Creative field improvisations.

[O'Borg]

I think the condoms to stop rainwater getting in rifle barrels was an official army one from WW2 actually!

[rcaf_777]

Here a good use for a Vehicle Cam Net, oh and yes that is me in it, I can't take credit for it, Army Signalers live for comfort

[kato13]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

Here a good use for a Vehicle Cam Net, oh and yes that is me in it, I can't take credit for it, Army Signalers live for comfort

I like it. Describing little details like this can really add to a game's atmosphere.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

Here a good use for a Vehicle Cam Net, oh and yes that is me in it, I can't take credit for it, Army Signalers live for comfort

Note the raw aggression displayed by the Canadian fightin' man!

[Earthpig]

We used an 8 pound sledgehammer to make the holes for M-14 ap mines(Toe poppers) it made a hole just exactly the right size and depth for that mine


I had a friend who tried to teach some ranger unit this trick and one of 'em tried to put the (live) mine on the ground and pound it....luckily the ring safety held

[Earthpig]

We once got a hold of a box of various camera flashes; from old single bulbs through 110 camera flashes. We wired them up with 9 volt batteries, clothes pins and MRE/field mess plastic spoons. They were very effective early warning devices and screwed with the OPFOR's night vision(natural and electronic).....we put the flashes on the enemy side of the trees so we would not get the flash.

[Nowhere Man 1966]

I've heard that the Slinky spring toy was used as a antenna for manpack and vehicle radios in Vietnam.

Chuck M.

[pmulcahy11b]

On the old PRC-77s (it doesn't work with SINGCARS), you could cut off the headphones of a Walkman, strip the wire, and wire it into the Aux antenna leads. Makes the drive more fun, and it doesn't go out over the radio itself -- it just goes into the vehicle intercom.