1982 Short-Fuze: Mortar Soldier v1 (straight-arm)
Includes: M-1 (81mm medium mortar), bipod, ammo pack, helmet (with visor)
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Filecard Information:
File Name: Freistadt, Eric W.
SN: RA380225432
Primary Specialty: Artillery
Secondary Specialty: Infantry Engineer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Grade: E-4
Short-fuze comes from military family (Father and Grandfather both career Top Sergeants). Enjoys abstract mathematics and can plot artillery azimuths and tribulations in his head. Specialized Education: Artillery School; Engineer School; Advanced Infantry Training. Qualified Expert: M-14; M-16; M-1911A1; M-79 (Grenade Launcher); M-2 (60mm Light Mortar); M-1 (81mm Medium Mortar).
"Short-Fuze is logical and sensitive. Has a tendency to blow his stack---hence the nick-name...Short-Fuze."
SN: RA380225432
Primary Specialty: Artillery
Secondary Specialty: Infantry Engineer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Grade: E-4
Short-fuze comes from military family (Father and Grandfather both career Top Sergeants). Enjoys abstract mathematics and can plot artillery azimuths and tribulations in his head. Specialized Education: Artillery School; Engineer School; Advanced Infantry Training. Qualified Expert: M-14; M-16; M-1911A1; M-79 (Grenade Launcher); M-2 (60mm Light Mortar); M-1 (81mm Medium Mortar).
"Short-Fuze is logical and sensitive. Has a tendency to blow his stack---hence the nick-name...Short-Fuze."
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All accessories were photographed on a 1" grid. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.
All sixteen 1982 straight-arm figures were re-released in 1983 with updated swivel-arm articulation. The 1982 straight-arm figures are known as v1, while the 1983 swivel-arm figures are known as v1.5, since they aren't entirely new figures.




















