These stories first appeared in Hunt's Book of Weapons, an in-game collection of found documents curated by an unknown researcher. They are replicated here in their original format. This means that many of the stories are not presented chronologically, or in one grouping, and it is left to the reader to put together the puzzle pieces and determine to what extent they contain fact, fiction, or fable.
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Ammo Box
AMMO BOX (See also, AMMUNITION, STORAGE CONTAINERS) An ammo
box is a portable container that is both fire retardant and weatherproofed to
resist submersion in water, atmospheric humidity, and rain. These precautions
are necessary to ensure the safe transportation of ammunition in hostile
environments, where dampening the primer would cause ammunition to fail. The
U.S. Army produced steel ammo boxes for standard issue; however, they could
also be constructed with the provision of any watertight metal container, so
long as the interior construction could prevent ammunition from rattling during
transport.
Tool Box
TOOL BOX. (See also, STORAGE CONTAINERS) An easily portable container, first developed by carpenters and then adapted by the US military, that is equipped with a variety of useful tools. The primary challenge to overcome was balancing the portability and safety of the box, considering the range of volatile items being carried. This rough but functional creation is an impressive achievement of technology, and the result of many lessons learned from many accidents.
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