SEALs in Vietnam: Firearms related questions

fredtheobviouspseudonym · 11-27-2013, 02:24 PM

IIRC in late WW II MG guys [gunner & ass't gunner] started to improvise "belt sleeves" -- a simple cloth cover, open at one end or with a flap, to cover a 100 rounds of MG ammo. In action needing reload, open flap, yank at other end, and a clean belt of ammo ready to go. Lighter than an ammo can, and quieter, & easier to carry.

There was a book "Guns Up!" some years ago about an M60 gunner in VN. Might have some ideas. Author Johnnie Clark.

11-27-2013, 02:24 PM	#11
fredtheobviouspseudonym Join Date: May 2007	Belt sleeves -- IIRC in late WW II MG guys [gunner & ass't gunner] started to improvise "belt sleeves" -- a simple cloth cover, open at one end or with a flap, to cover a 100 rounds of MG ammo. In action needing reload, open flap, yank at other end, and a clean belt of ammo ready to go. Lighter than an ammo can, and quieter, & easier to carry. There was a book "Guns Up!" some years ago about an M60 gunner in VN. Might have some ideas. Author Johnnie Clark.