MLE 47

[dienbienphu]

When I joined yesterday I had one question, that question was if an MLE 47 uniform would work in a 5 BPVN kit or other paratrooper configurations. I raised this issue with Craig to which he responded that it could not. I immediately thought of Tai guerrillas and the Foreign Legion because I had hear the Tai's used them and seen an image of a Foreign Legionnaire from the 1st Battalion, 3rd REI wearing the uniform. Did these units where this particular uniform?

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[lew]

Tai guerrilas, if not wearing local garb, almost certainly would have been outfitted with Mle. 47 TTA uniforms. French cadre would have a mix of TTA and TAP uniforms, but those they led rarely wore any TAP gear.

The movie La 317ème Section is a great depiction of a GCMA-type unit in action behind enemy lines.