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06-08-2005, 05:40 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| I hate MOP suits...... Period...
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06-08-2005, 06:48 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Me too! It wasn't uncommon for us to spend 12 hours at a stretch in them when we were doing NATO exercises in England. Just the thought of that mask is enough to make me feel shortness of breath! UGH!
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06-09-2005, 08:59 AM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I remember being in the field during Basic Training and having to carry "wounded" comrads out of the danger zone and getting gassed by CS gas. It sucked and then having to carry them on your shoulder and run while in MOP suit. It really SUCKED!!!!
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06-09-2005, 11:45 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
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| I assuming looking at it guys its the same as NBC gear? |
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06-09-2005, 12:06 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| MOP suit is NBC gear.
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06-09-2005, 12:08 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
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| I thought it was Adler Ive only ever known it as NBC cheers. |
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06-09-2005, 12:13 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| To be honest with you I dont know why we call it MOP Gear.
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06-09-2005, 12:27 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| I forget what the acronym stands for. I think it was actually MOPP. Then we had different MOPP conditions. MOPP1-4, if memory serves correctly.
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06-09-2005, 12:30 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Yes, it was MOPP, Mission Oriented Protective Procedure. How's that for a mouthful. Anyway, here is a link that describes the MOPP: http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/mopp/mopp_s01.htm
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06-09-2005, 12:34 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Thats right my bad. I sould have know that. It actually goes from MOPP-0 to MOPP-4 I believe. MOPP-0 being regular duty uniform. MOPP_4 in complete NBC gear because an NBC attack has occured or is about to happen.
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06-09-2005, 12:44 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Yep. It's been so long I had forgotten the levels, but I remember a MOPP level board that was in our barracks.
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06-09-2005, 12:47 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Yeah we have them posted and we have to drill with them in the field. I hate flying at MOPP-4!
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06-09-2005, 01:03 PM
| #478 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bristol, UK
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| How do you man the guns if the doors are shut? |
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06-10-2005, 09:30 AM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| We dont. In a combat environment the windows are always open. The cargo doors can be closed because the guns are mounted on pintal mounts in the crew chiefs sliding windows. In Iraq we flew around for the whole year with windows open and the guns out. In Kosovo we had the guns mounted but stowed inside and we flew with the windows shut. Here in Germany we dont even mount the guns and we fly with the windows shut.
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06-10-2005, 05:06 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 18,454
| Not many bad guys to shoot at in Germany, is there?
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