and, what did the Vietnamese use?
2006-06-27 10:49:49 · 14 answers · asked by blacksk8tpunk 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The standard issue rifle of the US is the M16 variants, it has been the standard rifle since the Vietnam War. Other weapons were also used such as the M249 rifle, for light machine guns. And the Vietnamese use mainly the Avtomat Kalashnikov line, such as the Ak-47, a mainly used rifle, and the RPK, which is an Ak variant as a light machine gun.
2006-06-27 10:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
During the first part of the war, the M-14 was standard issue. The M-14 is a semi-automatic rifle. It was latter replaced by the M-16. The M-16 is a much lighter rifle which is capable of operating fully automatic/
2006-06-27 10:56:04 · answer #2 · answered by navychief1968 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the early days of the Vietnam war, the M-14 7.62mm rifle was the standard issue weapon. Then, under SEC-DEF McNamara, the M-16 was phased into the army as the standard issue weapon between 1966 - 1968.
2006-06-27 11:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M-16
2006-06-27 10:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by ENDURAMAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M-1 until about 1969. Then M-16. Now it is M-16 A-2.
2006-06-27 10:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by theeinstigator 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M-16 on the US side, SKS and AK-47 (the real one) was VCs standard issue. They were massed produced by all Soviet Block/ Communist nations. The Chinese ones are notorious for being the worse of the lot.
2006-06-27 11:01:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st- M-14 rifle
Thompson subMG
M-60 MG
2nd-M-16 (later known as M16-A1)
3rd-M16-A2 (revised M-16)
Current issue-M16-A5
NVA- AK-47
RPG
etc.
VC- SKS,whatever they could scrounge
Stockholm- the M249 SAW wasnt developed til after Nam
the M60 and Ma Duece were the MGs used in Nam
2006-06-27 11:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by John Deere Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US troops may have used the M-15 early on, but soldiers had the M16 then. It was followed by the M16A1 and M16A2 in later conflicts.
2006-06-27 10:54:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The M-16, Not sure what Charlie used but it was probably supplied by Russia!
2006-06-27 10:51:59 · answer #9 · answered by Jimmy Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The M-16 was standard U.S.
Ak-47 - was standard NVA
anything they could get their hands on -VC
2006-06-27 12:01:42 · answer #10 · answered by L3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋