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My aim with this guide is to help other people either starting a Vietnam era loadout or help with a already existing loadout, I myself don't claim to be a expert in the war, so please give me some leeway if my facts are not 100% but I would like to share what I have learnt whilst making my loadout. I will try to help you decide what clothing, gear and weapons to choose for you loadout.
US Army or USMC.
You could in theory have a loadout for less that £60 without a gun. Whilst Tiger Stripe (which I'll cover in a future guide on ARVN and US Special forces) and ERDL are more expensive than the standard olive drab uniforms you can find in the UK (with ERDL being the more expensive of the two)
A pair of olive drab top and trousers should be less than £50 in most cases some even cheaper. Tiger stripe can be slightly more expensive depending on what type you've chosen but generally your looking at £50 for a set and ERDL coming in at £60 or higher.
The tricky part is often getting the webbing right, whilst there are a wide range of different webbing used in the conflict I'm going to talk mainly about M56 or M1967 webbing, which is very hard to find in the UK with some kits often going for the more widely accessible ALICE LC2 system which was implemented after the US had already left the conflict, a ALICE LC2 set should cost around £25 for the suspenders, the pistol belt, two ammo pouches and a canteen cover + canteen.
Now whilst this is slightly anarchistic, I myself would go for a LC2 webbing with the steel buckle as opposed to the plastic buckle (pictured above) as this is a bit of a giveaway and generally the steel buckle is better looking, it can save the user a great deal of money.
For those looking for a M56 or M1967 webbing set it can be trickier to find but it isn't impossible to locate, for instance I myself found a bargain and got a complete set of M56 webbing for slightly less than £50. But generally both types of webbing can cost upwards of £60 to even £100, some even more.
Boots can often be purchased for around £30, typically these would be the Jungle boots that were black and green.
A very loose example of a impression could be.
US ARMY GRUNT
USMC GRUNT
If you have any requests or anything like that don't hesitate to post them.
PrivatePyle Out
US Army or USMC.
You could in theory have a loadout for less that £60 without a gun. Whilst Tiger Stripe (which I'll cover in a future guide on ARVN and US Special forces) and ERDL are more expensive than the standard olive drab uniforms you can find in the UK (with ERDL being the more expensive of the two)
A pair of olive drab top and trousers should be less than £50 in most cases some even cheaper. Tiger stripe can be slightly more expensive depending on what type you've chosen but generally your looking at £50 for a set and ERDL coming in at £60 or higher.
The tricky part is often getting the webbing right, whilst there are a wide range of different webbing used in the conflict I'm going to talk mainly about M56 or M1967 webbing, which is very hard to find in the UK with some kits often going for the more widely accessible ALICE LC2 system which was implemented after the US had already left the conflict, a ALICE LC2 set should cost around £25 for the suspenders, the pistol belt, two ammo pouches and a canteen cover + canteen.
Now whilst this is slightly anarchistic, I myself would go for a LC2 webbing with the steel buckle as opposed to the plastic buckle (pictured above) as this is a bit of a giveaway and generally the steel buckle is better looking, it can save the user a great deal of money.
For those looking for a M56 or M1967 webbing set it can be trickier to find but it isn't impossible to locate, for instance I myself found a bargain and got a complete set of M56 webbing for slightly less than £50. But generally both types of webbing can cost upwards of £60 to even £100, some even more.
Boots can often be purchased for around £30, typically these would be the Jungle boots that were black and green.
A very loose example of a impression could be.
US ARMY GRUNT
- Olive Drab Uniform
- M56 or 67 webbing, with a assortment of pouches.
- M1 helmet with cover or your choice of headgear
- Jungle Boots
- M16
- M14
- XM21
- M60
- M79
- M3A1 Grease Gun
- XM177E1 or E2
- 12 Gauge Shotguns, M37 or others
- M1911A1
USMC GRUNT
- ERDL or Olive Drab Uniform
- M56 or 67 webbing, with a assortment of pouches.
- M1 helmet with cover or your choice of headgear
- Jungle Boots
- M16
- M14
- M40A1
- Model 70
- M60
- M79
- M3A1 Grease Gun
- 12 Gauge Shotguns, M37 or others
- M1911A1
If you have any requests or anything like that don't hesitate to post them.
PrivatePyle Out
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