Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia
By 1969 the US Army had identified 40 rifle/carbine types, 22 machine gun types, 17 types of mortar, 20 recoilless rifle or rocket launcher types, nine types of antitank weapons, and 14 anti-aircraft artillery weapons used by ground troops on all sides.
The M60 Machine Gun in the Vietnam War - Warfare History …
The M60 machine gun was what the military called a “crew-served weapon,” requiring a team of three soldiers to transport, load, and fire it. It was capable of several types of fire: grazing, plunging, flanking, oblique, and enfilading.
M60 machine gun - Wikipedia
Marine fires his M60 machine gun at an enemy position during the Battle of Huế in Vietnam War. In the 1980s, the Army partially replaced the M60 by the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon within infantry squads.
American Infantry Weapons of the Vietnam War
2020年10月9日 · Among the most famous firearms used by ground troops in the Vietnam War was the M1911 .45 caliber automatic pistol. Already more than 50 years old by the time U.S. personnel arrived in Indochina, the legendary seven-shot sidearm was issued to grunts and officers alike, as well as vehicle crews and pilots.
'No. 1 Gun': An M60 Machine Gunner in Vietnam Tells His Story - HistoryNet
2021年10月6日 · A Marine on patrol crosses a rice paddy in Vietnam holding an M60 machine gun in 1966. Nicknamed “the pig” due to its size, weight and sound, the gun struck fear into enemy troops. (Getty Images)
The M60 General Purpose Machine Gun Was One of the Vietnam War…
2022年3月15日 · Five variants of the M60 served in Vietnam, equipping virtually every vehicle, armored personnel carrier, tank, helicopter and Navy patrol craft. During the late morning hours of July 1, 1970, five 82 mm mortar rounds struck Fire Support Base Ripcord in …
When Pigs Fly: The Heliborne M60 Machine Gun in Vietnam
2020年6月21日 · The Vietnam War also saw the combat debut of several U.S. military small arms, including the M16 rifle and the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG). After a lengthy development process,...
M60 Machine Gun in Vietnam - HistoryNet
Derived from the German MG42 of World War II, the M60 was the standard platoon machine gun in Vietnam, replacing the M1919A6 Browning .30-caliber machine gun. Ideally served by three crewmen, the machine gun’s bulkiness and weight earned it the moniker “Pig.”.
Weapons of the Vietnam War - HISTORY
2011年8月2日 · One of the most common infantry weapons used by U.S. troops in Vietnam was the M-60 machine gun, which could also be used as an artillery weapon when mounted or operated from a helicopter...
America's First Squad Automatic Weapon · Military Technology
The M-60 was the U.S. forces first General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) for the Vietnam War. As well, it was also the first U.S. machine gun to feature a quick change barrel; however this feature was not used much in Vietnam because of the complexity to field strip the gun under fire.
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