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M113A2 help needed
Klaus-Adler
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Posted: Wednesday, December 04, 2019 - 10:54 PM UTC
Hi Guys,

can someone show me how the troops rucksacks were secured to the exterior of the vehicle, were the should straps fed through tie-downs .... i rather doubt this as it would make it almost impossible to collect and move equipment quickly.
i thought i saw some being strung out on ratchet straps but again i'm not sure, all help and especially photographs would be helpful...i tried doing this today myself but google hates me again and all i can find are images of the tamiya kit itself, with all the backpacks suspended in mid air!

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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 12:00 AM UTC
These are M1064 mortar carriers, but it should be OK




More examples (M113A3's are OK as well...) :

ex 1

ex 2

ex 3


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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 02:57 AM UTC
‘Biners. Fast. Easy.
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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 03:37 AM UTC
David, the 113's pictured are a-3's but there shouldn't be any differences on the top between the A-2 and A-3. There are small loops that run the length of the top of the track.
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Charlie
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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 03:41 AM UTC

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‘Biners. Fast. Easy.


I have no idea what that is?
18Bravo
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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 03:47 AM UTC
‘Biner is short for carabiner. Strangely my phone tries to autocorrect to “nonresident.”
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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 06:01 AM UTC

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‘Biner is short for carabiner. Strangely my phone tries to autocorrect to “nonresident.”


Klaus-Adler
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Posted: Thursday, December 05, 2019 - 10:17 AM UTC

Quoted Text

‘Biner is short for carabiner. Strangely my phone tries to autocorrect to “nonresident.”


ah, got you, thanks for the explanation.
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