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|[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong>|| [[File:BoxUS.png|250px]]<br><b>[[Ammunition Box]]</b> || [[File: | |[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong>|| [[File:BoxUS.png|250px]]<br><b>[[Ammunition Box]]</b> || [[File:Weapon_ammobox_us.svg|170px]] || [[File:Class_Gunner.png|50px]] <b>[[Gunner]]</b><br> || 1 / 3 || 30 seconds || All | ||
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|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>|| [[File:BoxVC.png|250px]]<br><b>[[Ammunition Box]]</b> || [[File: | |[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>|| [[File:BoxVC.png|250px]]<br><b>[[Ammunition Box]]</b> || [[File:Weapon_ammobox_vc.svg|170px]] || [[File:Class_Gunner.png|50px]] <b>[[Gunner]]</b><br> || 1 / 3 || 30 seconds || All | ||
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'''Ammunition Box''' is a [[Gunner]] support equipment item that resupplies ammunition for teammates and yourself. The U.S. and VC versions use different box models, but both serve the same role. It has an ammo count of 1 / 3, a refresh time of 30 seconds, and gives full ammo to firearms, 1 unit for explosive weaponry, and grenades are not resupplied. | |||
Don't hog all the ammo and make sure to keep you team supplied! | |||
==HISTORY== | |||
Military ammunition boxes are used to store, protect, identify, and move ammunition. For small arms ammunition, U.S. Army manuals stressed the importance of keeping ammunition in its marked packing containers, preserving lot numbers and markings, and protecting containers from damage or moisture. | |||
During the [[Vietnam War]], ammunition supply was a major part of the wider logistics system. Ammunition moved through depots and supply points before reaching combat units, and U.S. Army histories describe ammunition support in Vietnam as a large, carefully managed effort involving storage, transportation, reporting, security, maintenance, and disposal. | |||
At the unit level, an ammunition box represented the last visible piece of that supply chain: the container a soldier could actually carry, open, and draw from. Whether it held rifle ammunition, machine-gun belts, or other small arms ammunition, the box mattered because keeping weapons fed was as important as having the weapons themselves. | |||
===Sources=== | |||
* [https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM-9-1305-200.pdf TM 9-1305-200 Small-Arms Ammunition | Department of the Army] | |||
* [https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/Images/Publications/Publication%20By%20Title%20Images/L%20Pdf/CMH_Pub_90-15-1.pdf Vietnam Studies: Logistic Support | U.S. Army Center of Military History] | |||
* [https://goordnance.army.mil/history/OrdnanceCorpshistory.html Ordnance Corps History | U.S. Army Ordnance Corps] | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 6 June 2026
| Factions | Ammunition Box | Icon | Classes | Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Refresh Time | Ammo Given | ||||
 US |
 Ammunition Box |
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 Gunner |
1 / 3 | 30 seconds | All |
 VC |
 Ammunition Box |
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Gunner |
1 / 3 | 30 seconds | All |
Ammunition Box is a Gunner support equipment item that resupplies ammunition for teammates and yourself. The U.S. and VC versions use different box models, but both serve the same role. It has an ammo count of 1 / 3, a refresh time of 30 seconds, and gives full ammo to firearms, 1 unit for explosive weaponry, and grenades are not resupplied.
Don't hog all the ammo and make sure to keep you team supplied!
HISTORY
Military ammunition boxes are used to store, protect, identify, and move ammunition. For small arms ammunition, U.S. Army manuals stressed the importance of keeping ammunition in its marked packing containers, preserving lot numbers and markings, and protecting containers from damage or moisture.
During the Vietnam War, ammunition supply was a major part of the wider logistics system. Ammunition moved through depots and supply points before reaching combat units, and U.S. Army histories describe ammunition support in Vietnam as a large, carefully managed effort involving storage, transportation, reporting, security, maintenance, and disposal.
At the unit level, an ammunition box represented the last visible piece of that supply chain: the container a soldier could actually carry, open, and draw from. Whether it held rifle ammunition, machine-gun belts, or other small arms ammunition, the box mattered because keeping weapons fed was as important as having the weapons themselves.
Sources
- TM 9-1305-200 Small-Arms Ammunition | Department of the Army
- Vietnam Studies: Logistic Support | U.S. Army Center of Military History
- Ordnance Corps History | U.S. Army Ordnance Corps