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The multitheater nature of the war also meant that the weapons that were developed applied to air forces as much as infantry troops, and as much to artillery as. Buy weapons and field gear of the north vietnamese army and viet cong by edward j emering isbn. Janes infantry weapons 198889 by non stated and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Weapons and equipment vietnam war pritzker military museum. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Since i already own several books about the nva and vc forces, i found this book particularly interesting since i was actually able to see the equipment that the. Infantry weapons of world war ii is the best, single volume coverage of the true u. The vietnam war officially began on november 1st, 1955 and would last until april 30th, 1975 with the fall of saigon covering over 19 years of consistent conflict that resulted in 1. Canfields work is an excellent, technical coverage of all manportable weapons of the war, and, yet, manages to retain the human connection with the men actually involved in the slogging, day to day use of all weapons. This article is about the weapons used in the vietnam war, which involved the peoples army of vietnam pavn or north vietnamese army nva, national. Wikicommons amercian soldiers went into battle in vietnam armed with more than a dozen different types of infantry weapons.

The vietnam war pitted all manner of individual weapons on a battlefield that was as primitive as it was technologically advanced. The big red one 19651970 hardcover november 23, 1993 by turner publishing compiler 5. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. There are a total of 116 vietnam war guns 1955 1975 in the military factory. During the vietnam war, both the viet cong and the peoples army of. Learn about the firearms, bombs, tanks, ships, planes and other equipment used by both. The m48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to. Infantry weaponsoften referred to as small armshave fascinated soldiers and. Impartial perspective on military capabilities, terrorism and insurgency and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. With the end of the cold war in 1992 soviet military equipment subsidies ended and vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Weapons and field gear of the north vietnamese army and viet.

Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary. Of the pritzker military museum & library, including these books in particular. Weapons and field gear of the north vietnamese army and viet cong. List of equipment of the vietnam peoples ground forces. During the vietnam war 19651975 and the cambodian vietnamese war 19771989, the vietnam peoples ground forces relied almost entirely on sovietderived weapons and equipment systems. This article is about the weapons used in the vietnam war, which involved the peoples army of vietnam pavn or north vietnamese army nva, national liberation front for south vietnam nlf or viet cong vc, and the armed forces of the army of the republic of vietnam arvn, united states, republic of korea, philippines, thailand, and. The m48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to provide support for u. Vietnam era rifles used by the us military and allies.