“Poly pros” and “waffle tops” are long underwear that, along with gloves, troops are generally allowed to wear. Snivel gear is famously issued in a variety of styles with many being banned from wear. SAPI is an acronym that stands for “small arms protective insert.” The plates can stop 7.62mm or smaller rounds but are surprisingly susceptible to damage from drops of even a few feet.Ĭold weather gear worn by service members in uniform.
The armored plates that go into modern body armor.
The M60 has been replaced by the M240, but the “Pig” is a legend even among troops who have never seen one. It was most famously used by ground troops in Vietnam. Originally referred to the M60 machine gun, a 7.62mm machine gun that served in every branch of the armed forces. (Photo: US Navy Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Arlo K. MOLLE stands for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment. ALICE stood for all-purpose, lightweight individual carrying equipment. Alice and Molle are both named for the acronym that described a specific generation of the equipment. The large backpack troops carry in the field. Most of the trucks that have carried the nickname have actually weighed over 10 tons. It is commonly misreported that the 5-ton (10,000 lb.) nickname comes from the weight of the truck, but it’s actually the cargo weight the vehicle is rated to carry in off-road conditions. Another version of this is 40 mike-mike, referring to a 40mm grenade launcher, like the M320 or Mark-19, or the ammunition those weapons fire.Ī large truck used to move supplies and troops. The 30mm grenade launcher or the ammunition that it fires, most commonly used to refer to the cannon on an Apache helicopter or an A-10 attack plane.
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