From: Claude W. Vaughn (vaughn@totalaccess.net)
Date: Tue Jun 22 2004 - 05:52:38 PDT
John,
The metal bucket is for cleaning the weapons. Bore cleaner is best, if
available. Hot water and Soda Ash was also used, as was hot soapy water.
Many of the vehicles, if not all, with large caliber weapons, or multiple gun
mounts, also had a bucket mounted somewhere.
Claude.
John Brian Seeling wrote:
> I've got an M16 half-track with the quad-mount in the back.
>
> In the photos, you can see that there's a bucket on the back of the
> half-track, on the left-hand side. I've been told that the boxes next to
> the bucket on the back of the vehicle are "ration boxes" and assume that
> these hold food. However, what is the purpose of the bucket?
>
> I believe that this is the most common question I was asked by the younger
> generation of WWII enthusiasts, and I never thought to ask any of the vets
> while I was there.
>
> So, what's the bucket's purpose?
>
> - John Brian Seeling
> Alexandria, LA
>
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