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The "Standard Issue" US Military weapons during the Vietnam War were:
1. US M14 Rifle firing .308 Winchester cartridge (7.62mm NATO).
2. US M16 Assault Rifle originally fielded as a "jungle rifle" for Vietnam warfare only; becoming the standard US Rifle by the end of the 1960s decade in Vietnam ONLY. Becoming the standard US Rifle world wide by 1970s. Caliber .223 (5.56mm NATO).
3. M-113 APC/ACAV Armored Personnel Carrier/Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle. Built in 1960; fielded in Vietnam in 1961/62. Most numerous AFV in the Vietnam War (AFV=Armored Fighting Vehicle).
4. M-551 Sheridan light tank; officially designated as the Armored Airborne Reconnaissance Assault Vehicle. Designed and built in the 1960s. FIRST fielded in South Vietnam in January 1969. The US Army's only amphibious tank; and which fired the largest gun-152mm. Built with an aluminum hull and steel turret and firing caseless tank shells. ALL US Armored Cavalry Units in Vietnam were ultimately equipped with ACAVs & Sheridans.
5. M48 Patton medium (90mm) gun tank. The last of the Patton series US tanks.
6. PCF-Patrol Craft Fast, US Navy Swift Boat; all aluminum, 50 feet long, manned by one officer and five crewmen; armed with 3 fifties and one 81mm lanyard fired mortar; part of the US Navy's Brown Water Navy's Riverine Forces.
7. A-7 Corsair II; America's only "designed, built, and blooded in the 1960's" in Vietnam, single seat/single engine jet fighter bomber. Used by both the USN/USAF.
8. World's FIRST designed and built (AH) Attack Helicopter; AH-1 Cobra.
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What weapons did South Vietnam use in the Vietnam War?
The weapons the US Government provided. In the early years of the war the were furnished WWII era weapons, later, were provided the same mat
Is the Vietnam war classed as world war 3?
The Korean War 1950-1953 and the Vietnam War 1961-1973 are normally classified at LIMITED WARS because they were limited in the boundaries of where they could fight, and limited with the weapons they could use, such as NO ATOMIC WEAPONS!
What illegal war acts did the US and Vietnam do in the Vietnam war?
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
What were the weapons used in the Vietnam war and war on terror?
M-16
What are some large weapons that were used in the Vietnam war?
AK47
What type of nuclear weapons did the US use in the Vietnam War?
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
What type of nuclear weapons did the Vietnam war use?
None.
What weapons did South Vietnam use in the Vietnam War?
The weapons the US Government provided. In the early years of the war the were furnished WWII era weapons, later, were provided the same mat
Nuclear weapons not in Vietnam war?
No, Vietnam was LIMITED to conventional weapons only. A limited war.
What weapon was not used in the Vietnam war?
Nuclear weapons were not used in the Vietnam War.
Is total war and complete battlefield the same?
Total war is all out war; including the use of atomic weapons. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were LIMITED WARs, "No Atomic Weapons."
Are there tanks on Call of Duty world at war on multiplayer for the wii?
no there is not a zombie mode on call of duty world at war for wii.
Is the Vietnam war classed as world war 3?
The Korean War 1950-1953 and the Vietnam War 1961-1973 are normally classified at LIMITED WARS because they were limited in the boundaries of where they could fight, and limited with the weapons they could use, such as NO ATOMIC WEAPONS!
What weapons did the us use to take down veitnamese?
the US effectively lost the vietnam war.
What weapon was not used in Vietnam during the war?
Nuclear weapons were not used during the Vietnam war
What are the weapons that the Vietnam war had?
See answer below.
Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Vietnam war?
Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.
