I tried googling the answer and attempted to strategically pause the film to see how much ammo the four main characters carried on their persons but can't figure it out. Just curious if anyone knows how much and/or how much ammunition Seals carry in general.
shareStandard load for a m4/m16 is 240 rounds (7 magazines). Some carry more, some carry less.
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The tactical load bearing vests the Teams use vary greatly, there is a lot of COTS(Commercial Off The Shelf) personal buying. Typical tactical vests have 3 to 4 primary pouches up front. 3 for 7.62N setups for the Mk11, Mk14 or Mk17. 4 usually for 5.56N setups for the M4/Mk18 or MK12 Each one will hold 2 30 round magazines for 5.56 or 2 20 round magazines of 7.62. A grenadier setup might go with 3 pouches on the vest and 2 to 4 40mm round in place of the 4th pouch. Its all modular see, if you wanted to put 6 double mag pouches on the vest you could. So anywhere from 180 to 240 for 5.56 in the vest. 80 to 120 round of 7.62 in the vest.
Everyone almost always carry extra mags in their pack though. This is especially the case with SR missions like this. You can fit 5 mags in a molle dump bag and speed clip it to your ruck.
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When speaking to RodneyAnonymous a while back his Grenadiers in his Sniper Platoon in Afghanistan he had have a load out of 8 x 40mm grenades, 4 x HE, 2 x Illumination and 2 x Smoke grenades.
However this was a covert SR mission not a direct action mission not expecting Engagement so a horses for courses load out applies I guess.
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Yeah but they aint gonna carry it all on their vest. When they looted Murphy all of his 40mm was in his pack. None of it was on his vest.
shareNo way of course they are not going to carry all their 40mm across their chests or in their webbing, however there are grenade belts look pretty practical and they leave the room in the chest pouches for just as many magazines as everybody else:
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I suppose I could ask someone myself but very rarely do we use Live 40mm grenades for Reserves (budget) unless it is a major Exercise. I'm not the Grenadier in our Platoon with a 203 under his F88 so would a 40mm grenade explode if a rifle round goes through it?
Speaking of 40mm grenades I like to see what happens if you put a high-velocity 40×53mm into a M203. Explodes in your hand?
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Well considering each 203 grenade weighs a half pound, that bandolier is not something most want to add to their load out. Most unconventional forces users that put 40mm rounds on their vest do so in a JTAC role and most likely they are ground markers, aka SMOKE. Not saying they won't carry HE but it most likely won't be in the vest. So it boils down to how many applicable smoke rounds you may need quickly in that role. Most likely they will carry 2 different colors, the colors depending on the color assignment prior to the mission. These are signified by the light green top and its a bit longer on the projectile end
Well a MK19 round won't fit in a 203 unless you really really force it somehow. People claim they will fit. The case of the 40x53 is much thicker and of course its longer too. The 40x46 for the 203, actually the only part of the grenade that is 40mm is the middle band which mates up the band on the casing. The business end of the round is 37-38mm actually Its these bands that fit perfect into the 203 tube and ride the bore out of the tube when fired. The rim of the casing prevents it from going any further. The 40x53 round is 40mm just like the bands. If you forced it in the tube somehow like The Hulk, it would stay in the tube when fired. The 40x53 is designed to operate a blowback system so there is far more boom in the casing. The tube would expand with the pressure, it would be catastrophic to the weapon and its debatable on whether the shooter would survive. I have worked a lot with the MK19, Ive seen idiots try to put MK19 rounds in M79s and 203s and they aren't going to fit. Not sure if its by design or if its coincidental.
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I appreciate all the replies! Regardless of their loadout I find all the information about military equipment you guys are posting very informative!
shareThe 40x53 is designed to operate a blowback system so there is far more boom in the casing. The tube would expand with the pressure, it would be catastrophic to the weapon and its debatable on whether the shooter would survive. I have worked a lot with the MK19, Ive seen idiots try to put MK19 rounds in M79s and 203s and they aren't going to fit. Not sure if its by design or if its coincidental.
7-9 mags usually. One mag in the mag well and 6-8 in their plate carrier. 30 rounds of .556 per mag, plus their side weapon.
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In Lutrells book, he said their molle carried 7 mags, he said they each grabbed 3 more clips at the last second
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