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A U.S. Army Vietnam-era "free gunner" (c. 1966) is shown manning his duty position on a UH-1B/C helicopter gunship, with a bungee cord securing his M60 machine gun to the aircraft cabin doorway. The concept of the door gunner originated during the Vietnam War, when helicopters were first used in combat in
The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball , tracer , and armor-piercing rounds.
By January 8, 1968, he was a private first class serving as a door gunner in the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company. On that day, near Ap Dong An, Republic of Vietnam, his helicopter was shot down and the survivors, including Wetzel, came under heavy enemy fire. Severely wounded by an explosion that nearly severed his left arm, he continued to ...
South Vietnamese soldier with a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle M60 machine gun – standard General-purpose machine gun for US, ANZAC, and ARVN forces throughout the war. [53] US Marine fires his M60 machine gun at an enemy position during the Battle of Huế. Colt Machine Gun – experimental light machine gun deployed by SEAL Team 2 in 1970. [34]
In addition to the rockets, the UH-1s carried two M60 machine guns mounted in the cargo doors as defensive weapons operated by the aircraft's crew chief and a door gunner, while the Cobras were armed with a 7.62mm minigun and a 40 mm grenade launcher in a nose turret. [7] Some UH-1s were also armed with the AGM-22/SS-11 wire guided missile. [2]
The aircrew survived, and used the gunship's door-mounted M60 machine guns to keep the VC at bay until another EMU helicopter could rescue them. [22] The VC commenced sporadic mortar attacks on Bearcat on 22 February, forcing the EMU to evacuate their helicopters and support personnel to Blackhorse six times over the next seven days. [22]
Vietnam: Standard issue machine gun, Manufactured locally at Vietnam Defense Industry (VDI). NSV: Heavy machine gun: 12.7×108mm Soviet Union Vietnam: Standard issue tank-mounted machine gun. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory and Vietnam Defense Industry (VDI). [51] [52] Replacing the DShK. KPV: Heavy machine gun: 14.5×114mm Soviet Union
Attempting to reinforce his threatened right flank, O'Halloran ordered the M60 machine-gun from his reserve section forward to support Jones while the wounded were recovered, however both the machine-gunner and his offsider were killed attempting to move forward. [48]