https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5 en-us 2018-04-26 18:14:57 UTC 2025-06-10 15:54:06 UTC hello@padlet.com danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255781371 It was the standard issue for infantrymen in Vietnam it was a gas operated, magazine fed rifle that could fire .223caliber bullets accurately over several hundred yards at 700-900 rounds per minute on its automatic setting; it could also be used as a semi-automatic. Its ammunition came in “clips” of 20-30 rounds, making it relatively easy to reload.]]> 2018-04-26 18:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255781371 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255783595 One of the most common infantry weapons used by U.S. troops in Vietnam was the M-60 which could also be used as an artillery weapon when mounted or operated from a helicopter or tank. The gas-powered M-60 could fire up to 550 bullets at a range of almost 2,000 yards, or at short range when fired from the shoulder. One drawback of the M-60 was the heavy weight of its cartridge belts, which limited the ammunition that soldiers could carry. ]]> 2018-04-26 18:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255783595 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255785645  A common artillery weapon, previously used in World War II, was the 105mm howitzer, which could be towed behind a truck or carried by helicopter and dropped into position. Operated by crews of eight men each, the howitzers fired high-explosive shrapnel shells or “beehive” cartridges at a rate of three to eight rounds per minute over a range of some 12,500 yards.]]> 2018-04-26 18:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/255785645 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259341746 When mixed with gasoline and included in incendiary bombs or flamethrowers, napalm could be propelled greater distances than gasoline and released large amounts of carbon monoxide when it exploded, poisoning the air and causing even greater damage than traditional bombs.]]> 2018-05-09 15:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259341746 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259343904 Mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to provide support for U.S. and South Vietnamese troops.]]> 2018-05-09 16:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259343904 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259345226 Known to many as the “peasant’s rifle,” was shorter and heavier than the M-16, with a lower rate of fire (up to about 600 rounds per minute). It was extraordinarily durable, however, and was able to fire 7.62mm bullets either automatically or semi-automatically from a 30-round clip at a rate of up to about 600 rounds per minute, at a range of up to 435 yards. ]]> 2018-05-09 16:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259345226 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259346256 Most commonly used defoliant, a mixture of herbicides containing the toxic dioxin which causes serious health issues–including tumors, birth defects, rashes, psychological symptoms and cancer–among returning U.S. servicemen and their families as well as among large sections of the Vietnamese population.]]> 2018-05-09 16:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259346256 danielredmond19 https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259348101 The “Huey” which could fly at low altitudes and speeds and land easily in small spaces. U.S. forces used the Huey to transport troops, supplies and equipment, aid ground troops with additional firepower and evacuated killed or wounded soldiers.]]> 2018-05-09 16:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/danielredmond19/c87brl351eo5/wish/259348101