds and 100 rds in my pack m16a1 6 20rds and 200 rds steyer 6 30rd and 200 rds c9 6x m16mgs and 200rds on weapon 200 rds in pack you can never have enough ammo and that not enough you emply a mgs in 21/2sec on a m16 so drop every that you do not need and carry ammo sorry iam old Edited April 3, 2004 by jeffery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVanDamme Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Standard issue for UK forces - six mags in two pouches. Theoretically, two of these are "reserved" for use by the section LSW gunner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 are u talking basic combat load? on my webgear (lbv) i can carry 6 mags w/1 inserted in my 16. *additional 2 mag pouches w/3 in each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I don't know, I never had to carry a combat load much less rig a M2 or M60 in a Frog. The only time I did carry live rounds (BearHunt 83, Korea), we didn't have more than 2 mags at a time and couldn't have our rifles locked or loaded. I do know that we were issued enough magazine pouches to carry 6 30 round magazines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 if i could id fill all my pouches and stuffa few in the cargo pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup31314 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Well lets see in Iraq I carried 10 mags of 5.56 for my m16, 21 HE rounds for my m203, and 100 rounds of 7.62 for m240b. This time around due to the elevation we have dropped every thing but 6 mags in pouches and 1 in the rifle, 1 frag, and 2 extra mags of hollow points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVanDamme Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 hollow points really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 u guys get hollow points ###### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 We were never issued with JHP's, but lets just say that a certain amount of "personalisation" was carried out on our rounds during the quieter periods..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup31314 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Well lets put it this way. The box says 5.56 mm LR. When you open them up there is a nice neat little hole in the tip. I've been in for 10 years and never seen any thing like them. Plus for the shotgun we got double odd buck, slugs, and breech rounds. Its a nice remington 870 with no stock and a nice muzzle break on the end. I'll get some pics of it for yall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup31314 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Well lets put it this way. The box says 5.56 mm LR. When you open them up there is a nice neat little hole in the tip. I've been in for 10 years and never seen any thing like them. That is what you get when you are a line grunt on active duty. Plus for the shotgun we got double odd buck, slugs, and breech rounds. Its a nice remington 870 with no stock and a nice muzzle break on the end. I'll get some pics of it for yall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVanDamme Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 We were never issued with JHP's, but lets just say that a certain amount of "personalisation" was carried out on our rounds during the quieter periods..... You're aware this violates the Geneva Convention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 re: this stupid geneva convention thingy, i was once told that in the heat of battle if a enemy dropped his ak47 with his illegal g.c. rounds, if i picked it up and killed one of his friends (hopefully a family member, even better ) i would get into trouble from the geneva convention. i was like, I doubt they got balistics guys in the field figuring out who was shot by who and from what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewl Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 re: this stupid geneva convention thingy, i was once told that in the heat of battle if a enemy dropped his ak47 with his illegal g.c. rounds, if i picked it up and killed one of his friends (hopefully a family member, even better ) i would get into trouble from the geneva convention. i was like, I doubt they got balistics guys in the field figuring out who was shot by who and from what. care to tell us all what article of the Geneva Convention the above is mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) i was once told care to tell us all what article of the Geneva Convention the above is mentioned? dude, u answered your own question i never said anything about an article and i didnt say i believed him. Edited April 9, 2004 by F'n New Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewl Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 (edited) i was once told care to tell us all in what article of the Geneva Convention the above is mentioned? dude, u answered your own question i never said anything about an article and i didnt say i believed him. ok, who told you? p.s- how did i answer my own question? there are numerous sections of the Geneva Conventions listed under different articles and protocols which were adopted at various times since since the 19th century onward. I was wondering under which section/article you may have thought the information you supplied was listed. Edited April 9, 2004 by Kewl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F'n New Guy Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 1. ok, who told you? 2. p.s- how did i answer my own question? 3. I was wondering under which section/article you may have thought the information you supplied was listed. 1. one of the security forces guys i work with. 2. i said, i was once told. meaning he must have read it in there or someone told him it was in there, not me. 3. i have no clue - i could care less what the stupid geneva convention says, its not like the countries we fight with, care about it, now do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVanDamme Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 The point is, though, if your country uses hollow point ammunition and causes horrific wounds on your enemy - they will use it on you. Clearly this is a severve breach of the Geneva Convention - and if it is broken like that, what is to stop it being broken elsewhere? Shooting medics, non-combatants, what next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubled_son Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 (hopefully a family member, even better ) 3. i have no clue - i could care less what the stupid geneva convention says, its not like the countries we fight with, care about it, now do they? sweet jesus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 The point is, though, if your country uses hollow point ammunition and causes horrific wounds on your enemy - they will use it on you. Clearly this is a severve breach of the Geneva Convention - and if it is broken like that, what is to stop it being broken elsewhere? Shooting medics, non-combatants, what next? I appreciate what your saying Mark', but unfortunately once the fighting starts thats exactly what does happen, i have seen an enemy force pretend to surrender, only to open up with smallarms fire once our guys had got close enough to their position... I'll leave the outcome of that engagement and its aftermath to your imagination.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVanDamme Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 the coalition is above such violations of the convention - unless you know different? THe coalition has the moral upper hand, if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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