Vietnam War Weapons

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Vietnam War and the New Technologies it Brought.

The Vietnam War produced some of the most advanced weaponry for jungle warfare of that century, which is still being used in today’s wars. The Vietnam War pushed the technology we had beyond what we ever thought could be possible. New types of bombs, new assault rifles, and new Air Vehicles. All the new technology possessed in the Vietnam War proved that wars of the future would be more dangerous than ever thought of before. There were many types of weaponry used in the Vietnam War. There were Automatic weapons, then there were vehicles, and last there were bombs, and grenades. There were all sorts of miscellaneous weapons in this war.
In the Vietnam War, some of the most widely used weapons were the automatic weapons. Americans had varied types of weapons, compared to the VC. Americans had weapons like the M203 (m79), which had a range of 400meters and shot at a rate of 60rpm (Austrian Involvement, n-pag.). The m16A1, which had a built in grenade launcher. This made it more convenient for the soldiers. They didn’t have to carry grenades then(Austrian Involvement, n-pag.). One of the most common assault machine guns was the m60. This powerful gun shot at 1200rpms. It had a range of 500meters. One weapon commonly used among Austrian soldiers was the l1A1SLR. IT was a self reloading gun. Another popular gun was the 7.63mm PR43 SMG (Sub Machine Gun). This gun was simple, and robust. It had a firing rate of 100rpm’s. It had a range of 200m.(Austrian Involvement, n-pag.) Now for a weapon used by the VC. The AK 47. This weapon is actually very well known through out the world and is very popular. IT was simple, and reliable. It was supplied to the VC by soviet and china. (Vietnam Online, n.pag.) A weapon used by the Americans was the m14. IT was semi-automatic, and had 20 round clips. It was accurate, but heavy.(Vietnam Online, n.pag.) The list goes on and...