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2. All-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment - Wikipedia

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   Case, small arms ammunition – The small arms ammunition case is designed to accommodate three 30-round magazine, cartridge (NSN 1005-00-921-5004) used with the rifle, 5.56 mm, M16A1. It is constructed of nylon duck and webbing with polyester sheet stiffeners in the front, rear and lid of the small arms ammunition case.

3. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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   Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...

4. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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   The M16 originally used a 20-round magazine which was later replaced by a bent 30-round design. As a result, the magazine follower tends to rock or tilt, causing malfunctions. [162] Many non-U.S. and commercial magazines have been developed to effectively mitigate these shortcomings, e.g., H&K's all-stainless-steel magazine, Magpul's polymer P ...

5. M-1956 load-carrying equipment - Wikipedia

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   The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.

6. Personal Load Carrying Equipment - Wikipedia

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   During the Vietnam War, the United States Armed Forces had introduced and serviced the M-1967 modernized load-carrying equipment (MLCE) in 1968 and later the all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment (ALICE) in 1974. Both systems had incorporated non-decomposing synthetic fabrics and were produced of highly durable nylon.

7. 'I look for the scary story': How Alice McDermott turned the ...

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   Alice McDermott has long chronicled the struggles of Irish Americans. Her ninth novel, 'Absolution,' recounts the Vietnam War from a new perspective. 'I look for the scary story': How Alice ...