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JordanThe US Air Force was the primary user of the M-16 during the start of the Vietnam War. The US Army used the XM16E1 version (had the forward assist) , and fielded it until the standardized version, the M-16A1 was employed in 1964. At the same time, the US Army Special Forces acquired the AR-15 (commercial version) for their primary assault weapon.
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World War 2 and the Vietnam War?
1. WWII, first war in history in which every US fighting man was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, the M1 Garand. WWII created the AIRBORNE divisions (paratroopers). 2. Vietnam, first war in history in which every US fighting man was armed with a fully-automatic rifle, the M16 Jungle Rifle (assault rifle). Vietnam War created the AIRMOBILE divisions (helicopters). Note: Secretary of Defense McNamara "clarified the M16" for jungle warfare only.
How many people skipped the country in the Vietnam war?
Try: Statistics About The Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
What guns did the US use in veitnom?
You mean "Vietnam". There were many firearms used in Vietnam by the U.S. The USGI started the war using M14 but switched shortly in the war to the M16 as the primary rifle. As for machine guns, they used the M-60. Pistols were Beretta 9mm and a few 1911 .45 because some people were smart and keep their 1911 from before the switch to 9mm. There are many more firearms used in Vietnam by the US, but those were the main players.
What role did Robert mcNamara play in the decision to escalate us military involvement in Vietnam?
Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the early days of the Vietnam War. Robert McNamara spoke to Congress about the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 and begged Congress to let the United States enter fighting in Vietnam. Before that, the United States involvement was only a teaching mission to teach South Vietnam how to organize and fight North Vietnam.
Vietnam war was fought in what country?
It was fought in South east Asia in the country of Vietnam. Back then it was South and North Vietnam. The war spread into Laos, and Cambodia. American forces were stationed not only in Vietnam but in Japan, Thailand, Guam, Okinawa and the Philippine's.
