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Hey Gino,
Why didn't you build an ammo truck. Ammo is not carried in the same truck as your soldiers.

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Hey guys...on the rounds, i thought I would provide a little insight since I was brought up on this gun in the 101st. Usually, the rounds and props ARE stored in the same truck with the troops, but they've now switched to 1098s instead of old 5-tons. For the rounds, we use a plastic "egg crate" which is strapped to a pallet at the rear passenger troop area and if memory serves it holds about 12 rounds. In front of that is the pile of prop cans strapped to the floor on the passenger side in front of the round egg crates. Sometimes ammo trucks are used, but usually for re-supply. The basic load of ammo is now stored inside the prime mover. Once the rounds make it to the prime mover, the crate is busted and they are loaded individually into the egg crate. Troops either sit on the driver's side troop seat or on top of the egg crate. There is usually a large wooden box built out of plywood with a lid that all firing equipment is stored in since you've got stuff like tube lights (for road transport), columator, etc, etc that can't be littered all over the floor of the truck.

If any of you need them, I have a few reference pictures of the inside of our prime mover combat loaded from my first deployment in 03.