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1. Bullets
2. Shrapnel (Artillery/Mortars)
3. Mines/booby traps (these also killed US Riverine Sailors on Swift Boats, etc.)
4. Anti-Aircraft Missiles/Fire (killed many US pilots/aircrewmen
5. Helicopter/Jet/Propeller driven Airplane Crashes (both combat & operational)
Approximately 18,618 US servicemen were killed by gunfire (small arms) in Vietnam. About 8,456 men were killed by artillery, mortar, and rocket shrapnel.
It's unknown which category airmen would be placed in, as they died as a result of a combination from all of the above when their fighter/bombers were shot down over North/South Vietnam.
Most American deaths were caused by booby traps and VC ambushes. Most VC deaths were caused by American air and artilllery stikes
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How many deaths were there on the South Vietnam side during the Vietnam War?
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
War with most American deaths?
The Civil War had the most AMERICAN deaths
How many Deaths in the American civil war were caused by gun fights?
623,123 deaths
What was the Worst pouisonous gas in World War 1?
Mustard Gas caused the most casualties and deaths in WWI.
All of the countries deaths in the Vietnam War?
Military:1,177,426 highest estimate Civilian:420,000-2,500,000 Total:1,597,426-3,677,426
How many deaths were caused by booby traps in the Vietnam war?
3,027
What caused most of the deaths during the war?
Disease.
What were the causes and effects of Americas growing involvement in the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War was caused by the rise of a Communist government in south Asia. The effect was millions of American soldier deaths.
What caused the 1979 Vietnam War?
There was no war in Vietnam in 1979.
Who caused the Vietnam war?
LBJ escalated the Vietnam War
How many deaths were there on the South Vietnam side during the Vietnam War?
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
What was total of U.S. of deaths in Vietnam war?
Around 58,000
What caused the American involvement in Vietnam?
Most people accept the spread of communism as the prime cause of the Vietnam War, a battle of the cold war.
Vietnam war caused by ideology?
Cold war.
Did the usa lose more men in Vietnam then World War 2?
No. World War 2 had 418,500 US Deaths. Vietnam had 58,217 US Deaths. and 155,359 Wounded/MIA (1,947 are MIA)
How many total American troops die in the Vietnam war?
Here is a breakdown for the Vietnam War: Vietnam War (1964–1975) Total servicemembers 8,744,000 Serving in-theater 3,403,000 Battle deaths 47,410 Other deaths in service (theater) 10,789 Other deaths in service (nontheater) 32,000 Nonmortal woundings 153,303
Which war had more US combat deaths Korea or Vietnam?
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