https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9 Lit of war project en-us 2020-05-11 23:59:28 UTC 2025-10-03 07:35:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f336.png as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566292124 One of the first Weapon's used in the Vietnam war was the 7.62 mm M14 Rifle]]> 2020-05-12 00:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566292124 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566296115 Helped the US and south Vietnamese dominate the skies, they dropped thousands of pounds of explosives over north Vietnam and Communist targets]]> 2020-05-12 00:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566296115 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566298427 Smaller easily maneuverable fighter plane. This plane could accelerate to more than twice the speed of sound. The first F-4's were armed only with air to air missiles but later they are fitted with cannons and also carried bombs and missiles under the wings for attacking surface targets. ]]> 2020-05-12 00:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566298427 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566302194 also known as "Huey" could fly at low altitudes and land in small spaces. The US used this helicopter to transport troops, supplies, and equipment.]]> 2020-05-12 00:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566302194 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566303828 Napalm was a devastating explosive, it could be thrown farther than gasoline and poison the air. It damaged/killed a lot of the population In Vietnam.]]> 2020-05-12 00:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566303828 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566305025 Due to vietnams jungle terrain tanks were not used a lot in combat. ]]> 2020-05-12 00:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566305025 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566305733 It is gas powered and could fire up to 550 bullets, the downfall was the heavy weight of its cartridge belt which limited the ammunition that soldiers could carry. ]]> 2020-05-12 00:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566305733 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566306931 Used against American aircraft, also a portable missile.]]> 2020-05-12 00:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566306931 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566307597 Soldiers would use this to lure people out from hiding or to take out multiple people at once]]> 2020-05-12 00:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566307597 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566308238 Operation ranch hand (1961-1972) US air-force sprayed 19 million gallons of herbicides in Vietnam to eliminate forest cover for north Vietnamese troops, and later was revealed to cause serious health issues. ]]> 2020-05-12 00:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566308238 as9751 https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566309903 Used by north Vietnamese otherwise known as a booby trap for soldiers to stumble across.]]> 2020-05-12 00:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/as9751/ak9ijgy4j3f1w7w9/wish/566309903