Weapons used in the vietnam war
During the Vietnam War, American Arm Forces used a variety of weapons against the North Vietnamese, from infantry to air power, to chemicals. The result of the combination of these weapons were far more devastated that other conflicts.
Since Vietnam (both North and South) itself did not manufacturer weapons, all of the weapons used in the Vietnam War were made elsewhere, from left over World War 2 weapons, to US weapons (for South Vietnamese), and Russia and China weapons (for North Vietnamese).
The North Vietnamese were also very intuitive and created guerilla-type weapons, such as bamboo sticks and spikes, that proven to be very devastating in contributing to the result of the war. Spontaneously, the United States, on behalf of the South Vietnamese, used chemical weapons, such as Agent Blue, Agent Orange, and Agent White against the North Vietnamese as mean to destroy the North Vietnamese’s food source (Agent Blue), as well as defoliate the jungle (Agent Orange and Agent White) to prevent the North Vietnamese from using guerrilla tactics against the South.
American and South Vietnamese Weapons
Small Arms:
Browning M1917 (Model 1917)
Browning M2HB (Heavy Barrel)
Colt / AAI M203 Grenade Launcher
Colt Commando (XM177E2)
Colt M16A1
Colt M1911
General Electric M134 Minigun
Hughes / Raytheon
BGM-71 TOW
Ingram MAC-10
Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight
Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout
M1 Carbine
M1 Thompson (Tommy Gun)
M1A1 Pack
Howitzer
M20 Rocket
Launcher, 3.5"
M60 General Purpose Machine Gun
M67 Recoilless Rifle, 90mm
M72 LAW, 66mm
M79 Grenade Launcher
Mortar, 60mm M19
Mortar, 60mm M2
Mortar, 81mm
M1 Remington Model 870
Rock Island Arsenal M21
Sniper Weapon System (SWS)
Smith & Wesson SW Model 67
Remington M40
Arsenal M101 Rock Island
Arsenal M102 Rock Island
Springfield M14
M61A1 LMG
Chemical Weapons:
Agent Blue
Agent Orange
Agent White
North Vietnamese Weapons
Small Arms:
Chicom
Type-56
Chicom Type-69 (RPG-7)
D-20 (M1955)
Kalashnikov AK47 (AK-47)
M-46 (M1954)
Makarov PM
MAT-49
Mortar, 81mm
PPSh-41
RPG-2 Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPD General Purpose Machine Gun
RPK General Purpose Machine Gun
SA-7 "Grail" / 9K32 Strela-2
Simonov SKS
Tokarev TT-33
Type-24
Since Vietnam (both North and South) itself did not manufacturer weapons, all of the weapons used in the Vietnam War were made elsewhere, from left over World War 2 weapons, to US weapons (for South Vietnamese), and Russia and China weapons (for North Vietnamese).
The North Vietnamese were also very intuitive and created guerilla-type weapons, such as bamboo sticks and spikes, that proven to be very devastating in contributing to the result of the war. Spontaneously, the United States, on behalf of the South Vietnamese, used chemical weapons, such as Agent Blue, Agent Orange, and Agent White against the North Vietnamese as mean to destroy the North Vietnamese’s food source (Agent Blue), as well as defoliate the jungle (Agent Orange and Agent White) to prevent the North Vietnamese from using guerrilla tactics against the South.
American and South Vietnamese Weapons
Small Arms:
Browning M1917 (Model 1917)
Browning M2HB (Heavy Barrel)
Colt / AAI M203 Grenade Launcher
Colt Commando (XM177E2)
Colt M16A1
Colt M1911
General Electric M134 Minigun
Hughes / Raytheon
BGM-71 TOW
Ingram MAC-10
Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight
Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout
M1 Carbine
M1 Thompson (Tommy Gun)
M1A1 Pack
Howitzer
M20 Rocket
Launcher, 3.5"
M60 General Purpose Machine Gun
M67 Recoilless Rifle, 90mm
M72 LAW, 66mm
M79 Grenade Launcher
Mortar, 60mm M19
Mortar, 60mm M2
Mortar, 81mm
M1 Remington Model 870
Rock Island Arsenal M21
Sniper Weapon System (SWS)
Smith & Wesson SW Model 67
Remington M40
Arsenal M101 Rock Island
Arsenal M102 Rock Island
Springfield M14
M61A1 LMG
Chemical Weapons:
Agent Blue
Agent Orange
Agent White
North Vietnamese Weapons
Small Arms:
Chicom
Type-56
Chicom Type-69 (RPG-7)
D-20 (M1955)
Kalashnikov AK47 (AK-47)
M-46 (M1954)
Makarov PM
MAT-49
Mortar, 81mm
PPSh-41
RPG-2 Rocket Propelled Grenade
RPD General Purpose Machine Gun
RPK General Purpose Machine Gun
SA-7 "Grail" / 9K32 Strela-2
Simonov SKS
Tokarev TT-33
Type-24