Did they use M16 in Vietnam?

In 1964, the M16 entered US military service and the following year was deployed for jungle warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1969, the M16A1 replaced the M14 rifle to become the US military’s standard service rifle.

Did the Vietnamese use AK 47s?

The AK-47 has developed a reputation for simplicity and rugged reliability. While the AK-47 was shipped to Vietnam in great numbers to equip the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong insurgency, it also armed the Soviet Red Army and its Cold War allies of the Warsaw Pact.

What guns did the ARVN use?

Pistols and revolvers

• Colt M1911A1 – standard ARVN sidearm.
• Colt Detective Special – .38 Special revolver, used by some ARVN officers.
• M1917 revolver – .45 ACP revolver used by the ARVN at the beginning of the war.
• Smith & Wesson Model 10 – .38 Special revolver.

What caliber was the M16 used in Vietnam?

The M16 used a 5.56mm (. 223 cal.) cartridge in 20- or 30-round magazines.

Were there any M16s used in Vietnam?

Technically speaking, there were several variations of the M16 in Vietnam. There were even a few versions that were never given military designations at all. These were sold to the military in small-ish batches under commercial Colt names. The Colt 601, one of the earliest AR-15s, from the Brownells collection.

How did the ARVN become so powerful in Vietnam?

Starting in 1968, South Vietnam began calling up every available man for service in the ARVN, reaching a strength of one million soldiers by 1972. In 1970 they performed well in the Cambodian Incursion and were executing three times as many operations as they had during the American-led war period.

Who used stick ammo in the Vietnam War?

Ammunition made with the correct stick powder (manufactured by Remington) was utilized by various forces in the early days of Vietnam, including the ARVN, Green Berets, and the 7th Cavalry in the Battle of Ia Drang. South Vietnamese Marines in the Mekong Delta armed with XM16E1 rifles (1968).

What happened to the US military equipment in Vietnam after 1969?

After 1969 most armed forces matériel needs were satisfied from existing U.S. stocks in South Vietnam. As U.S. units redeployed, most of their equipment and supplies were turned in, reconditioned, if necessary, by U.S. logistical units, and reissued to the Vietnamese armed forces units as appropriate.