I don't know about mechanical stuff, but all the condition codes for commo equipment are iffy, to say the least. When soldiers know something is going to DRMO it doesn't usually get any TLC. It's rarely inspected properly, if at all.

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1985 MB 300D/T

Fell off the WVO bandwagon when people started trying to charge $2.50 a gallon for dirty vegetable oil.