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{{Short description|Method of carrying ammunition}} |
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[[File:Polish AKMS.JPEG|thumb|A [[Polish Army|Polish soldier]] in June 1997, with [[Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System|MILES]] gear, [[AKMS]] and three magazines taped together.]] |
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Firearm [[Magazine (firearms)|magazines]] are used "'''jungle style'''" if they are fixed together side by side, often with tape. The spare magazine may be pointing downwards in relation to the one fitted to the weapon. |
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This configuration is used to speed up the process of reloading, since a loaded magazine is attached to the one in use. Disadvantages include an increase in the risk of stoppages due to the exposure of the rounds and magazine lips to dirt (particularly if the second magazine is inverted), possible loss of ammunition, and that the extra length of two magazines together can raise the profile of a soldier in the prone position. |
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To counter these drawbacks, some manufactures, such as [[Swiss Arms|SIG]] and [[Heckler & Koch]],<ref name="Janes 2006">{{cite book|pages=179, 220|title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2006/2007|editor=Terry Gander|isbn=0710627556|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]]|year=2006}}</ref> have designed magazines with studs and cradles which permit extra ammunition to be carried parallel mated in an upright position without the need for tape or clamps.<ref name="Janes 2006" /> Ram-Line high-capacity magazines for [[Ruger 10/22]] semi-automatic [[.22 Long Rifle|.22 LR]] rifles are also equipped with pins and sockets to allow them to be coupled together. |
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==History== |
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The practice of "jungle style" magazines originated in [[World War II]] for the [[M1 carbine]],<ref>{{cite book|title=The M1 Carbine|author= Leroy Thompson|page=57|isbn=978-1849086196|year=2011}}</ref> [[M3 submachine gun|M3 "Grease Gun"]],<ref>{{cite book|title=United States Infantry Weapons of the Second World War: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives|author=Michael Green|page=68|year=2015}}</ref> and [[Thompson submachine gun]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Tommy Gun: How General Thompson's Submachine Gun Wrote History|year=2009|author=Bill Yenne|isbn=978-0312383268|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312383268/page/212 212]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780312383268/page/212}}</ref> [[Audie Murphy]], one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, was reported to have utilized taped M1 carbine magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsbauctions.com/1036/audie-murphys-m1-carbine-gift-to-dfc-recipient-george-d-mclvor-for-sale-at-lsb/|title=Audie Murphy's M1 Carbine Gift To DFC Recipient George D. Mclvor|accessdate=December 22, 2015|date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> |
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Thompson submachine gun users frequently taped two 20-round magazines together to speed reloads and compensate for the limited capacity. This spurred official development of the 30-round Thompson magazine, which included the experiment of welding two 20-round magazines face-to-face (dropped in favor of the 30-round magazine). The [[United Defense M42]] submachine gun was occasionally issued with two 20-round magazines welded face-to-face.<ref>{{cite book|title=Office of Strategic Services 1942-45: The World War II Origins of the CIA|author=Eugene Liptak|isbn=978-1846034633|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|year=2009}}</ref> |
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Taping magazines together in order to speed up reloading became so common among troops using the M1 Carbine that the U.S. military experimented with the "Holder, Magazine T3-A1", which came to be referred to by some infantrymen as the "Jungle Clip". This metal clamp holds two M1 Carbine 30-round magazines together without the need for tape.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=December 2017|title=M1 Carbine|url=http://www.112fa.org/PDF/M1Carbine.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=Feb 12, 2021|website=Camden Light Artillery 1 BN|publisher=Camden Light Artillery Association and the 1st Battalion 112th Field Artillery|page=6}}</ref> |
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==Image gallery== |
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File:Ethiopian Soldiers Korean War.jpg|[[Ethiopia]]n [[Kagnew Battalion|soldiers]] deployed with U.S.-made weapons in [[Korean War|Korea]], 1953. The M1 Carbine magazines are taped together. |
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File:United Defence M42.jpg|A [[United Defense M42]] with magazines welded together. |
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File:SEAL MP5N.JPEG|U.S. Navy SEAL with [[MP5]] SMG and two magazines clamped together during [[Gulf War|Operation Desert Storm]] in 1991. |
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File:Caroline-chargeur-plein-p1000499b.jpg|Detachable box magazine for a [[SIG 550]] with studs for stacking multiple magazines together. |
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File:SIG-551-p1030048.jpg|SIG SG 551 with three magazines held together. |
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File:OSN Saturn special purpose unit (506-19).jpg|[[PP-19 Vityaz|Vityaz-SN]] with a fastening device that joins two magazines together. |
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File:10-22 Jungle Magazines.png|Two [[Ruger 10/22]] magazines attached. |
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File:M1 Carbine Magazine Clipped.jpg|Two 15-round M1 Carbine magazines attached by a clip. |
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File:AR-M16-Tape-Jungle.jpg|Two AR-15/M16/[[STANAG magazine|STANAG]] 30-round magazines placed together with [[duct tape]]. |
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File:US Navy 020109-N-2383B-506 Kandahar - 26th MEU.jpg|Ditto, with an improvised pull tab, and inserted into an [[M4 carbine]]. |
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File:Mini Uzi Competition.jpg|[[Uzi#Mini_Uzi_carbine|Mini Uzi]] being fired with magazines held together horizontally. |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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<References/> |
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[[Category:Magazines (firearms)]] |
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[[Category:Firearm terminology]] |
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