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US Army personnel used: M-48 Patton tanks, M-551 Sheridan tanks, M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (also known as Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles), Gun Trucks (regular army trucks with steel plate attached and quad .50 caliber machinguns mounted on the back); 105mm and 155mm towed field guns (howitzers); 155mm, 175mm, and 8 inch Self Propelled Guns; M-42 Duster (twin barrelled 40mm guns); 60mm, 81mm, and 4.2 inch mortar, 90mm & 106mm recoilless rifle, M-72 LAW (66mm Light Anti-Armor Weapon); US Infantry originally carried the M-14 rifle, later the M-16 rifle, .45 pistol, M-60 machingun. US Marines used nearly the same as above, except: The Marines also used an ONTO's, a multi-barreled recoilless rifle armed tracked vehicle; AMPHIBIOUS tractors, and didn't have or use the M-551 Sheridan tank. US Navy operated a "Brown Water Navy" which was equipped with: Swift Boats (Patrol Craft Fast-PCR's), PBR's (Patrol Boat River), Alpha Boats (Assault Support Patrol Boats), and Monitors (River Battleships). USAF/USN/USMC flew: F-100 Supersabre jet fighter airplanes, F-101 Voodoo jet fighter planes, F-102 Delta Dagger jet fighters, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantoms, F-8 Crusader, A-1 Skyraider (propeller driven), A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder (medium attack bomber), A-7 Corsair II, B-57 Canberra Bombers, B-52 Stratofortress Bombers, U-2 Spy Plane, SR-71 Blackbird Spy plane, C-130 Spectre Gunships, 0-1 Bird Dog Observation airplanes, 0-2 Skymaster observation airplanes, 0V-10 Bronco observation/attack airplanes.
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Were the soldiers of the Vietnam war respected after the war?
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
What popular toy did US soldiers in the Vietnam War use for makeshift radio antennas?
slinky
Were child soldiers used in the Vietnam war?
no? yes they were children were strapped with grenades and would walk up to soldiers and kill themselves and the soldiers.
Did soldiers in the Vietnam war get train to fight?
Soldiers from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Korea, Australia, and the United States were all effectively trained and prepared for battle in the Vietnam Conflict.
Did Irish soldiers fight in the Vietnam war?
Plenty of US Servicemen of Irish descent fought in the war, but Ireland did not fight in the Vietnam War.
What methods did the government use to acquire soldiers in the Vietnam War?
Draft
What tactics did the American soldiers use in the Vietnam war?
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Were the soldiers of the Vietnam war respected after the war?
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
How many different weapons were used by vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam war?
North or South Vietnamese? They used different equipment.
Is there a memorial to the soldiers of the Vietnam War?
no
What popular toy did US soldiers in the Vietnam War use for makeshift radio antennas?
slinky
How many soldiers in Vietnam war?
Approximately 2,594,000 US Servicemen served in the Vietnam War.
How many suicides of soldiers returning from Vietnam war?
2000 soldiers
What did the soldiers experience after the Vietnam War?
Rejection.
How were Vietnam soldiers treated differently from World War 2 soldiers?
WWII men fought the good war. Vietnam returnees were treated as losers.
What are the similarities differences between soldiers in the Vietnam War current Iraq war?
What the differences between Iraq war and Vietnam war?
How many us soldiers died in vietnam?
A total of 58,168 American soldiers died in Vietnam during the Vietnam War!!
