| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Morrow Project Standard Issue Equipment

Page history last edited by Michael 5 years, 10 months ago

back to the Index, or the Basic Loads page

 

 

khaki green resistweave coverall, without patches

 

the beret with badge

 

The following items are issued to every member of the Morrow Project.

 

 Field Gear 

#

name

kg

1

Resistweave coverall, with name tape and patches (Recon, Science, MARS, etc.)

1.71

1

black beret, with MP badge

0.2

1

Morrow Project ID card (MPID)

--

1

Camillus pocket knife (shackle, 1 blade, bottle and can opener, screwdriver, punch)

--

1

note pad with pen and pencil

--

1

boots, black leather, one pair

1.52

1

KCB-70 knife with scabbard

0.77

1

M25A1 tank crew protective mask, in carrier, with hose and M10A1 filter canister. Mask includes microphone to attach to CVC helmet

2.83

1

Morrow Project M1 CBR kit in belt pouch, uses a "radio battery"

0.79

1

Morrow Project med kit in belt pouch, uses a "radio battery"

0.68

1

field dressing in olive drab belt pouch

0.1

1

AN/PRC-68 or AN/PRC-126 radio, with carry pouch, uses a "radio battery"

1.6

1

EM200 earpiece and transducer microphone

0.1

1

web belt w/two ammunition pouches, suspenders, compass case

1.2

1

lensatic compass with tritium markings

0.1

1

plastic 1-liter canteen, filled, with insulated cover and metal canteen cup

1.4

1

M7 bandoleer, aka "claymore bag" for carrying grenades and other small items … or ammunition carrying bag

0.2

total

13.0

 

    A note:  while I don't think the term "retention bag" was in use at the time, members of the Project were instructed to also use the M7 bag to hold their empty magazines. Some team members received the M1 ammunition bag instead of the kinda-cheap claymore bag.  

 

Survival Gear 

#

name

kg

1

LC-1 medium field pack (doesn't include the 1.4 kg frame)

1.5

1

5 quart (4.7 liter) folding canteen, nominally empty

0.2

7

freeze-dried LRP meals (0.32 kg each)

2.25

1

mess kit (mess tin, fork, knife, spoon, P38 can opener)

0.4

1

generator flashlight

0.2

4

boxes of strike-anywhere matches, in plastic waterproof container

0.1

1

spare resistweave coveralls, with name tape and patches

1.71

2

spare undershirts, shorts, and pairs of socks, various colors (usually gray, blue, or olive drab)

0.5

1

weapons cleaning kit (for rifles and pistols)

0.3

1

toiletry kit (hair comb, tooth brush, 2 boot laces, 45 needles, spool of olive drab thread, bar of soap, spare buttons, hand towel, small tube of tooth paste, safety razor, package of razor blades, canteen "gas mask" adapter, etc.)

0.5

1

coil 50 meters of "550 cord" (260 kg breaking strain)

0.33

1

sleeping bag and cover

2.0

1

waterproof nylon poncho, olive drab

0.4

1

poncho liner, camo

0.85

total

11.24

 

 

survival gear; 4 MRE meals are substituted here for the 7 LRP rations

 

 

toiletry kit

 

CBR Gear 

#

name

kg

1

set AUIB protective clothing, tan or sage green; size S, M, L, or XL. The jacket has no hood, but the jacket and trousers have pockets. Comes sealed in a zippered plastic bag.

2.5

1

M5 field protective hood (for head and shoulders, under helmet; makes it difficult to hear the headphones)

0.2

1

M3 winterization kit for protective mask

0.1

1

black vinyl overboots, pair (sized)

1.4

1

chemical protective glove set (14 mil standard), in S, M, or L

0.2

1

CBR auxiliary equipment set:  skin decon kit, detector paper

0.1

1

SCALP set

0.6

total

5.3

 

Vehicle Crew Gear 

#

name

kg

1

pair nomex gloves, size S, M, L or XL

0.1

1

CVC helmet, size S, M, or L

2.0

1

CVC helmet liner (OD cotton shell, nylon fleece lining), size S, M, or L

 


0.3

1

CVC fragmentation protective undergarment

1.0

total

3.4

Prior to 1981, Project teams assigned to vehicles received the T56 CVC helmet.

Most of those were replaced by the DH-132 during upgrades of cached equipment.

As a note, "CVC" stands for Combat Vehicle Crew

 

Cold Weather Kit

#

name

kg

1

knit watch cap, black wool

0.1

1

GI sun/wind/dust goggles, with dark insert; ballistic protection and laser safety

0.2

1

white wool scarf

0.1

1

commando sweater, olive drab wool

0.8

2

pairs of long underwear, gray knit wool

0.4

6

pairs socks, gray wool

0.6

1

pair cold weather black leather mittens, size S, M, L or XL

0.1

1

pair cold weather green wool glove liners, size S, M, L or XL

0.05

1

pair black winter boots with inserts, sized

2.2

1

cold weather trousers, olive drab, sized

1.6

1

cold weather hooded parka, olive drab, sized

1.9

1

Stoner Weapon System winter trigger

--

1

resistweave coverall, white, sized S, M, L, or XL but actually super-oversize

2.0

1

pocket stove

0.1

50

hexamine stove fuel tabs

0.3

1

pair of magnesium snowshoes with bindings

2.4

1

can of wind/burn salve

0.1

1

plastic bottle (2 ounce) of cold weather weapon lubricant

0.07

total

13.0

 

     Note that before 1984, only teams placed in "historically snowy" regions got the Cold Weather Kit. Besides all this, of course, members of the Project will have personal effects.

 

Comments (1)

Kirk said

at 9:59 pm on May 18, 2012

So Devo!

You don't have permission to comment on this page.