Ammunition container
Ammunition container as a geocache
An ammunition container , or a caisson (ger .: ammunition box ), a container made of metal (previously closed), of the safe and waterproof transport of ammunition used.
nature
For example, in the US Army ammunition containers are painted in NATO - olive green and labeled with the content ( caliber , type of bullet, number). Symbols for the various weapons or areas of application are also used here, which enable the soldier to classify them more quickly. They are mostly stackable and come in several sizes.
Further use
In the civil sector, used ammunition containers are often used as geocaches due to their stability and the fact that they are waterproof .
Web links
Commons : Ammunition Containers - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Wiktionary: Ammunition container - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Can show: Mun containers at geocaching.com