Just released:
28mm MACV SOG Team
Highly Classified – Military Assistance Command Vietnam – Studies and Observation Group. These groups are what most people think of when they thing of Special Forces in Vietnam. The teams were drawn from army triple volunteers, Army, Airborne, Special Forces, and teams were mixed with indigenous troops such as Montagnards.
Six-man RT team. From left to right:
- U.S. point man 1. Wearing NVA equipment and parts of NVA uniform to disguise himself, and carrying an AKM.
- U.S. personnel with STEN gun, suppressed.
- U.S. personnel with ChiCom RPD LMG, sawn-off GL tucked in top of back pack.
- Indigenous interpreter and second point man with AKM, and wearing NVA uniform and equipment.
- Indigenous team leader with XM177E2
- Indigenous rear guard with XM177E2