Recon's not far off (Wow, someone else out there who knows what that is), I have a series of books about LRRP/Ranger units in Vietnam (sort of like the type of OSS operations being discussed) and most of the chapters have pretty could descriptions of the gear men took into the field. Unsurprisingly, your average soldier is carrying a lot more ammunition (and water) then 'issue'. Sixteen mags for an M-16 sounds about right, but I could look up a few real life examples.
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In more recent times an L1A1 SLR was issued as a base load three 20 round mags.
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That can't be, two SLR magazine pouches with a capacity of two magazines were issued standard with web gear (like the US Army's M-16 pouches).