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”
Category Archives: 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”
Vietcong Boobytraps
Some really nasty stuff used by the commies in the Vietnam war.
My first Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA) mission
A SOG Green Beret’s first BDA mission.
Madame Ho Thi Que
Madame Ho Thi Que, The Tiger Lady, courageously served in combat with the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion. Her exploits were legendary, even in the war torn region of South East Asia. She marched and fought with one of the most respected military units in Vietnam: the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion -“The Black Tigers”.Continue reading “Madame Ho Thi Que”
Interview with SSG Terry Cadenbach, MACV-SOG Command & Control Central
Terry Cadenbach talks to us about his time in SOG
“Chieu Hoi” M16 Magazine Bags
Turns out things get wet really easy in the jungle. They learned this in the Vietnam and so bright spark came up with these plastic bags for your M16 magazines. The bags could be reused and had an emergency break away on one end. The other end has a sort of bread tie made intoContinue reading ““Chieu Hoi” M16 Magazine Bags”
Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War
Our friend Chad has just published a book about his time in Vietnam and other things. You can get it now on kindle and we recommend it. The Viet-Nam War for America began in 1964, and finally ended in 1975. Nearly 59,000 Americans died, over 300,000 were wounded, and in total, almost 3,000,000 served “in-country.”Continue reading “Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War”
XM-148
Today we have a post from Trey Moore . You can visit the page and buy Vietnam war clothing and gear at http://www.mooremilitaria.com The Vietnam War saw the first practical use of dedicated grenade launchers versus the rifle grenades of WWII and Korea. The M79 Grenade Launcher was revolutionary. It was light weight, accurate andContinue reading “XM-148”
Vietnam “Death Machine”
A very cool pictures shared by one of the fellas in the FB SOG group. An indig loads a variant of the “death machine” pack. The idea was an M60 gunner would carry 1,000 rounds of 7.62 ammo in a box using the light weight ruck frame. The belt was fed to the gun usingContinue reading “Vietnam “Death Machine””
Scattered Shots 