Vietnam WeaponsBy: Kevin Bernal, Michael Mynarski, Matt Dalton, Atis Y. Mir-Merced

M-14

● Semi-Auto Rifle● Used by U.S in Vietnam● Weighs 9.2 lbs unloaded 10.7 lbs loaded.● Designed in 1954

M-16

● Weighs 7.18 Unloaded 8.79 Loaded● Used by U.S in Vietnam● Invented in 1959● Burst Fire/Semi-Auto/Full Auto

M-60

● Designed 1957 ● Still used today● 23.15 lbs● Used by U.S in Vietnam War● 6,000 Dollars to create one unit● 500-600 rounds per minute

M-79single shot grenade launcher shot anti personnel, smoke buckshot, illuminationdesigned 1971used by the USAweighed 6.45lb$350,000 US only

RPG

rocket propelled grenade soviet madeused by the vc and the nva6.24lb

Claymore mine

anti personal mine designed 1956weight 3.5lbused by the usa$119 as of 1933still used today

Grenade launcher

M-79 grenade launcher used by the U.SDesigner- Springfield armoryDesigned 1953-1960350,000 built by the U.SStill currently used

Flamethrower

Flamethrower widely used in world war l and ll.Very Heavy and dangerous (If shot in the tank the soldier carrying and the other around him will burn).Very visible (easy target).Could only shoot flame for a few seconds (consumes gas quickly)Effective range was short.Flamethrower personnel were rarely taken prisoner.

M102-Howitzer

Main artillery support for Vietnam.Many old cannoneers did not like the change to the M102 H.1964-present

KA-Bar

Fighting Knife for the Marine Corps and the Navy.Designed 1942Made by Camillus Cutlery Co.

Carbine

● Lightweight easy to use semi automatic ● Recently used in World war 2 and the

Korean war● The M1 carbine in Vietnam was used for

parashooters, security police and united States Army Special Forces

Beehive Rounds

● AKA Shrapnel shells● Carries a large amount of individual bullet● When fired, it explodes into many individual bullets that

can hit many targets● Gets the name from the sound it makes when fired● Previously used in World war 2● Still used today

Illum

● Type of ammunition that was used for a single shot grenade launch

● Produces illumination● Only used at night to spot enemy soldiers

Tracer ● Bullets or cannon caliber projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic

charge in their base● Bullets are connected by metal clips● Ignited by burning powder, the pyrotechnic composition burns brightly

making the projectile visible to the naked eye