Water bottles on antennas

Modeling Subjects Armor
1

I remember seeing gun taped to antennae on at least Canadian armour overseas water bottles.

I always forgot to ask then, but why would they have done that?

2

We would put IR glow sticks in them at night to aid friendlies recognizing other fiendly vehicles.

3

The bottle is taped to the antenna as a holder for a chem-lite (glow stick). A chem-lite is placed in the bottle at night to serve as a marker so it can be easily identified by the guys on the ground. Sometimes it is a visible chem-lite, sometimes an IR chem-lite.

bbrowniii beat me to the punch. [:'(] [;)]

4

Even a blind squirrel find a nut every now and again, Gino…[:P]

5

That makes sense.

Thanks

6

We would attach ours straight to the antenna. On big ops there would be different colours for different companies.

7

Yes, my old Mech unit did that too. IIRC, the color of the Chem lights was to designate companies and the number of lights to designate platoons. 1 for 1st PLT, 2 for 2nd PLT, etc.

8

I think we may have done something similar. I recall putting more than one light of antenna’s. I drove a command warrior and as we had two antenna’s, i think we put lights on both to indicate command.

9

Geesh you young whipper snappers! Why, back in my day we didn’t have any chem-lights;

we had to use fuse cord and only the old man had a match.

An’ that was only for important maneuvers, not just this ever’ day stuff…

.mumble… mumble… kids today… mumble… mumble…

NOTE: the above in no way reflects Dusters thoughts or beliefs- that crazy ol’ koot just grabed the keyboard an took off.

Sorry all, and thanks for serving in the armed forces—