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USMC WW2 Marine Raiders on Guadalcanal 11 pocket grenade vest

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In this video we show an example of what a Marine Corps Raider may have been wearing in late 1942 when the United States Marine Corps attacked the Japanese strong hold island of Guadalcanal. The raider squad had one man assigned to be the grenadier he would carry lots of hang grenades and would be throwing grenades at the enemy as the other men got in position thanks for watching the web gear review

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@Maverick1944 Год назад

One of the most interesting photos of this vest in combat is of a Marine armed with a model 12 trench gun with this vest. The pockets looked like they were filled with shotgun shells instead of grenades based on the way the pockets bulged. This was the 7th Marines landing on Okinawa on blue beach.

@WebGearReview Год назад

Cool I’ll have to see if I can find that picture that’s very interesting thank you for watching

@theodorekaczynski8147 Год назад

I’ve heard of US soldiers doing that in WWI, since during both the world wars, the standard shotgun pouch only held like 12 rounds. Same reason they supposedly used extra canteen covers

@mattorama Год назад

Everyone loves to talk about modern tacticool crap but nobody wants to look back at what guys were wearing eighty years ago. This is cool.

@WebGearReview Год назад

Yes , I like the old web gear

@roberthutchins1507 Год назад

I hope you don't take this the wrong way. I love the Chanel. The grenadier in the squad refers to the Marine who is equipped to fire rifle grenades. Hand grenades were pretty much issued to everyone for close combat. Rifle grenades were used in much the same way a mortar would be in a direct fire (shooter is able to see the target) situation. The grenadier required a small tube like device fitted on to the muzzle of the rifle that the grenade was attached to, a special blank (no bullet on the end of the cartridge) cartridge to launch the grenade and a special sight that attached to the rifle for aiming. Because of the difficulties of loading a single blank cartridge into the M-1 Garand, the designated grenadiers retained the '03 bolt action Springfield rifle right to the end of the war. If you see a late war photo of a Marine with an '03 Springfield rifle, there is a very good chance he is the designated grenadier.

@WebGearReview Год назад

Thank you very much for the in-depth information on the USMC grenadier

@nomadmarauder-dw9re 8 месяцев назад

Forgotten Weapons has a Very Bethiere launcher attachment adapted for U.S. rifles. It was French, and didn't use blanks. Instead, the grenade was hollow with an exposed fuse. The live round would pass through, lighting the fuse and propelling the grenade downrange. The U.S. manufactured these and also these vests to carry them. I think the figures were 2 million grenades? The war ended before they saw much use, but these were kept in inventory. Most ended up in the Philippines, but large stocks of the vests weren't issued because the style of grenade changed to more of the mortar type we're familiar with. These DID use blank rounds, with a spigot type launcher, plus there were cup types that used blank rounds as well.

@roberthutchins1507 8 месяцев назад

That would make sense that they would wind up in the PI. My impression is that the Army used rife grenades as a stop gap antitank weapon until the bazooka could be widely distributed. The Marines used the rifle grenades to attack fortified positions at close range. The Marines preferred the rifle grenades over the bazooka because it was less bulky and more manageable in the jungle environments, and provided just as much "punch" as a bazooka round. As an aside to this, the Marines were a big proponent of the recoilless rifle. I saw a picture of a Marine shoulder firing a 75mm recoilless rifle during an invasion. Unfortunately I don't remember the particulars of the photo. @@nomadmarauder-dw9re

@michaelwhite9199 Год назад

Great video!

@WebGearReview Год назад

Thanks for watching

@janberendsen7226 Год назад

Thanks great video, very interesting

@WebGearReview Год назад

thanks for watching

@hudsotron Год назад

Thanks for covering these unique pieces of field gear, I get real nerdy about what was used by the marines that came before me. S/F.

@WebGearReview Год назад

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. And thank you for your service.

@darrellh1840 Год назад

Thanks for another great video WGG! Videos of ANY web gear is appreciated!

@WebGearReview Год назад

Thanks for your support

@rickjr5641 Год назад

I appreciate your videos and am glad to have found your channel! Hope to see lots more of them. You should put up a video of gear you don’t have so then maybe folks would donate to you. Never hurts to try!

@WebGearReview Год назад

I’m glad you found it also, I want to thank you for watching my channel. if you like it I hope you will subscribe. I never thought about doing a gear needed video that might be a good idea thanks

@trey9971 Год назад

A rigger is a soldiers best friend

@WebGearReview Год назад

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@williambradfordbaldwin4386 Год назад

Hey web gear Guy, great stuff here! Do you know anything about these USMC 1944 Flotation Bladders Firestone rubber!? I cant find any info on them! I figured you might know what I mean! Just a 12" square bladder with black rubber inflation tube! If so please let me know! Would like some info on their use etc. thanks Brad

@WebGearReview Год назад

No not much. The first type was known as the jungle flotation bladder, but the pictures I’ve seen they seem to be made kind of out of a green rubber. I believe they also used a USN M38 flotation Belt in route to the beach. Very late in the war I had a lifevest which didn’t get used Much. Is the bladder you’re you’re talking about kind of a small rectangle. If so it’s probably one of the first type made out of black rubber like a lot of gear in 1944. I hope this helps thank you for watching