[Olefin]

Originally Posted by Matt Wiser

Simple: some of the proceeds from our Kelly's Heroes type operation. A few hundred gold bars paid the bill for that-and R&R in Tel Aviv....As for numbers, well, when you procure (read: hijack) two Frosch-class LSTs-and bribe the crews with some gold bars...we had the carrying capacity to take our group where we wanted to go, and our vehicles and equipment, too. We didn't have that many, but spread them out on both ships. Four M-1A1s, a T-72, a pair apiece of Bradleys and M-113s, an MTLB, four Hummers, a HEMITT cargo truck with the still-but most of our fuel was "liberated"...., and the prize: a Ural 375 truck with the gold. The amount of gold was lifted from the movie: 14,000 bars.

14,000 bars - ok that would pay for it for sure!