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In April 1967, the Army purchased 510 Model 629 Commandos for use by troops assigned to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), and designated them XM177E2. [6] Delivery was completed by the end of September 1967. The Air Force adopted a similar model without the forward assist feature as the GAU-5A/A.
The Colt Model 933 is a compact carbine based on the AR-15, M16 rifle and M4 Carbine produced by Colt starting in 1995. Due to its compact size, the short-barreled Colt 933 continues to be used by various US Special Forces and by some foreign forces, including Israeli Special Forces.
ArmaLite AR-15 with the charging handle located on top of the upper receiver, protected within the carrying handle and a 25-round magazine. 1973 Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle with "slab side" lower receiver (lacking raised boss around magazine release button) and original Colt 20-round magazine.
When asked what weapon they preferred to carry in combat, 85 percent indicated that they wanted either the M16 or its [smaller] carbine-length version, the XM177E2." Also, "the M14 was preferred by 15 percent, while less than one percent wished to carry either the Stoner rifle , the AK-47, the [M1] carbine or a pistol."
At the time, the Colt M16A2 was the Colt 645, also known as the M16A1E1. Later that year, the U.S. Army Armament Munitions Chemical Command helped Colt develop a new variant of the XM177E2, and the U.S. Army redesignated the XM177E2 to the XM4 Carbine, giving the name as the successor to the M3 carbine.
Converted locally as the M18 at the Z111 Factory, manufactured locally as the XM177E2. SHMT-M1 Underwater rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO flechettes Vietnam: Designed to fire under or around water. Has gas regulator to seamlessly cycle water in and out. Manufactured locally at Z111 Factory.
HK33 [1]: 5.56×45mm West Germany Including HK53 variant. HK G3 [1]: 7.62×51mm West Germany G3A3, G3A4, G3KA4 FN FNC: 5.56×45mm Belgium Versions used: Standard" Model 2000 and Short" Model 7000, used by the Salvadoran Military Police and Paratrooper Battalion.
Most men armed with the M16 in Vietnam rated this rifle's performance high, however, many men entertained some misgivings about the M16's reliability. When asked what weapon they preferred to carry in combat, 85 percent indicated that they wanted either the M16 or its submachine gun version, the XM177E2.