How Much Ammo Did A WWII Soldier Carry?

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[bele.]

How much ammo did a U.S. Rifleman carry?
Well, how much ya got?

[isaacfreeman]

Youll never hear a soldier say "i wish i had less ammo". Theyll carry as much as theyre comfortable with

[sorrohs]

Fun little fact, the United States is estimated to have produced ~47 billion rounds between the years 1942-1946

[DerNesor]

A short featuring a M1 without a pling sound is a criminal offense.

[normanocampo]

The soldier's nightmare is to RUN out of bullets in the middle of a fight...

[robertgreer]

They carried as much as they felt comfortable as to stay alive! 😮

[-.Steven]

If I remember correctly, Wollas Macey told me he carried 300 rounds on the morning of June 6th, 1944, along with 80lbs of explosives. Wollace was 6' 5" and 250lbs though.
I've hunted Elk and Deer with an '06 and I don't believe I ever carried more than 2 boxes, or 40 rounds with me, but then again, the Elk and Deer weren't shooting back.

[taiguy]

Imagine scavenging your fallen brothers for ammo in desperate situations. Thank you sincerely to those who fought for us.

[PB_pancake]

That one dude who got the whole squad covered: _Muffled giggling_

[Gwaithmir]

In Vietnam, I carried an M16 with twenty 20-round magazines.

[spqr]

There are only two types of situations with ammo:
1. Not enough
2. Not enough but can’t carry more.
😂

[wicked_ace]

I remember listening to a neighbor back in the early 90's. He was in WWII, He said " Ammo was always a concern, but it was laying everywhere. So you just had to pick it up and clean it off." I really didn't understand at the time what he meant by that. After growing up, you figured out exactly what he meant by that. They were a completely different breed back in those days. My hats off to all the Vets and currently enlisted men and women. Thank you for your service,

[willfade]

My Grandfather is a WWII ARMY Veteran. He says his M1 was his best friend. He just turned 100!
To all out there serving our country, thank you for your service.
🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻

[johnan]

Running out of ammo in-game is tragic enough, imagine the feeling of your heart dropping when you realize you're out of ammo in combat.

[AAAA-lthq]

I asked my father how much ammo they carried for their M-16s when he was in Vietnam and Cambodia as an E5 with the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division from 1969-1970.

He said as much as they could comfortably manage and thus it varied from soldier to soldier.

He carried a bit less M-16 ammo, though, as he also carried an M79 grenade launcher (aka "blooper") with 40mm fléchette rounds.

[wayneantoniazzi]

Some WW2 Marines I knew said they'd carry as much as they thought they needed, if there was plenty to be had it was "Take as much as you want!" but 200 rounds for the M1 was considered sufficient. And remember, not only did the riflemen have to carry ammo for their own weapon in most cases they also had to carry ammo for the machine guns as well. Those MG's didn't feed themselves and the gunners couldn't carry it all.
And with all that the Marine philosophy was still "You can only carry so many rounds, so don't waste 'em!"

[mikemarthaller]

1958-1963 our basic load for the M1 was 148 rounds
1962 We, 82nd Airborne were about to deploy into South America.
As we drew live Ammo the old WW2, KOREAN combat vet SGT said
"Fill your pockets with all the Ammo and grenades you can carry.

[hammerheadms]

Now just think about what type of tough S.O.B.s them guys were. The M1 Garand was about a 10lb. rifle. Not exactly sure how heavy 8 rounds in an en bloc clip, but I'm guessing about 8oz., or more. I seem to recall the U.S government phased out the M-14, the upgrade to the M1, because it, and it's 7.62x51mm cartridge were considered too heavy for a soldier to carry, and our boys carried the M1 and as much ammo as they could carry all across Europe, and eventually throughout the Pacific. Damn!... Those guys truly were the greatest, and the toughest, generation! Here's to them🍻 God bless the heroes of WW2.

[MrEsMysteriesMagicks]

I've read that standard issue was 96 rounds a day. Of course, that really didn't mean much.

[willkenny]

Across the various battlefields of the past hundred years or so, if you were to ask an infantryman how much ammo he carries, his answer would almost always be: “as much as I can get my hands on”.