The 20 pound purple K extinguishers were mounted on the trucks designated for flammable goods. This included the fuel tenders in the airforce, as well as trucks handling fuel or ammo in the field. We usually mounted the large ones on the brush bar at the front of the truck. BSMs were responsible for the ammo in a battery so on the BSMs LSVW, a pair would also be mounted as well on the bush guard....a lot of weight for a small truck.
Never saw them mounted on the Jeeps though....that would have been overkill.
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