M1 Garand, Thompson submachine gun, M1A1 carbine, .45 pistol, Bar Browning automatic rifle, .30-caliber machine gun, mortar (detachable)
Paratrooper helmets
according to the form of the different models can be divided into the M1C, M2D, etc., and the biggest difference with the general infantry helmets is the inner helmet increased the left and right inter-auricular A-type reinforcing The biggest difference with the general infantry helmet is that the inner helmet adds the A-type reinforcement between the left and right ear, by connecting the leather chin piece. The outer helmet has a set of four buckles at the end of the chin strap, which are used to fix the inner helmet and reduce the chance of detachment of the inner and outer helmets when airborne, while the difference between the M1C and the M2D lies only in the difference of the outer helmet's chin strap fixation ring.
Paratrooper's First Aid Kit
This kit contains a first aid bandage set, tourniquet, and a dose of morphine. Many paratroopers attached this kit to the camouflage net of their helmets or to their M36 straps. Paratroopers are still issued with the normal first aid bandage set.
Wristband compass
The wristband compass looks like a large watch, and is worn in the same way as a watch; it allows the paratrooper to keep his bearings in the air even when the sky is spinning. Unlike a compass, it is filled with oil.
M3 Fighting Knife
Strictly speaking, this knife is not a paratrooper's special equipment, and many infantrymen were also issued with it; however, when paratroopers were airborne in Normandy, they had one of these knives in every hand, either strapped to the arm or the calf, and it almost became the standard equipment for the paratroopers.
M2 Paratrooper Folding Knife
The folding knife is a spring-loaded, self-extinguishing device that can be used to cut through tangled parachute cord or whatever it is capable of cutting, and it is used in a small pocket on the chest of the M42 paratrooper's uniform.
M4 Life Vest
Airborne equipment. Originally issued to flight crews as a life undershirt, the yellow undershirt, which looks like a toddler's bib, was worn by paratroopers to prevent (and minimize) drowning in the water during airdrops. Because of its fixed purpose, it is often one of the first items of equipment that paratroopers discard when they land safely on the ground.
Leg bag
Airborne equipment. Designed by the British, the 'Paratrooper Conversion Kit' enabled them to carry more supplies when airborne, with a large capacity and easy to use; however, due to the poor design of the fixing mechanism, many paratroopers met it for the last time when they jumped out of the door of the aircraft, and never met again.
T5 parachute bag
Airborne equipment. The paratrooper's most important equipment is stowed away here.
Rope
An important tool to help paratroopers land from high places. By high places, we mean places like treetops, rooftops, and even cliffs where they accidentally float down.
M1938 Leather Gloves
Originally developed for mountain troops, these gloves* became famous as a favorite of paratroopers, and eventually became one of the orthographic markings of the paratrooper's line.
M1910 Paratrooper T-Shovel
The M1910 shovel had a wooden handle that could easily break during a jump, so the paratroopers created their own T-Shovel by cutting the handle short and keeping the T-handle part. In fact, the appearance is no different from the general-purpose man-portable equipment.
The rattle
The 82nd Airborne Division's combat experience dictated the use of enemy identification tools inspired by children's toys, which made a "clicking" sound, as well as another rattle made in the shape of a cricket. It was only used by the 101st Airborne Division during D-Day.
M1 Rigger Pouch
Made by the Rigger Section, these pouches were only issued to paratroopers. Available in two sizes, the small one is used to carry ammunition for the M1 Carbine or M1 Rifle, while the large one can be used to carry magazines for the Thompson Submachine Gun and the Butter Gun.
M36 Strap Spacer
The M36 strap can be very uncomfortable for the user's shoulders when carrying large amounts of ammunition and equipment, so the Paratroopers developed this type of spacer, which is mounted on the strap, to share the weight of the equipment and relieve the pressure on the shoulders.
Kettle
The M-42 paratrooper uniform
is the classic uniform of the American paratroopers of World War II. Designed by General William P. Yarbrough, the M-42 paratrooper uniform is unique in that it features two inwardly sloping, large-capacity pockets on the chest that open and close by two snap buttons with pinch pleats. Paratroopers wore them from 1942 until they stopped sometime in 1944. With the Battle of Normandy as the turning point, the 101st Airborne Division began replacing the M-42 paratrooper uniform with the green M-43 field jacket until the end of the war. The 1st Airborne Task Force wore M-42 parachute suits during Operation Dragoon in southern France in August 1944.The 504th Parachute Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division still wore M-42 parachute suits when they parachuted into Holland in September 1944.The 504th Parachute Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division was the first to wear M-42 parachute jackets during the war. This may have been the last organized use of the M-42 paratrooper suit in combat during World War II.
When the order to retrieve M-42 paratrooper suits was given some paratroopers stuffed their suits into the bottom of their marching backpacks. Some of the paratrooper suits thus preserved reappeared on the battlefield with a dirty face later in the war.
Paratrooper Boots Type 43
There's not much to say about helmets, at most someone straps a small first aid kit to them.
Costume has chemical weapons protection, is bulky and hard to dissipate heat. There are n number of pockets. The shirt has a small knife at the lapel, used to cut the straps when dropped in a tree.
On the outside of the shirt, after the backpack straps, and then loaded with a .45 pistol (officers issued, soldiers get their own, but basically have), water bottle, engineer shovel, first aid kit and bayonet (water bottle and first aid kit hanging on the belt, shovel carried in the back of the field pack, bayonet strapped to the right leg) and then set of the main parachute straps, the main umbrella behind the back, the reserve parachute in the front of the chest (a lot of people do not have it).
Front chest and then hang on the field backpack, the bag is a change of underwear (too careful! That's also managed) and M1 or Thomson clips/magazines (greedy people seem to carry dozens of M1 clips) Underneath the reserve parachute are disassembled rifles, machine guns, and mortars (still that big even when disassembled again). And finally there's the life undershirt.
In the pockets of the coat and pants N's were spoons (it seemed they ate either hand-me-downs or something like thin rice), razors (even shaving was managed), cleaning gear (toothbrush, towel), flashlights, maps, compass, three days' worth of Class K rations, an emergency ration pack [4 bars of chocolate, ground coffee (and coffee?), sugar, and matches], and a bag of emergency rations [4 bars of chocolate, ground coffee (and coffee?). , sugar and matches], ammunition, 2 anti-personnel grenades, 1 anti-tank grenade (specially added out for defense against German tanks), 1 smoke bomb (in various colors), a 2-pound plastic bomb for attacking tanks, and two packs of cigarettes (what if you don't smoke?).
There was also a gas mask strapped to the left trouser leg (not used at all).
The British got leg bags and the American GIs went on a stuffing spree, resulting in the leg bags flying off and the paratroopers being left with knives -_-!
In combat the .45 pistol was mainly used by bazooka soldiers, and then to find teammates on the ground is used. y
Plastic bombs and anti-tank grenades are said to have been used to take care of 2 German tanks when defending Kalanta.
In Band of Brothers, the clip of Winters setting off smoke bombs and leading a bayonet charge while in Holland illustrates the usefulness of smoke bombs.
Also in Holland, E Company Sgt. Talbot throws 8 grenades and shoots 58 M1 magazines and 464 rounds of ****, which shows how much ammo they carry in their M1s.
Maps and compasses were essential for soldiers in Normandy. Without them, the paratroopers could never find the assembly area. It was clear that the Americans had thought of everything.
Chocolate has always been regarded as a symbol of the American army's luxury life ~~~~~~~~~
To be honest, I'd really like to taste the difference between the chocolate of those days and that of today ~~~~~~
There are also machine guns and mortars that are not carried by paratroopers, which should be dropped using specialized air-dropped parachutes; and it seems that rations carried in combat aren't always of the K-grade, but are rationed according to the actual situation. The rations are not always K-rated, and should be issued according to the actual situation; cigarettes are not available to everyone, if you need to go to the quartermaster where to get two packs, if you do not need to go to receive and others to exchange for what you need (cigarettes are hard goods); pistols are not the standard equipment of the U.S. Army, you can choose according to their own needs, or even to buy their own (it is now the same way); explosives are also carried by a special person, usually by the company headquarters to keep the explosives. Normally, they are usually kept by the company headquarters and assigned to squad units only when they need to be used.
Modern: The division has 16,548 personnel, and is equipped with 180 TOW anti-tank missile launchers, 162 Javelin anti-tank missile launchers, 88 AH-64 attack helicopters, 128 UH-60 utility helicopters, and 128 UH-60 utility helicopters. 60 multipurpose helicopters, 128 UH-1 utility helicopters, 33 UH-1 utility helicopters, 91 OH-58 observation helicopters, 48 CH-47 transport helicopters, 6 EH-60 electronic warfare helicopters, 48 Avenger air-defense missile systems, 54 105-mm howitzers, 31 90-mm recoilless guns, 36 81-mm mortars, and 18 Avengers. The company also has 36 81-millimeter mortars, 54 60-millimeter mortars, 100 30-millimeter 3-gun machine guns, and 144 12.7-millimeter machine guns.
One: helmets, combat uniforms, military boots
PASGT Kevlar helmets: is the U.S. military so far a large number of applications of helmets, which is made of Kevlar material, (the "Kevlar" material.). It is an aramid composite material. This material has low density, high strength, good toughness, high temperature resistance, easy processing and molding, and is widely used in helmets and bulletproof vests.) PASGT helmets are produced by several manufacturers under military standard MIL-H44099A, and are not designed to withstand direct fire from rifle rounds, but rather to defend against fragmentation weapons such as grenades, landmines, mortar rounds, bombs, and direct fire from 9mm pistol rounds and shotgun shells. The U.S. Marine Corps has been using Honeywell's Spectra fiber material for its PASGT helmets since the late 1990s. Spectra is better than Kevlar for ballistic protection and can be more than 30% lighter than Kevlar. But the material is more difficult than Kevlar casting, manufacturing helmets need to be resin-based and unidirectional fiber sheet laminated together to form a hard rigid plate structure, if the manufacturer is not handled well, Spectra helmets in the field environment is easy to delamination. PASGT helmets have a rather rough appearance, touch as if the paint mixed with a large amount of sand. According to a survey of U.S. Army equipment in Afghanistan, 85 percent of soldiers surveyed complained that the helmets were too heavy, causing them chronic headaches and neck pain, and that the helmet's side ear guards hindered hearing. But the helmets have saved the lives of countless U.S. soldiers.
ACH HELMET (ADVANCED COMBAT HELMET): The helmet, which began service with U.S. Army Special Forces in 2001, is made of a new lightweight material. 1.5 pounds lighter than older helmets, the ACH helmet comes with a suspended foam village pad similar to that of a rugby helmet, as well as a four-point jaw strap for securing the helmet. used to protect against 9mm pistol bullets, but battlefield tests have shown that it is equally resistant to bullets from AK-47 rifles. The helmet is now being used in large numbers by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, who have responded that it is more comfortable and stable when compared to the PASGT Kevlar helmet.
Combat uniforms: in the Iraqi battlefield U.S. Army and Marine Corps soldiers were wearing their own types of combat suits, most of the Marine Corps soldiers wearing the desert digital combat suits, while the Army soldiers have begun to gradually change the new ACU combat suits, of course, there are still a lot of soldiers wearing the Sansha combat suits, about the uniforms of the other knowledge will not be explained in detail.
U.S. Army ACU Combat Suit
Military Boots: Military boots are related to the health and combat effectiveness of the soldiers, in the Iraq War, U.S. Army soldiers and Marine Corps soldiers standardized on different desert combat boots, but the Army soldiers are dissatisfied with the performance of their combat boots. The soles of the Panama boots were too soft and easy to wear, and many soldiers spent their own money to replace the soles with "Dupont" soles. In addition, soldiers feel that the soles are too wet, hope that there will be breathable holes, and soldiers complained that the boots oppression of the foot, many soldiers do not tie shoelaces below the holes, in order to reduce the pressure on the top of the foot, while the U.S. Marine Corps desert combat boots are much better, in the mouth of the soldiers have a very good reputation, breathable, comfortable and stable wear!
Two weaponry:
1:M16A2 M16A4 M4A1: As the U.S. military use of the M16A2 and M16A4 and the M4 carbine are familiar, not in a detailed explanation, relatively speaking, the U.S. soldiers are willing to be M4A1, indeed, the M16 rifle is too long, soldiers in the city narrow space operation trouble, getting on and off the car is also inconvenient, especially in the buildings to shoot at the enemy is very inflexible, if U.S. soldiers riding Humvee military vehicles encountered anti-U.S. armed attacks, the M16 rifle can not ensure that the soldiers return fire in a timely manner, although the M4/M4A1 in the range of infantry combat has been sufficiently accurate, but the Marines have decided to opt for the longer range of the M16A4.M4A1, despite the many advantages of the M4A1, but it is a shorter barrel but brought a low muzzle velocity, the M4A1 is not a good choice. reduces the effective range of the bullet and lacks lethality. It was inevitable that in Iraq, U.S. Army soldiers were heavily armed with the M4A1, while Marines were still using the M16A4, but in a survey of the 101st and 82nd Infantry Divisions and the 3rd Infantry Division, conducted by the Soldier's Program Executive Office (PEO Soldier), in conjunction with the Army Ordnance Materiel Readiness Command (AMC) and Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM), soldiers expressed concerns about the M4A1 and the M16A4, which were not well received by the Marine Corps. The soldiers were very satisfied with the performance of the M4A1, which was excellent in demanding conditions, especially the rail system and the sighting device. Personally, I think the M4A1 is pretty cool looking!
(1) SOPMOD M4A1 modular system and components: SOPMOD M4A1 project is the U.S. Knight Ordnance launched a modular system, which all use the Picatinny rail, will be installed in the M4 carbine can improve the flexibility of the weapon and adaptability, and will not affect the accuracy of the original weapon, the heat dissipation performance is also improved. SOPMOD means "Special Operations Improved Model". SOPMOD means "Special Operations Modified". The SOPMOD M4 is not just a carbine, but a modular assault rifle system based on the M4A1. The main modules include a RIS shroud with four standard M1913 rails (i.e., Picatinny rails), a quick-detachable silencer, a grenade launcher, and a variety of grenade launchers mounted on the rails, as well as the ability to mount a wide range of weapons on the rails. and various types of scopes, lasers, tactical lights and other accessories mounted on the rails.
(2) Picatinny rail: it is also the U.S. Army M1913 military standard rail, the same is also the NATO tactical rail military standard, the use of this rail guns can be independent or with the addition of a variety of scopes, tactical lights, laser pointers, grenade launchers and other components, thereby improving the combat effectiveness of the weapon, the Picatinny rail is good for general use, the U.S. soldiers in Iraq, rifles on the Bundled with a variety of tactical components, although the U.S. soldiers of these rail systems basically satisfied, but through the U.S. soldiers of the firearms above the binding components of the rope, rubber bands can also be seen in the U.S. soldiers for the Picatinny rails is "want to say that you love you is not a very easy thing".
(3) Scope:
ACOG scope: this scope by the specializing in the production of optical instruments manufactured by the U.S. Trijicon. ACOG shell using aviation aluminum, strong, waterproof, cold, corrosion-resistant, and able to withstand the depth of the dive and the field use of a variety of pressures and impacts and to maintain the accuracy of the scope remains unchanged. Development of the scope first began in 1987 as . as part of the U.S. Army's "Advanced Combat Rifle" ACR development program. Now, the U.S. Army's "Advanced Combat Rifle" ACR program has been finalized, the M16A4 has been selected, and the ACOG has entered service with the M16A4.The ACOG enables the rifleman to shoot accurately at distances of up to 800 meters, which is almost at the level of a sniper. Unlike the sniper's scope, the ACOG allows the rifleman to shoot with both eyes open. In this way, the rifleman in the realization of accurate shooting at the same time, but also to maintain a sense of the battlefield situation, which has a strong practical significance.ACOG not only help soldiers in the implementation of accurate shooting at long distances, in more than 50 meters of close range is also very useful. Some soldiers even use the scope as an observation tool, and it doesn't require batteries.
The CCO close-combat scope, also known as the M68 reflex sight, is also appreciated by soldiers, according to a survey conducted by the Operation Iraqi Freedom Soldier Program Executive Office. Most said the new design and batteries were a big improvement over the original CCOs. Negative comments were that the honeycomb-shaped reflectors are difficult to clean and hard to keep zeroed.
(4) PEQ2 infrared laser pointer: PEQ-2 infrared laser sight range of up to 600m, equipped with infrared laser pointer and then with the micro-light night vision goggles in the night combat has a huge advantage, the night can be seen clearly pointer issued by the infrared light, aligned with the target, can be realized to indicate the effect of shooting. In this way, U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq can see and accurately hit the enemy at night, while anti-U.S. forces are unable to find U.S. troops due to backward weaponry.
(5) M203 grenade launcher: this is the U.S. Army is equipped with the most grenade launcher, launching 40 mm grenades, the maximum range of 400 meters, the opposite target and the maximum effective range of the point target were 350 meters and 150 meters. The launcher can fire a range of 40mm grenades including high-speed grenades, armor-breaking grenades, tear gas, smoke grenades, signal grenades, maneuver grenades, and illumination grenades.
2:M249 squad machine gun: M249 is the U.S. Army is equipped with the most lightweight small-caliber squad machine gun, using 5.56X45M855 rounds , in the Iraq War to Afghanistan, the battlefield can be seen everywhere in the hands of U.S. soldiers in the M249, which can be effective to the U.S. Army to provide fire support, has a good accuracy and lethality. From the reaction of the soldiers of the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and Iraq, most of the soldiers expressed great satisfaction with it, and full of confidence in it. But in Afghanistan survey using the M249 U.S. soldiers have 54% said M249 cleaning, maintenance is too much trouble, there is a bomb box hangs not firmly so that the case of their own fall.M249 is a Belgian FN company's products, then the test type numbered XM249, in the selection of the test in the XM249 experienced a wide range of bad test, and then by the U.S. Army for the actual operation of the test in the XM249's performance is very good! The XM249 performed very well in the operational tests conducted by the U.S. Army, so much so that the test force did not see the need for a second phase of operational testing. When the Marine Corps selected their own operators at Aberdeen Proving Ground for the most thorough hit test, the results of the XM249 met their requirements. 1982, the U.S. Army decided to adopt the XM249, and officially named M249. M249 U.S. Army according to their own needs and later improved, and the original M249 compared to the weight of the PIP M249 increased by about 590g, the total weight of the empty gun is 7.5kg, the total weight of the empty gun is 7.5kg, the total weight of the empty gun is 7.5kg, and the total weight of the empty gun is 7.5kg. The total weight of the empty gun is 7.465kg, and the weight of the whole gun after loading is 10.5kg. a spokesman for the FN company said that the life of the PIP M249 magazine can reach 100,000 rounds. A spokesman for the U.S. Army said the PIP M249 machine gun can fire 50,000 rounds without replacing all the parts, and the average life of the barrel is 34,000 rounds. In addition, the paratrooper-type gun, with a barrel length of 347mm, has also been introduced and is widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan, as the short barrel of the paratrooper-type gun makes the bullet less lethal, but due to the ease of use and compact structure, it is welcomed by the U.S. Army soldiers.
3: M240B and M240G machine gun: these two models are also both Belgian FN products, but also the U.S. Army in order to replace the M60 machine gun alternative products, the two appearance is basically the same, the M240B is the Army's designation, while the Marine Corps named the M240G, the difference between them is that the Army's shroud on the wood with a heat shroud, and the Marines do not have, the M240 caliber: 7,000 tons. The M240 caliber: 7,62x51mm NATO, length: 1260 mm, effective range is 1800 meters and maximum range is 3725 meters. For the M240 U.S. Army and Marine Corps showed great satisfaction with this weapon, on the battlefield this weapon can quickly and effectively suppress local firepower, circulating on the Internet a lot of anti-U.S. militants in Iraq was hit by the M240 photographs, the scene is gruesome and chilling.
Three: man-portable attack alley warfare anti-armor weapon:
① M-136 AT-4 portable rocket launcher: this is the Swedish FFV Ordnance Ordnance products, in the U.S. Army in the summer of 1983, lightweight antitank weapons selection test, the rocket launcher with better performance was selected, in September 1985 to the Sweden ordered 270,000 units. After that, the U.S. Allegiant Technical Equipment Company obtained the right to license the production, and it is named M136 type, now equipped with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, M-136 belongs to the light anti-armor fire system, the whole system combat weight of only 6.7 kg, can be carried by a single soldier, launch. Caliber 84 mm, total weight 6.7 kg, flight speed 380 m / s, effective range of 300 meters, the use of armor-breaking bullets, multi-purpose rounds. In Fallujah and Najaf against anti-U.S. militants, U.S. soldiers a large number of this weapon applied to the street battle, effectively destroying the anti-U.S. militants in the bunker and hiding houses, for the U.S. soldiers to advance to clear the way!
② MK 153 SMAW shoulder mounted multi-purpose attack weapon system; this is 83 mm caliber lightweight rocket launcher, in 1984 began to equip the U.S. Marine Corps, the system combat weight of 13.85 kg, the effective range of 250 meters, the maximum range of 500 meters. Can launch MK 3 HEDP dual-purpose grenades and MK 6 HEAA anti-armor rockets, of which the MK 3 HEDP dual-purpose grenades can effectively combat solid bunkers, concrete structures, such as the target,
Four: night vision equipment: AN/PVS-14 night vision device, which is the year of 1996 there are ITT and LITTON two companies and the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command Research, Development and Engineering Center **** with the development, it combines the third generation of super MX-10160 passive image enhancement tube and aviation night vision goggles AN/AVS-6 advantages, help dilly strong observation, command and control capabilities, it's a higher resolution, weighing only 0.4 kg, soldiers can be flexible with the helmet, the observation distance has been greatly enhanced, AN/PVS-14 night vision instrument also get U.S. Army and Marine Corps soldiers affirmation, it really can be in the night combat for soldiers to find the enemy in the dark to provide strong support, the U.S. Army in Iraq to investigate the negative is the soldier reaction helmet bracket steering problems and battery box problems, helmet frame on the rotating arm and snap is often out of order.
AN/PVS-10 Pixel Enhanced Night Vision Scope: This scope also utilizes the third-generation Super MX-10160 passive image intensifier tubes, and the third-generation image intensifier tubes are a necessary part of the AN/PVS-10 sniper night sights and improved day/night fire control and observation devices. It can be used for medium and heavy stopping rifle sighting, as well as for strategic reconnaissance. This scope has excellent performance and is so stable that it is used on the U.S. Army's M24 sniper rifle, which has been recognized by snipers in the Iraqi theater of operations.
On the roof of a police station in Iraq to carry out the task of observing the vigilance of the U.S. Army snipers, in the hands of the M24 sniper rifle, the scope is the AN/PVS-10 pixel-enhanced night-vision sights
Five: Protective equipment: interceptor body armor (IBA), the U.S. military generally wear this body armor, "Interceptor" body armor made of Kevlar and Tervuren materials, in the addition of SAPI bulletproof panels, IBA, the IBA, the IBA is the most common in Iraq. SAPI bulletproof plate of the IBA combat, undoubtedly saved the lives of countless soldiers, and now the Interceptor is more complete, to provide greater protection to the soldiers, increased on the shoulder, side of the body, crotch protection. But because the U.S. soldiers are not easy to equip a single soldier plus a full set of body armor, undoubtedly adding to the burden of soldiers in combat, the action is very inflexible, very inconvenient in prone shooting, especially when the alley fighting over the wall often need to cooperate with their comrades in order to complete, which leads to a lot of soldiers do not add crotch guards and shin guards, but look at a large number of U.S. soldiers in Iraq to carry out the task of the photographs, I have found that the Marine Corps soldier take shin guards and crotch guards more seriously, and essentially all Marine soldiers wear these attachments.