This article is about the weapons used in the vietnam war, which involved the peoples army of vietnam pavn or north vietnamese army nva, national liberation front for south vietnam nlf or viet cong vc, and the armed forces of the army of the republic of vietnam arvn, united states, republic of korea, philippines, thailand, and. In order for the troops to have a more suitable continue reading vietnam war weapons. A pictorial report on the us infantry s gear and life during the vietnam war 19651975 arques, antonio on. This is a list of infantry weapons of world war i 19141918. There are a total of 116 vietnam war guns 19551975 in the military factory. The vietnam war took its toll on our american servicemen. The australian army was founded by a merger of the six separate armies of the six independent australian british colonies. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary. Infantry weaponsoften referred to as small armshave fascinated soldiers and. Vietnam accordingly saw the perfection of many of the weapons of previous wars, with assault rifles in particular assuming their modern form during the conflict. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. The m48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Learn about the firearms, bombs, tanks, ships, planes and other equipment. We can thank samuel colt, john browning and oliver winchester for that. This article is about the weapons used in the vietnam war, which involved the peoples army of vietnam pavn or north vietnamese army nva, national. The vietnam war pitted all manner of individual weapons on a battlefield that was as primitive as it was technologically advanced. When those forces merged officially on 1 march 1901, during the second boer war in south africa, all six colonies had troops already engaged in combat in the field. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Weapons and equipment vietnam war pritzker military museum. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. But thanks to these impressive and mostly dependable infantry weapons, a lot of those courageous individuals were able to thwart their enemies and make it home in one piece. A pictorial report on the us infantry s gear and life during the vietnam war 19651975. Historical weaponry of the australian army wikipedia. Vietnam era rifles used by the us military and allies.
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