With the high velocity flat trajectory 5.56 mm cartridge one should aim about half way between the enemy’s chin and belt to ...
Besides the geopolitical controversies generated by the Vietnam War, it also spawned the career of what is arguably the most controversial rifle ever issued to the U.S. Armed Forces: the 5.56mm/.
Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.
A favored support gun, the 105mm howitzer used in Vietnam had seen action in World War II. Modified to improve field mobility, the guns served admirably throughout the Vietnam conflict.
As I noted in my recent story on the passing of Col. Perry Dahl (USAF, ret.) at the ripe old age of 101, American fighter ...
The Vietnam War remains one of the most controversial conflicts waged by the United States. That said, it was a time of innovation and change when it came to warfare. The way Americans waged war ...
The USA would ultimately drop three million tonnes of bombs in Vietnam - more than all the bombs dropped in Europe during World War Two ... would be able to win. Weapons included daggers and ...