The USAF & USN used to jets and jet bombers to strategically conduct an air war against North Vietnam.
The USAF & USN additionally used jets and jet bombers to tactically support ground units in South Vietnam.
All branches used helicopters during the war; The USAF & USN used chopppers to rescue downed airmen over North Vietnam, as well as in South Vietnam.
The US Army/Marines used choppers for transport, re-supply, evacuations, and aerial gunship attacks during suppport of ground operations.
Nuclear weapons were not used during the Vietnam war
The British warship that was sunk during the Vietnam War was HMS Coventry. It was a Royal Navy destroyer that was attacked and sunk by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War in 1982, not the Vietnam War. However, the British did not lose any warships during the Vietnam War, as they were not directly involved in that conflict.
During WW2 aircraft used machine guns and automatic cannons, 20mm primarily. During the Vietnam War, jet aircraft used 20/30mm cannons and air to air missiles during aerial combat (dog-fights).
The countries that were actually "physically" involved, and were bombed or had US aircraft crash into them, whether they were "officially" in the war or not, were: Lao's, Cambodia, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
During the Vietnam War, the US Army had the largest helicopter force in the United States.
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
During the Vietnam War, all combatants (including North Vietnam) used draftees except for the New Zealanders, they sent volunteers to South Vietnam.
The Stealth Bomber unfotunately was highly used by the Viatnamese in WWI .
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
they were used to spark protest against America's involvement in the Vietnam War
To differentiate those who served during the Viet nam war but were not in the war theater
No because it was an undeclared war.