Vietnam

Battles & Operations

• Battle of Ia Drang (14-18 November 1965)

  The Battle of Ia Drang, fought from 14 to 18 November 1965 in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam, was the first major battle between… Continued…

• Battle of Huế (31 January - 2 March 1968)

  The Battle of Huế, fought from 31 January to 2 March 1968, was the longest and bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive. North Vietnamese and… Continued…

• Battle of Khe Sanh (21 January - 9 July 1968)

  The Battle of Khe Sanh was a 77-day North Vietnamese siege of a US Marine Corps combat base near the Laotian border and the Demilitarized… Continued…

Weapons

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  Degtyaryov DP-27

  The DP-27 was the standard light machine gun of the Soviet Army from the late 1920s through the Second World War. Designed by Vasily… Continued…

• K-50M

  The K-50M is a North Vietnamese submachine gun of the late 1950s and 1960s: a rebuilt Chinese Type 50, itself a copy of the Soviet PPSh-41.… Continued…

• RPD Machine Gun

  The RPD was the Soviet Union's first light machine gun for the 7.62x39 mm intermediate cartridge. Designed by Vasily Degtyaryov in 1944 and… Continued…

• RPG-2

  The RPG-2 was the first Soviet shoulder-fired anti-tank grenade launcher to be issued in large numbers. Adopted in 1949, it was a plain 40… Continued…

• Satchel Charge

  A satchel charge is a bag of explosive blocks, with a carrying strap and a fuse, that a soldier throws or places against a bunker, pillbox… Continued…