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Fixed wing aircraft dropped high explosive bombs and napalm bombs. Fired rockets, and cannons. Those were some of the types of weapons that inflicted casualties. Rotor wing aircraft (Helicopters) fired mini-guns (electric powered gatling guns, normally consisting of 6 barrels), machinguns, and fired rockets (2.75 inch). Tanks fired 76MM (M-41 Walker Bulldog tank), 90MM (M-48 Patton tank), 152MM (M-551 Sheridan tank). These weapons inflicted casualties. M-113's Armored Personnel Carriers/Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles were armed with one .50 caliber machingun and two M-60 machinguns. These inflicted casualties. Artillerymen firing 105MM & 155MM howitzers; 155MM, 8", 175mm, self propelled guns, and M-42 Dusters (twin barreled 40MM), inflicted casualties. Swift Boats, PBR's (Patrol Boat River), Alpha Boats (Assault Support Patrol Boats), and Monitors (River Battleships) fired 81MM mortars, .50 caliber machineguns, and 40MM cannons. These weapons inflicted casualties. Infantrymen armed with M-14 rifles, M-16 rifles, .45 pistols, M-3 submachinguns (.45 caliber), M-60 machinguns, M-79 grenade launchers, M-203 over and under combination rifle/grenade launcher, claymore anti-personnel mines (land mine), M-72 LAW's (66mm Light Anti-Armor Weapon), and hand grenades, inflicted casualties.
About half of US casualties were caused by land mines and 122MM rockets provided to North Vietnam by the Russians. Small arms fire accounted for a large percentage and so did accidents. Over 10% of casualties were non combat related due to injury or illness.
By bullets primarily; 7.62mm from SKS, AK47s, and RPD machineguns. Rocket, artillery, mortar, grenade, and anti-personnel mine shrapnel secondly.
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How many people killed in the Vietnam war were from Wisconsin?
About 1,157 Wisconsin men died in the Vietnam War.
How many you u s veterans were killed in Vietnam war?
Over 58,000 US Servicemen were killed in the Vietnam War.
How many African Americans were killed in the Vietnam war?
See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
How many Doctors of Medicine MDs were killed in the Vietnam war?
list of navy physicians killed in vietnam
Did the Vietnam war kill innocent people?
All wars ever fought have killed innocent people. It is part of the nature of war.
What was used to kill people in the Vietnam war?
Napalm bombs were used in the Vietnam War and killed a lot of people.
How did the Vietnam war affect the people at that time?
It killed them.
Were innocent people killed in the Vietnam war?
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
How many people killed in the Vietnam war were from Wisconsin?
About 1,157 Wisconsin men died in the Vietnam War.
How many people were killed in the Vietnam war other than US troops?
Roughly a million Vietnamese were killed in the war.
How many people had to flee because of the Vietnam war?
to many people where being killed
Why do you still talk about the Vietnam war today?
To learn about the past and not to forget about people that was killed in the war.
How many black people were killed in the Vietnam war?
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How many you u s veterans were killed in Vietnam war?
Over 58,000 US Servicemen were killed in the Vietnam War.
About how many people did the United States loose in the Vietnam war?
58,000 men killed.
How did the people being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War fell about the war generally?
we killed lots of people. and bombed them more and incinerated them with napalm
How many Vietnamese people died?
1.1 million North Vietnemese people were killed during the Vietnam war
