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Post by sgtkling on Oct 29, 2009 6:50:31 GMT -5
The pic of the week looks good. I only have one question. If these guys are all marines at Inchon , why are all the marines in this picture wearing WW2 Army HBT pants? That is the only flaw I see. I know some people will say that marines could get Army hbt pants, but all of these guys in the same picture is a lot.
Just me 2 cents
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Post by Transport on Oct 30, 2009 4:31:27 GMT -5
Ahoy!
Good point. Also note how the poncho is carried by all three- just placed under the E-tool. Bad weather must have been expected as the poncho was usually carried inside the haversack- or upper part of the 41' style set up.
Transport out
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Post by lonestarcommie on Oct 30, 2009 18:26:18 GMT -5
If you look up "Battle of Inchon" on Wikipedia, you will see the famous picture that this shot is mimicking. The guy scaling the wall looks like he is indeed wearing Army HBTs... it could be something else, but it looks like there is a side cargo pocket, and no back pockets, like the army HBT... as for the shelter half and poncho, they aren't wearing them in the famous photo, so whether or not they wore them like that in Korea is not known to me.
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Post by pop401k on Nov 18, 2009 2:54:08 GMT -5
Hey... it's a good attempt at re-creating the famous photo!
The 3 points I noticed were the ponchos, the pants and the bottom section of the pack system(haversack?)... and no ladders
Those points not withstanding, it's a really neat pic! Especially if you consider that it most likely was done more-or-less on the spur of the moment. Excellent job gentlemen!
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