History Main / BadassBandolier

* In ''Left4Dead 2'', Whitaker and the Fallen Survivor infected

* Several Armor Permutations in ''HaloReach'' feature the GrenadeLauncher variant, including the Ua/Multithreat, Base Patrol, and Grenadier variants. However, this is purely aesthetic, and doesn't do anything other then [[RuleOfCool look cool]].

* Sgt Rock is often shown carrying a belt of .50-caliber machine gun ammunition over his shoulders... despite the fact that Easy Company seldom actually ''use'' heavy machine guns.

* SgtRock is often shown carrying a belt of .50-caliber machine gun ammunition over his shoulders... despite the fact that Easy Company seldom actually ''use'' heavy machine guns.

* Dinobot in the "Coming of the Fuzors" arc in BeastWars sports one of these towards the end of part 1. Along with (at that point) the largest gun seen on the show.

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** They were actually functional, but not in the typical way; an ammunition pound was slung on the end of one, and your bayonet and other small equipment on the other, and to prevent them from sliding about they were typically pinned in the middle. This allowed the soldiers to put their ammunition in easy reach, while carrying more shots than a belt pounh. Officers, who didn't use guns unless they owned a personal pistol, had just one cross-belt onto which their scabbard could be attached. The entire kit kept the most vital pieces of equipment close at hand while disturbing the weight naturally. Though some other countries used them in a similar matter, others simply retained cross-belts from a time when they were ''actually'' bandoliers for musket shot. Even after the British stopped wearing red, straps worn across the body were used for ammunition bags and canteens.

The fundamental concept is that a warrior will want to wear all of his equipment close at hand, so the bandolier sends a message that the wearer expects combat. Various cultures have used bandoliers for different purposes. In the age of muzzle-loadng firearms, a wealthy soldier might wear multiple pistols so he could discharge them rapidly without reloading. Cavalrymen and banditos of the Old West might also wear multiple pistols, as reloading was still a laborious process through the 1800's. In the latter half of the 1800's, cartridge technology made it feasible to wear individual bullets or shotshells in the bandolier. It was a sort of status symbol to wear a fully-loaded bandolier, as this showed you were not only a warrior but also wealthy enough to maintain a full complement of ammunition.

The use of a bandolier is not without its problems, however. Munitions exposed to the elements may corrode and become unusable. Since the invention of the machine gun, soldiers have wants to sling ammunition belts over their shoulders to present a menacing appearance. This has been to the consternation of more veteran soldiers who understand that this will cause the belted ammo links to rust so that they cannot be fed into a weapon. Hollywood often depicts soldiers with grenades dangling from their bandoliers (John Wayne being perhaps the most famous example of this). This is also a bad idea, as a grenade dangling from equipment may become snagged as a soldier crawls or moves through rough terrain, with unfortunate results (Under-slung GrenadeLauncher muntions, on the other hand, work fine) - this is especially true for the common depiction of the grenades dangling by their ''pins''. Unfortunately, young soldiers would try to emulate what they saw on television. Vietnam veteran David Hackworth once recalled a soldier telling him the Army would not provide grenade pouches because they believed John Wayne was wearing his munitions "the right way," another example of [[LifeImitatesArt life imitating art]].

* Faun Reinaka of ''{{Tasakeru}}'' wears one [[{{Stripperiffic}} strategically]] [[BuxomIsBetter across her considerable assets]]. It has dozens of pouches to hold her [[TrickBomb trick bombs]].

The worn form of GunAccessories. Compare SuperheroPackingHeat.

** They were actually functional, but not in the typical way; an ammunition pound was slung on the end of one, and your bayonet and other small equiptment on the other, and to prevent them from sliding about they were typically pinned in the middle. This allowed the soldiers to put their ammunition in easy reach, while carrying more shots than a belt pounch. Officers, who didn't use guns unless they owned a personal pistol, had just one cross-belt onto which their scabbard could be attached. The entire kit kept the most vital pieces of equiptment close at hand while distrubting the weight naturally. Though some other countries used them in a similar matter, others simply retained cross-belts from a time when they were ''actually'' bandoliers for musket shot. Even after the British stopped wearing red, straps worn across the body were used for ammunition bags and canteens.

* Several Armor Permutations in HaloReach feature the grenade launcher varient, including the Ua/Multithreat, Base Patrol, and Grenadier varients. However, this is purely aesthetic, and doesn't do anything other then [[RuleOfCool look cool.]]

Compare SuperheroPackingHeat.

The use of a bandolier is not without its problems, however. Munitions exposed to the elements may corrode and become unusable. Since the invention of the machine gun, soldiers have wants to sling ammunition belts over their shoulders to present a menacing appearance. This has been to the consternation of more veteran soldiers who understand that this will cause the belted ammo links to rust so that they cannot be fed into a weapon. Hollywood often depicts soldiers with grenades dangling from their bandoliers (John Wayne being perhaps the most famous example of this). This is also a bad idea, as a grenade dangling from equipment may become snagged as a soldier crawls or moves through rough terrain, with unfortunate results (Under-slung GrenadeLauncher muntions, on the other hand, work fine.). Unfortunately, young soldiers would try to emulate what they saw on television. Vietnam veteran David Hackworth once recalled a soldier telling him the Army would not provide grenade pouches because they believed John Wayne was wearing his munitions "the right way," another example of [[LifeImitatesArt life imitating art]].

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[[caption-width:300:[[RedDeadRedemption John Marston]] shows us how it's done.]]

* Kick-Ass gets one in the [[KickAss movie with his name in it]].

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard Blackbeard]] the pirate wore bandoliers full of pistols (as well as [[DualWielding a sword in each hand]] and ''[[RuleOfCool burning fuses in his hair]])''.
* Wearing two bandoliers of bullets in an "X" across the body became Pancho Villa's trademark.
* The British Army uniform included non-functional bandoliers called cross-belts up until they did away with the bright red coats.

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