The vietnam war pitted all manner of individual weapons on a battlefield that was as primitive as it was technologically advanced. Buy weapons and field gear of the north vietnamese army and viet cong by edward j emering isbn. The m48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Weapons and field gear of the north vietnamese army and viet. The multitheater nature of the war also meant that the weapons that were developed applied to air forces as much as infantry troops, and as much to artillery as. 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. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary. The big red one 19651970 hardcover november 23, 1993 by turner publishing compiler 5. Wikicommons amercian soldiers went into battle in vietnam armed with more than a dozen different types of infantry weapons.
Vietnam era rifles used by the us military and allies. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Infantry weapons of world war ii is the best, single volume coverage of the true u. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
During the vietnam war, both the viet cong and the peoples army of. Janes infantry weapons 198889 by non stated and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. List of equipment of the vietnam peoples ground forces. The m48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to provide support for u. Impartial perspective on military capabilities, terrorism and insurgency and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.
During the vietnam war 19651975 and the cambodian vietnamese war 19771989, the vietnam peoples ground forces relied almost entirely on sovietderived weapons and equipment systems. Weapons and equipment vietnam war pritzker military museum. Learn about the firearms, bombs, tanks, ships, planes and other equipment used by both. Infantry weaponsoften referred to as small armshave fascinated soldiers and.
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