"When The Viet Cong Used German WWII Weapons Against" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Jan 2019 9:52 p.m. PST |
… the USA "When the United States entered the war in Vietnam, the country's political situation had already been extremely complicated. What started out as an anti-colonial conflict against France ended up in a bloody civil war between the USSR-backed North and the USA-backed South. Naturally, this proxy war became the main point of export regarding weapons and war material for both sides…"
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| Cyrus the Great | 23 Jan 2019 11:00 p.m. PST |
And German weapons were used against the Viet Cong. One of my customers was a marine in Vietnam and he carried an MP40. |
| bsrlee | 24 Jan 2019 3:01 a.m. PST |
Also at least one Madsen LMG. |
 Legion 4  | 24 Jan 2019 9:03 a.m. PST |
I have heard similar. Even an old German 88 was reported … |
| Tango01 | 24 Jan 2019 11:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks!.
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| Dn Jackson | 24 Jan 2019 11:53 p.m. PST |
My father told me that they found a cache of Enfields being used by the VC. Model 1853 Enfield rifle-muskets!! |
| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2019 12:10 p.m. PST |
Wow!.
No Brown Bess?…. (smile)
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| Legion 4 | 25 Jan 2019 2:09 p.m. PST |
WOW! Those should have been in a museum ! |
| Dn Jackson | 25 Jan 2019 5:42 p.m. PST |
They were taken home by various officers. he didn't get one. |
| Legion 4 | 26 Jan 2019 10:44 a.m. PST |
Damn Brass !!!!  |
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equips his Israeli recon unit.