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WEB
EQUIPMENT
The required field
gear to portray a 5th Ranger infantryman is quite basic. The web gear a
member needs is not unlike any other infantry unit, and for an elite
Ranger unit, there was little modification done to issue gear. All
utilized field gear should be of the early OD#3 color. Most important to
note, as a unit, equipment is carried very light while in the field. The
only time M1928 packs are required to be used is mainly for D-Day
invasion scenarios in which such an item is and would have been totally
necessary. Also, the use of M1936 field suspenders and M1936 musette
bags is strictly prohibited as Ranger units were not issued these pieces
of gear and according to veteran accounts did not much care for
them in the first place, preferring the M1928 haversacks. So, in the
field, simply the cartridge/pistol belt with attached equipment and
perhaps an M1936 general purpose bag or rifle bandoleers should be
carried. Required items will be highlighted in blue 
while optional items will be seem next to a black 
box.
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5th Ranger
Enlisted man in complete Class 'B' combat uniform. Note: 1/4''
helmet nets were used by 'A' Co. during the Normandy operations
only, otherwise, the helmet shall be worn bare. |
Basic
5th Ranger Infantry Rifleman's Field Equipment
M1923 Cartridge Belt
M1910 Canteen, Cup, and Cover
M1942
First Aid Pouch and Dressing
M1928
Haversack
M1910
Entrenching Tool with Cover
M-1
Canvas Bandoleers (1 to 3)
M1936
General Purpose Bag with Strap
M1942
Mess kit with utensil set
M1
Helmet Requirements
Shall have appropriate, WWII corked-finish
To be painted dark olive drab with appropriate 5th Ranger recognition
diamond
Chinstraps are to be of the M-1 type, in OD#3
Shall be
front-seam in construction, preferably fixed bail
Helmet
Liner shall be WWII vintage, or restored to WWII spec
Helmet
Liner leather chinstrap optional: if worn, can be worn over or under
helmet shell
1/4''
inch British-made helmet nets may be worn for D-Day scenario events
Camouflage covers made of parachute silk are appropriate for late
Normandy and Brittany scenario events. This was a practice somewhat
unique to the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions
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5th Ranger
Enlistedman in basic D-Day invasion kit. |
D-Day
Invasion Equipment
M5 Rubberized Gas Mask Bag...to be worn on the chest except by the M-2
Mortar Team (leg)
Gas Detecting Brassard (should be worn sparingly, as according to
original photos)
M1926
USN Life Preserver Belt
Parachutist First Aid Pouch
Assault
Jacket (authorized for wear by S/Sgt.'s, T/Sgt.'s, and Officers per
original photographs)
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