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1. Grunts (Infantrymen) fired the M14 and M16 US Rifle.
2. Tankers manned the M48A3 Patton medium gunned tanks and the M551 Sheridan light tanks (officially classified as a Airborne Armored Reconnaissance Assault Vehicle).
3. Mechanized Grunts and Armored Cavalrymen crewed the M113 APC/ACAV (Armored Personnel Carrier/Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle).
4. Artillerymen operated 105mm, 155mm field guns & 175mm, 155mm, 8" SPG (Self Propelled Guns).
5. Everybody operated the 60mm, 81mm, and 4.2 inch mortars. Many units had the 106mm Recoilless Rifles (replaced by the TOW missiles post Vietnam). All units had the M72 LAW available (Light Anti-Tank Weapon/rocket, a US version of the RPG).
6. All tank crewmen were issued .45s.
7. US Sailors manned Swift Boats on the rivers and carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and one battleship (USS New Jersey) along the coast.
8. US Airmen flew A1s (Skyraiders), A4s (Skyhawks), A6s (Intruders), A7s (Corsair IIs), F100s (Super Sabres), F101s (Voodoos), F102s (Delta Daggers), F104s (Starfighters), F105s (Thunderchiefs), B57s (Canberra bombers), B52 bombers (Stratofortress), O-1 Bird Dogs (Recon planes), SR71 Blackbirds (Spy planes), U2s (Spyplanes) & and over a dozen types of choppers during the war.
What else can I help you with?
What type of nuclear weapons did the US use in the Vietnam War?
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
What did the US do in the Vietnam War?
The US employed ALL OF IT'S CONVENTIONAL military assets in conventional and unconventional warfare in the Vietnam War. "Atomic" weapons and "Chemical/Biological" weapons were the only assets not used.
What two chemicals did the us use as weapons in Vietnam?
they used gun powder and mario
What did the us send to south Vietnam?
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.
Why didn't the US drop atomic bombs on Vietnam in the 1950s?
The US knew that if it used nuclear weapons, it might hurt the French
Why weren't nuclear weapons used in the Vietnam war?
The US did not want to risk a nuclear confrontation with the communist superpowers.
Describe the chemical wiapons used in Vietnam?
By treaty, during the 20th century, chemical/biological weapons were banned (Restricted); During the Vietnam War, the US reserved the right of "First Strike" with nuclear weapons; the US reserved the right to retaliate with chemical weapons; the US would NOT use biological weapons. Other than Agent Orange, and some other possible experimental chemicals; CS gas was the most common chemical weapon used. And there was even raised eyebrows when GI's used that ordnance. The biggest problem facing US Forces in Vietnam, was we didn't want the communists to "Up the Ante." If we used CS gas, then they might say, "well it wasn't really CS, it was some other illegal chemical weapon, so we're gonna use ...this on you...". And the Soviets (Russians) had plenty of chemical weapons to distribute to their North Vietnamese ally.
What type of weapons did us army and South Vietnam use during TET Ofensive?
The exact same types which were in use throughout the entire Vietnam War. With the exception of some weaponry left over from the French colonial era, most weapons and weapons used by the Republic of Vietnam were US-sourced. As for which weapons, you could narrow it down by limiting it to certain types - weapons range from small arms to armoured vehicles to artillery pieces to aircraft and the munitions they drop, and a complete list would be much too long to feasibly post on here.
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
What are some of the weapons being used by the US in the mountains of Afghanistan?
tactical nuclear weapons
What weapons did the us use to take down veitnamese?
the US effectively lost the vietnam war.
