Thread: Riflemen have too much ammo
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Old March 7th, 2006, 04:08 AM

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Default Re: Riflemen have too much ammo
While it is true my former classmate, now studying the Military University of Medicine, was issued three magasines for his vz.58 rifle during the training (and as he volunteered to be scout the others have asked him to leave two mags behind as he will anyway be killed before he can use them in MILES training - well, he wasn't;o)) OTOH I recall reading a Vietnam veteran's account where he stated he carried about 600 rounds of 5.56mm ammo plus a 50-rounf belt for M-60. Comat loads tend to be higher than the peacetime ones IMHO.
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