"On afternoon of June 5 the Allied airborne troopers began dressing for battle. Each rifleman carried his M-1 (either broken down in padded case called Griswold container or already assembled), 160 rounds of ammunition, two fragmentation hand grenades, a white phosphorus and an orange-colored smoke grenade, and a Gammon grenade. Most carried a pistol - the paratroopers'greatest fear was getting shot out of the sky, next was being caught on the ground at the moment of landing, before they could put their rifles into operation - plus knife and a bayonet. An unwelcome surprise was an order to carry a Mark IV antitank mine, weighting about ten pounds." - Allied paratroopers preparations for D-Day (from "Victors" by Stephen E Ambrose)