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Tango01 | 09 Dec 2020 9:17 p.m. PST |
….unconventional warfare "The final iconic image of the Vietnam War was fitting: dozens of people lined up on a rooftop ladder in Saigon, desperately trying to get aboard a Bell Huey helicopter that would take them to safety as the North Vietnamese moved on the city. Among the many notable changes in weaponry and tactics for the U.S. military during the war, one of the most enduring was the reliance on helicopters as both a transport tool and an offensive weapon in a fight where the biggest challenge was often finding the enemy. "When it came to how to make contact with the enemy, the helicopter was sort of a panacea to U.S. commanders," said John Prados, author of "Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War." "It could drop in troops — a lot of those air assault tactics were based on the idea of trying to make contact with the enemy."…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Rudysnelson | 10 Dec 2020 8:26 p.m. PST |
In the 1980s, the Viets, published a blue book listing all of the American equipment that they had captured. Some was buy first come and other items were auctioned. |
Skarper | 10 Dec 2020 11:51 p.m. PST |
They still have quite a bit on inventory, though much used in reserve/militia forces or just in storage. 14 UH-1s are still listed on the wikipedia page, though I have never seen any flying. I'm not sure I'd be keen to get in one given they're about 50 years old! [see Mi-8s quite often] |
Legion 4 | 11 Dec 2020 8:15 a.m. PST |
I've see photos of M24s and M41s with NVA insignia along with T34/85s and of course the PRC's version of the T54, IIRC. My favorite footage of NVA AFVs, we were shown at the USAF Air/Ground Ops School at Eglin AFB, FL. Was the footage on the screen of an AC-130 Spector's guns opening up at night on a column of NVA Tanks. IIRC along the HCM trail. The 105 would fire, the entire aircraft shook. Then on the camera/scope you would see the rounds hitting the tanks and them exploding. "Get some !" |
Tango01 | 11 Dec 2020 1:06 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand |
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