In the editor, when I place units, the units place with weapons, but do not place with backpacks/ammunition/FAKs or any of that good stuff. When I go to 'play' the mission in the editor, the items all spawn.
However this is frustrating, as when starting some missions (such as dynamic recon ops) I am unable to play with the faction as the ammo and backpacks do not spawn. Is there any fix for this? It's probably me being an idiot