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During the 1950's & early 1960's the United States supplied the South Vietnamese military with WWII weapons; M-1 Garand rifles, hand grenades, Thompson Submachinguns (.45 caliber), .30 caliber machinguns, bazookas, and the EVER POPULAR M-1 CARBINE, etc. During the late 1960's the South received more updated weapons, such as the M-16 rifle & M-60 machinguns.
The VC (Viet Cong) largely supplied themselves with CAPTURED weapons from the South Viet Governmen; listed above.
Soviet/Communist Chinese (CHICOM) SKS semi-automatic carbines (rifles) & K-54 semi-automatic pistols, and potato masher styled hand grenades (referred to as CHICOM's from the GI's "in country"), as well as the ever present Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers (RPG's), were the standard communist issued weapons.
As the years passed, the SKS rifles (carbines) began to disappear from the battlefields and the AK-47 assault rifles became the common place weapon. The grenades, RPG's, remained the same.
The NVA (Regular Army from North Vietnam) was armed as was the US Forces; Tanks, Jet Aircraft, Artillery, etc.
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What type of weaponry was used during the cold war?
Words. Words are the weaponry of a cold war. The term "Cold War" means "no shooting".
What type of WMD was used by the US in the Vietnam war?
Napalm?
How is the Vietnam war and the cold war alike?
The Vietnam war was a warm part of the cold war.
What type of nuclear weapons did the US use in the Vietnam War?
The U.S used no nuclear weapons whatsoever on Vietnam.
What is a Vietnam tunnel rat?
During the Vietnam war the Vietcong made a tunnel network under Vietnam which they used for communication and supply routes. When the American troops found the entrance to one of these tunnels they would send one soldier down into the tunnel armed only with a gun, a knife, a flashlight and a piece of string. These soldiers were called 'tunnel rats'. They would explore the tunnels and then bring any papers or information back to the rest of his troops at the entrance to the tunnel. Many 'tunnel rats' were killed while down in the tunnels as the Vietcong set booby traps to kill the 'tunnel rats'.
Are bows still used in modern warfare?
They were used in Vietnam by the Vietcong.
What was not tactics used by the vietcong to successfully fight the Vietnam war against America?
The tactic used was guerrilla warfare.
Which battle tactics were commonly employed by the VietCong?
There are many tactics that the VietCong used in the Vietnam war. The most common tactic used was surprise attacks and ambushes due to extensive tunneling underground.
How did north Vietnam's and Vietcong combat strategies differ from those of the American forces?
They used guerilla tactics
What gasoline based bomb was used to expose vietcong tunnels and hideouts and set fire to the jungles of Vietnam?
Napalm .
What type of weaponry was used to sink the lusitania?
One torpedo fired by a German submarine sank the Lusitania. No other weaponry was used.
What weapons did Vietcong use against the US?
The South Vietnam Army used firearms from the U.S. such as the M14 and the M16 or the M1 Carbine since South Vietnam was the ally of the U.S! The Vietcong used mainly the AK-47 provided by China and Russia.
What type of weaponry was used in the Carolina's in the S's?
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What type of weaponry was used during the cold war?
Words. Words are the weaponry of a cold war. The term "Cold War" means "no shooting".
Why did so many American soldiers die in the Vietnam war?
Vietnam is a dense jungle that when the planes crashed, and/or the troops were captured it was easy for the Vietcong to relocate them without American troops finding them. There were tunnel systems used by the Vietcong to travel without being seen as well. Between those factors and the camps it was hard to locate all of our men. There is speculation of some of them being relocated out of Vietnam altogether upon capture as well.
What type of gun was used?
Several different types of guns were used during the Vietnam war. The most common used by the allies was the M-16 rifle and the 45 auto hand gun. The Vietcong also used a variety of weapons the most common was the AK-47. However many other types were used by both sides.
What are the ranks of the Vietcong?
The Vietcong, formally known as the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, had a structured rank system similar to that of conventional military organizations. Key ranks included political leaders, such as the General Secretary, and military ranks such as Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. These ranks were often used to denote both military and political roles within the organization, reflecting the dual nature of the Vietcong's operations during the Vietnam War. The hierarchy facilitated command and control in their guerrilla warfare efforts against South Vietnamese and U.S. forces.
