The ammo was swiped from the caches. doctored at rear areas , and actually returned to the caches.
Also random magazines were dropped in various locations.
Some mortar ammo and other stuff underwent the treatment.
A few US casualties resulted from this.
At least one load went down during a reinsertion when the chopper was struck and exploded.
Another guy was firing a captured mortar when the round detonated leaving the tube.
This was one reason that there was a general order regarding not using captured weapons or ammo.
We were not the 1st people in history to think this up.
SOG did exploit the concept very well.
I knew a number of guys involved in this operation. It was really a dangerous undertaking. I was lucky to be sent to an A Detatchment.
It was the luck of the draw in SF in those days.
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