vietnam weapons by: kevin bernal, michael mynarski, matt dalton, atis y. mir-merced
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Vietnam WeaponsBy: Kevin Bernal, Michael Mynarski, Matt Dalton, Atis Y. Mir-Merced
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M-14
● Semi-Auto Rifle● Used by U.S in Vietnam● Weighs 9.2 lbs unloaded 10.7 lbs loaded.● Designed in 1954
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M-16
● Weighs 7.18 Unloaded 8.79 Loaded● Used by U.S in Vietnam● Invented in 1959● Burst Fire/Semi-Auto/Full Auto
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M-60
● Designed 1957 ● Still used today● 23.15 lbs● Used by U.S in Vietnam War● 6,000 Dollars to create one unit● 500-600 rounds per minute
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M-79single shot grenade launcher shot anti personnel, smoke buckshot, illuminationdesigned 1971used by the USAweighed 6.45lb$350,000 US only
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RPG
rocket propelled grenade soviet madeused by the vc and the nva6.24lb
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Claymore mine
anti personal mine designed 1956weight 3.5lbused by the usa$119 as of 1933still used today
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Grenade launcher
M-79 grenade launcher used by the U.SDesigner- Springfield armoryDesigned 1953-1960350,000 built by the U.SStill currently used
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Flamethrower
Flamethrower widely used in world war l and ll.Very Heavy and dangerous (If shot in the tank the soldier carrying and the other around him will burn).Very visible (easy target).Could only shoot flame for a few seconds (consumes gas quickly)Effective range was short.Flamethrower personnel were rarely taken prisoner.
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M102-Howitzer
Main artillery support for Vietnam.Many old cannoneers did not like the change to the M102 H.1964-present
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KA-Bar
Fighting Knife for the Marine Corps and the Navy.Designed 1942Made by Camillus Cutlery Co.
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Carbine
● Lightweight easy to use semi automatic ● Recently used in World war 2 and the
Korean war● The M1 carbine in Vietnam was used for
parashooters, security police and united States Army Special Forces
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Beehive Rounds
● AKA Shrapnel shells● Carries a large amount of individual bullet● When fired, it explodes into many individual bullets that
can hit many targets● Gets the name from the sound it makes when fired● Previously used in World war 2● Still used today
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Illum
● Type of ammunition that was used for a single shot grenade launch
● Produces illumination● Only used at night to spot enemy soldiers
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Tracer ● Bullets or cannon caliber projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic
charge in their base● Bullets are connected by metal clips● Ignited by burning powder, the pyrotechnic composition burns brightly
making the projectile visible to the naked eye