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The Kyūs had been exported out of Japan, mostly declared as military surplus vehicles to the Philippines [7] and South Vietnam with the latter using it as one of the main jeeps of the ARVN, next to the Willys M606, M38A1 and M151A1 during the course of the Vietnam War. [8] [9] They have also been exported to New Zealand for civilian use. [7]
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 ...
Pages in category "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries armored vehicles" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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 Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service, was a United States Navy and Army hovercraft used as a patrol boat in marshy and riverine areas during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1970. Six hovercraft were built, three for the Army and three for the Navy.
In the U.S. Army, the M113 series have long been replaced as front-line combat vehicles by the M2 and M3 Bradleys, but large numbers are still used in support roles such as armored ambulance, mortar carrier, engineer vehicle, and command vehicle. The U.S. Army's heavy brigade combat teams are equipped with approximately 6,000 M113s and 6,724 ...
This marked the end of use of these vehicles in South Vietnam. [15] On 24 March 1971 the battalion stood down from normal operations to begin preparations to redeploy to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. [16] On 24 April 1971 the last battalion units were loaded aboard the USS Durham and departed South Vietnam. Upon arrival at Camp Pendleton ...
A post-war analysis by the BDM Corporation, a think-tank contractor in Vietnam, summarized the efficiency and effectiveness of VC/PAVN logistics as follows: Subsequently the Communist Vietnamese leadership outlasted America's eight-year combat effort in Southeast Asia, and finally reunited Vietnam by force of arms.