For future correspondence...Army and Soldier means the same thing. Simply put the country (nation) of the army in front of the word soldier...such as US Soldier, or German Soldier, or British Soldier, or Chinese Soldier, etc. As a rule, YES; Soldiers, especially US Soldiers are equipped with the best rifles. US rifles must be "GI Proof." This means that the rifle MUST be able to be thrown around, dirty, damaged, wet, muddy, filthy, and with dirty ammunition to go with it; and it still MUST function properly and accurately! If it cannot not or does not...it is not "GI Proof" and is not fit for military service. GI=Government Issue; a slang term for US servicemen from WWII up until the end of the Vietnam War.
U.S. soldiers are not supposed to, but it does sometimes happen.
immortals
ditch "Bamboo spears and wooden rifles" :^
immortals
Bamboo swords and wooden rifles
bamboo spears and wooden rifles
ditch "Bamboo spears and wooden rifles" :^
Some SKS rifles were brought back... most of them were manufactured in East Germany or China, as the Vietnamese made SKS rifles were and are extremely rare. They were either captured or sold/traded for favours to other soldiers in-country.
infantry soldiers
They were trained with bamboo spears and wooden rifles.
They were trained with bamboo spears and wooden rifles.
with rifles