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The development of the M16A2 rifle was originally requested by the United States Marine Corps in 1979 as a result of combat experience in Vietnam with the M16A1. [191] It was officially adopted by the Department of Defense as the "Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16A2" in 1983. [ 192 ]
Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...
M16A1 carbine/CAR15: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 14.5 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 Birdcage 655: M16A1 Special High Profile: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 (used with special raised carry handle scope mount) Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes A1 656: M16A1 Special Low Profile: A1 Triangular S-1-F Flattop Yes No .223 REM 20 in. HBAR 1:12 Yes
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Vietnam People's Army Ministry of National Defence Command General Staff Services Air Defence - Air Force Navy Border Guard Coast Guard Ranks and history Vietnamese military ranks and insignia History of Vietnamese military ranks Military history of Vietnam During the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam War (1955–1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989), Sino-Vietnamese War ...
Con Thien is located at MGRS 48QYD113703) and was originally established as a Special Forces/CIDG camp on 20 February 1967 at Hill 158 by Special forces A-110. [2] The camp was built by a detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4.
' General Department of Intelligence '), [1] also recognized by its internal designation General Department II (Tổng cục II or less formally Tổng cục 2 - TC2), [2] is a general department (tổng cục)-level agency under the Vietnam Ministry of Defence and the strategic military intelligence service of the Vietnam People’s Army ...
' Submachine Guns of Vietnam [3] ' [a]) is a family of Vietnamese-made service assault rifles and submachine guns. The STV program was initiated to design the next generation mainline service rifles for the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) as well as the whole Vietnam People's Armed Forces , using the technologies and experiences acquired from the ...