Lately my mind has been stuck on Vietnam war era sniper optics and rifles. Friends keep asking me about the subject and it has come up a lot this month. It is an evergreen topic for most people interested in US martial arms , sniping and long range shooting anyway so I thought IContinue reading “Some More Vietnam USMC Sniping History”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War
In the past months I have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the USMC for sniping use in the Vietnam war. Now I would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting (spotter) weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during theContinue reading “USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War”
Individual Equipment Of The Vietnam War
Will the Vietnam war ever stop being fascinating? Not to me it won’t. One of the many things from that period that is fascinating to me is what the fellows carried and used while in the war. Not just the Special Forces, but the regular guy. The equipment started out much like the gear ofContinue reading “Individual Equipment Of The Vietnam War”
BOOK-SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0’s Personal Journal
I haven’t finished this yet but I already can tell you it gets my highest recommendation. From 1964-1972 America engaged in a Top Secret war in Southeast Asia with an elite group of warriors who did not exist. If the enemy caught you, the United States government would deny any involvement with you or whatContinue reading “BOOK-SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0’s Personal Journal”
Battlefield Luck Charm For Two Generations
Guest post by Jack Broz In 1969 I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam. The week of March 25th 1969, Alpha was ordered to assist Delta 1/4 which had captured LZ Argonne near the border with Laos. Delta was being sniped at by an NVA .51 caliberContinue reading “Battlefield Luck Charm For Two Generations”
Vietcong Boobytraps
Some really nasty stuff used by the commies in the Vietnam war.
27th Division on Saipan Photo Analysis
In a sort of follow on to last years post we will take a deeper dive into the uniforms and equipment used by the soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division in Operation Forager. Some of the main or key elements I wont point out repeatedly so I’ll cover them here in the beginning. The generalContinue reading “27th Division on Saipan Photo Analysis”
Vietnam Suppressed SOF AK47
I ran across this picture on one of the facebook groups dedicated to MACVSOG history. Unfortunately the person who posted it offered no details since he had none to give. The AK is suppressed with what looks to be a Scionics suppressor. I have no idea what model. The barrel and front site have beenContinue reading “Vietnam Suppressed SOF AK47”
1st sit down with RT NEW YORK AND RT WASHINGTON Recon Man John Blaauw
Bud sits down to another SOG interview
My first Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA) mission
A SOG Green Beret’s first BDA mission.
Scattered Shots 