Chocolate Chip camouflage uniforms up-close (officially called 6-color desert battle dress uniform), introduced in early 1980s as US shifted military presence to Middle East to protect Arabian oil supplies. Military stockpiles were pre-positioning in Saudi Arabia and Oman for a decade before outbreak of 1991 Gulf War. BDU - Battle Dress Uniforms - www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bdu.htm

Supplies stowed on top of ammunition compartment behind crew hatches. Compartments have two blast doors designed to vent munition explosions upwards from the hull. In WW2, Axis and Allies tanks interspersed ammunition storage throughout the entire vehicle, when penetrated by enemy tank rounds, surviving crew had about 30 seconds to escape before the tank (in British slang) Brew Up.

Rollover : 12.7mm (0.5-caliber) M2 Browning heavy machine gun and 7.62mm M240 light machine gun were painted TESTOR Black and dry-brushed with TESTOR Tan. Spare helmet placed behind the gunner. Camouflage mesh placed over supply boxes is from VERLINDEN aftermarket kit. It was soaked in Elmers Glue + Water to stiffen the fabric, painted in TESTOR Forest Green, dry-brushed with TESTOR Tan. Reddish dirt around the vehicle are brushed Red Brown pastel powder. M2 .50 caliber machine gun "Ma Duce" www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m2-50cal.htm

M2 was modified in 1960s for installation inside armor vehicles (mainly M60 tank and AAVP7 personnel carrier), designated M85 machine gun. By 1990s, this variant was no longer effective against modern armor personnel carriers, thus removed from frontline service. Nowadays, the M85 are primarily used for training and sold as military surplus to Allied markets overseas. M85 machine gun - www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m85.htm