USAF: F100 Supersabre Jets; F101 Voodoo Jets; F102 Delta Dagger Jets; F104 Starfighters; F105 thunderchiefs; A1 Skyraiders (See film: Rescue Dawn); A7 Corsair II's; F4 Phantom II's; B57 Canberra Bombers; B52 Stratofortress Bombers; SR71 Blackbird Spyplanes; U2 Spyplanes; 0-1 Bird Dog observation planes; 0-2 Skymaster observation planes; 0V-10 Bronco observation/attack planes; AC-130 Spectre gunships. CH53/HH53 Jolly Green Giant helicopters. USN: A1 Skyraiders; A4 Skyhawks; A6 Intruders (See film: Flight of the Intruder); A7 Corsair II; F8 Crusader, F4 Phantom II's. USMC: Flew Navy jets listed above. USA: Flew: UH1 Huey helicopters; AH-1 Cobra helicopters; CH47 Chinooks; Kiowas; Cayuse; and Mohawk twin engined observation airplanes. USN: Manned battleship USS New Jersey (16" gun Iowa Class battleship); Heavy cruisers with 8" guns; Light cruisers with 6" guns; Destroyers with 5" guns; and Aircraft Carriers. USN Brown Water Navy (Riverine Forces): Manned Swift Boats (PCF-Patrol Craft Fast, all aluminum 50 footers); PBR (Patrol Boat River-all fiberglass 32 footers); Alpha Boats (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boats, all steel construction); and Monitors (Riverine Battleships). USA/USMC: M48A3 Patton tanks; M41 Walker Bulldog Light tanks (ARVN use only); M551 Sheridan tanks (US Cavalry only); M42 Dusters (twin barreled 40mm guns); M113 ACAVs (US Army/ARVN only); M50 Ontos (USMC only); V-100 Armored Cars; Gun Trucks; 105mm, 155mm, towed artillery; 8", 155mm, 175mm Self Propelled Guns; 60mm, 81mm, 4.2" mortars; 90mm, 106mm Recoilless rifles; M14 & M16 rifles; M60 & .50 caliber Browning machine guns; 45 pistols; hand grenades; claymore anti personnel land mines; M72 LAW rockets (light anti-tank weapons).
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
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.
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
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
The US did not want to risk a nuclear confrontation with the communist superpowers.
the US effectively lost the vietnam war.
Yes, with the exceptions of NUCLEAR weapons and an INVASION of North Vietnam. Otherwise, all weapons in the US arsenal were used: SAC bombers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and one battleship. All land warfare weapons were used from tanks to the 175mm self propelled cannon. In addition a special "Brown Water Navy" (Riverine Boats) was created especially for the Vietnam War, not seen since the American Civil War (US Civil War) in 1862. All US branches fought in the war; from the US Coast Guard to the Army & Air National Guards.
The US chose NOT to deploy nuclear weapons. (The US did deploy nuclear weapons against Japan in WWII). The US chose NOT to invade North Vietnam. (The US did invade North Korea during the Korean War).
Their minds and nukes. Should of just used Peaceful logic or nukes. To solve the problem.
The standard US jet averaged about a million dollars apiece.
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Considering that the war involved ALL of the United States military weapons in the US inventory (minus nuclear weapons), and ALL of the US forces (including the US Coast Guard), for MANY YEARS; and that more than 3 times the amount of bombs were dropped in Vietnam than in all of WW2...yes it was the greatest war.