Okay Gary,
Anything you can get I'll be mightily grateful.
Watch that rain, though!
Joe.

Gary,
Hope you don't mind me being real cheeky and asking if you wouldn't mind letting me have any photos you get?
Like Joe I'm into modelling the Vietnam war era stuff and any reference is always gratefully received.
And Joe I hope you don't mind me jumping on your thread like this?
Cheers
David

Gary & Joe PM's sent to you both.
Cheers
David

check your email. More to follow
gary

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Gary,
Thanks for those and I wait with baited breath for the next lot!
Cheers
David

Yes, you always carry weapons. They were most likely issued M16s, but would try to acquire M1911s as well (easier to carry). Usually, when not in use, weapons are stacked in a tee-pee shaped pile called Stack Arms near the gun for easy access.




I see guys often place small arms all the time close by an artillary piece getting ready to fire. You just try to avoid that idea unless you like cleaning and cleaning and cleaning rifles. I have been in areas where rifles were kept at hand, but we always covered them with a towl or something else to prevent all the dust kicked up from entering every crevice. As a rule we just hung them inside the bunker. The Section Chief carried a 45 as well as the other two NCO's, but best not have that thing on your side in a firing position and be inside the trails or anywhere close to snagging on something. It's kind of a saftey issue. Now if your not part of the gun crew shooting, then you'll probably be armed (but not in the parapit). We had a young man learn the hard way what happens when the wooden knob snags on a 45 holster in Charlie Battery.
Inside every bunker there's a stack of 7.62 and .223 ammo boxes uncrated. It's useally not far behind the doorway in a centeral location that everybody knows by feel in the dark. Hopefully you never have to make the dash back in there for a few belts, but you never take that issue for granted. We also kept one can of 7.62 and two cans of .223 in the powder bunker and the same under a cover close to the HE rounds. Normally that's what you will go after first. I might add here that a lot of squads liked to set their M60 up on a tripod, but others didn't. We didn't.
gary

Hi Gary,
Now that is some quality information there, my friend. You really do provide detailed info that I can relate to a diorama. Now one can get a dio as accurate as possible with the kind of info provided here.
BTW, I dont think I've ever seen an M60 on a tripod. What did the tripod look like?
Thanks again, Gary.
Joe.

BTW, I dont think I've ever seen an M60 on a tripod. What did the tripod look like?

Hi Frenchy,
Yeah, that is a much better view of the pintle as the previous one is obscured by the strap.
And yes, I agree, the camouflage is very pretty!!!
Joe.

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M60 on a tripod :



Frenchy

I can only say one thing about the photo! First Sargent Honneycutt would have been mad as a wet hen when he saw the condition of that gun!
gary

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gary

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According to the original caption, it's a Deactivated War Trophy M60 at a Swap meet
http://www.topoutfitters.net/p/downloads.php?downcatID=37

Frenchy