Sipsey Street Irregulars – by Dutchman 6
The ‘definitive glossary of modern US military slang’ defines “Speedball” as: A body bag filled with supplies, usually ammunition and bottled water, dropped from a plane or helicopter to resupply soldiers far afield or in dire need.
Michael Yon describes the use of “Body Bags & Speedballs” in Afghanistan here.
Body bags as speedballs in Afghanistan.
Some folks have even designed specially drop-resistant bags for re-use as in Bulldog Equipment’s – Speedball Bag. (Be sure and watch the short video where the ammo cans within the bag fail the long drop, but the bag does not.) Continue reading “Praxis: Improvised Resupply By “Speedball.””