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Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...
The documentary follows the 100+ soldiers of C (Charlie) Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in 1970 during the Vietnam War. The unit routinely patrols the harsh, heat-filled Vietnamese jungles in War zone C near the Cambodian border west of Saigon looking for enemy contact and supplies.
Each rifle company consisted of three platoons. A platoon was the basic tactical unit within a US Army infantry company during the Vietnam War. An infantry platoon typically consisted of 30 to 40 soldiers, divided into a staff (lieutenant, platoon sergeant) and four squads.
The Z111 Factory (Vietnamese: Nhà máy Z111), formally registered as the 11 Precise Mechanical One Member Liability Company (Vietnamese: Công ty TNHH MTV Cơ khí chính xác 11, lit. '11th Precise Mechanical One Member LLC'), [ 1 ] is a state-owned firearms and precision mechanics factory located in Thanh Hoá , Vietnam .
Vietnam People's Army Ministry of National Defence Command General Staff Services Air Defence - Air Force Navy Border Guard Coast Guard Ranks and history Vietnamese military ranks and insignia History of Vietnamese military ranks Military history of Vietnam During the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam War (1955–1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989), Sino-Vietnamese War ...
The 4th "Đồng Nai" Regiment (also known as the 274 Viet Cong Main Force Regiment or VC 274th Regiment by the US and its allies [1]) was a regiment of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. The regiment was part of the VC 5th Division and operated in the Bien Hoa , Đồng Nai , Phước Tuy and Long Khánh provinces, in what was known as the ...
The task force was made up of elements of the 3/503rd consisting of a command group, a reinforced rifle company of six platoons, 4.2in mortar section, and three tubes of 105mm artillery. The task force returned to the Brigade on 22 April 1970. Results of the mission were 9 PAVN/VC killed and 115 detainees. [1]: 14
Commencing on March 29, 1966, Operation Abilene was a U.S. search and destroy mission through Phuoc Tuy Province, targeting the VC 274th and 275th Regiments of the 5th Division and their base areas in the May Tao Secret Zone. [2]