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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 .
The STV (abbreviation for Vietnamese: Súng Trường Việt Nam, lit. 'Rifle of Vietnam' [2] or Súng Tiểu liên Việt Nam, lit. ' Submachine Guns of Vietnam [3] ' [a]) is a family of Vietnamese-made service assault rifles and submachine guns.
At the Indo Defence Expo 2018 event, a new variant which combined the STL-1A and the Galil ACE was announced under the name GK3. [8] [9]Introduced as a technology demonstrator, STL-1A and its variants were never seen enter mass production and issued by the Vietnam People's Army as the PAV adopted the STV rifles as the new standard issue service rifle [10].
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 ...
C-124 offloads engineering equipment at Sông Bé, 4 April 1967 Artillery pad construction, 23 September 1967. The base was originally established in April 1965 as a 5th Special Forces Detachment B-34 base and was located approximately 2 km southwest of Phước Bình in Phước Long Province.
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 ...
Vietnam War-era 20-round magazine (left) and current issue NATO STANAG 30-round magazine (right) Improved tan colored M16 magazine follower. The M16's magazine was meant to be a lightweight, disposable item. [162] As such, it is made of pressed/stamped aluminum and was not designed to be durable. [163]
On March 4, 1963, the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency made the first purchase of the Stoner 63, ordering 25 units in various configurations. [9] In August and September 1963, the Stoner 63 was sent to the Marines Corps Landing Force Development Center at Quantico for evaluation, where it made a positive impression with its light weight and high ammunition capacity; [5 ...