"I'm still at it. I am trying to find out what markings appeared on the cardboard square tubes that the trooper's cots came in when the cots were first issued.
I see on a photo of the 'ARIZONA' , just after Sgt Vega took possession, that there are four such tubes strapped to the back of the bustle rack. He identified them as containing the cots. He said that in a month or so the tubes fell apart and then they strapped the cots themselves to the bustle rack.
I have the tubes in place on the model because it was a lot simpler to make the tubes than make cots.
I can sure use some help to identify the markings."
- bsmartCould the tubes have been recycled artillery charge containers that troops had modified to hold folded up cots? I'll admit it's been a long time since I fooled with a folded up GI cot (I was in the Air Force and only had to stay in a non permanentbarracks or TLQ on one exercise in my 9 years
- Doug_Kibbey- bsmartCould the tubes have been recycled artillery charge containers that troops had modified to hold folded up cots? I'll admit it's been a long time since I fooled with a folded up GI cot (I was in the Air Force and only had to stay in a non permanentbarracks or TLQ on one exercise in my 9 years
I confess to thinking along these lines myself, but all those tubes (and we used aplenty) were round, not square. I have no idea what the boxes in question looked like, because I've likely never seen them, but I'm not about to question Sgt. Vega's recollection of this either.
This is where a quartermaster guy would come in mighty handy, I'm thinking.
- bsmartI invited him over here and sent him the link this evening so we may have another 'Lingleteer' here soon.
- Doug_Kibbey- bsmartI invited him over here and sent him the link this evening so we may have another 'Lingleteer' here soon.
Bob,
Strictly speaking, I believe they are collectively known as "Lingleberries".
- bsmartI thought since the elite Assyrian troops who rode into battle in Chariots were Charioteers, and the elite French troops equiped with that cutting edge weapon the musket were Musketeers, the dashing troops who manned the premier recon platform of the Cold War must be
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