U.S. Infantry Weapons (Vietnam War)
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Music Credit
'Fix Bayonets'
United States Marine Band
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Showed this video to my father who did 2 tours in Vietnam in 1969 & 1970. He said you guys got the details of the weapons spot on.
Thanks that's good to hear he liked it :)
He lies, there was no full auto m14 in the Vietnam war, all was locked on semi auto. Also, the last time the US army ordered m1911 was in 1945, so all m1911 in the Vietnam war was 20+ years old, been replaced with other pistols, also the m1917 was the prefered revolver of tunnel rats.
Tiago Brunacci Some had the full auto
Thank him for his service.
@@Simplehistory also the M16 was used by the USMC(United States Marine Corps).
1:59 imagine getting killed by one of these and on your tombstone *"he was killed by a blooper"*
Ok Boomer
DecayedPheonix Ok Blooper
@@decayedphoenix8865 *OK BLOOPER*
@@decayedphoenix8865 Ok blooper
@@justsomeflagwithinternetac9383 lol
my grandpa says he was scared to death of the M67 grenade. Told me the timers would go from 2 seconds to 10 seconds. He had friend get blown up by their own grenades.
that is fucking scary
Preston Pierce Wait, from 2 seconds to 10 seconds? Isn’t that more time to avoid the explosion? I could understand the reverse, but how do you get killed by a grenade that explodes too late?
Thats not scary
@@user-gp7td5uv9c yes it is
@@maplemaple1439 more scary is that enrmy soliders kill your sister or mother or father on duty liste more scary is when enemy kills ur dad and sell his organs more scary and tragic is when enrmy soliders split throat of little todller
M1 Garand: why are you here?
M14: to take your job
M16: yo’ wassup?
M16A1: not much but I heard there was a job opening
🤣😂
M4:i heard they hiring here?
M1903 : wtf is going on here ?
M60: I heard you guys needed a machine gun
Hippies/Hipsters: *puppy killers.*
1:35 is a scene from full metal jacket
Yup!
K
Pet-_- Russian yup
It was joker
Yep
1. Invite everyone you hate to your house
2. Put a claymore on a roomba
3. Let it go loose and let the fun begin
That device already exists in real life. We call it a Goliath tracked mine.
Thats not a party
It’s a death sentence
That thing ain't automatic, son
i found something czcams.com/video/9wVsMooVulI/video.html
Got to love those full Metal Jacket references RIP Lee Ermy
Miss the gunny
F
"bullshit i cant hear you."
@@jackcarbine8350 *Sargent Dolan* WHERE IS YOUR POWER ARMOR SOLDIER?!
Ikr
I'm disappointed that these guns don't play Fortunate Son when fired.
Gold
Lol
No no no no, you need to be the most stereotypical American in the history of the world.
Aaaah my ears pls m60 stop playinh fortunate son. How and why?
Fortunate son is a anti war song
THE FULL METAL JACKET REFERENCES ARE OFF THE HOOK!
I want to watch Full Metal Jacket again. For the 4th time. It never gets boring!
I love the Easter eggs
Ikr
Splatoon 2 reference
Because off the hook is a Splatoon 2 pop stars
7.62 millimeter...full...metal...jacket
Sgt gunnery hartman: **gets shot** AHHHH
GET SOME
What's your major malfunction numnuts!?
Lemme see your war face!!!!
@@engineergaming5989 ahhhhhhhhh!
Gunsmith here, the forward assist didnt change the reliability of the M16 pattern weapons. The air force didnt even have a forward assist on theirs. The army wanted one, but you can probably count on 1 hand how many times people have effectively used one to fix a problem. Eugene Stoner even said that if your rifle doesn't go into battery from the force of the buffer spring alone, then forcing the bolt forward will not solve the problem.
What made the biggest difference, on top of the new chrome lined barrels, was the powder change. The Army though that using the same type of powder as the M14 was acceptable when in reality, that wasnt the case. Most people dont know this, but there are dozens of types of gunpowder, and the kind used in the M14 was ideal for that platform, but caused the gas system in the M16 to be clogged, which meant no gas would push on the bolt, essentially making the gun single action as you would have to cycle it manually every time you fired. Hundreds of Americans lost their lives because someone in the Pentagon didnt bother doing research and just sent things out.
Another flaw of the M16 wasnt even the rifle's fault. Someone in Washington thought the M16 was a self cleaning rifle. And while the M16 is relatively low maintenance, and firing the gun does expel a lot of junk from the previous round that was in the barrel, gunk does still accumulate in the gas port, around the bolt carrier group, and in the lower reciever, and long periods without cleaning leads to corrosion and eventually failure of the rifle entirely.
Yes, the M16 was known as the gun that pukes on itself every time the trigger is pulled. And yes, you are also right about a pencil Pusher causing all the problems in the very beginning with the ammunition not having the correct powders. People that think a forward assist improve the reliability of the firearm, has obviously never owned an ar15 style platform. If one has to use the forward assist to get the rifle into battery,whatever the problem was to begin with, you just compounded it ten fold by forcing it into battery via the forward assist. The forward assist is basically useless
Jim Sullivan himself has said the M16 was sabotaged. As for the forward assist: if something is preventing the bolt from going into battery, you're better off clearing whatever is blocking it than trying to jam the case into a likely blocked chamber.
@algore lier The U.S. military almost never allows their troops to use the M16 on full auto. So you could take a batalion and arm them with semiautomatic AR-15 rifles and they'd be able to do almost anything they could do if they had select-fire M16 rifles. But that's not to say the AR-15 should be banned or restricted compared to other guns. I don't even think full auto should be more restricted than a bolt action rifle. And let me add that full auto does have applications. They're rare, but do occur. And you don't lose anything by having a select-fire trigger group.
The Duke do u enjoy writing sa’s or something
Sometimes the round dosent seat because of imperfections . The assist is helpful . Other note is charging slowly and quietly compared to fast charge.
Soldier: **Puts M14 On Full Auto**
Their arms: **Having A Seizure**
U got me lmao
True tho
Gun Jesus (Ian with Forgotten Weapons) did a video recently with a full-auto M14. Yeah...if Gun Jesus can’t control it, neither can you.
Good video, if you get the chance to see it.
It’s best to have the gun on semi auto because it’s a powerhouse if you use it right. The M16 is garbage 🗑
@@kyletroknya2419 the original is but the A1 fixed
My grandpa fought in Vietnam and is still alive today but he is very sad at times and does not like to talk about it. So #thanks grandpa
Give your grandpa a hug from me
Tell him thank you and give him a Hug. He did what most of us will never have too
The M16 was adopted by the US Army in 1964 to replace the M14, and then it gradually replaced the M14 among other branches. The original M16 was very unreliable and the M16A1 was introduced around 1967. The M16A1 was much more reliable and improved its reputation as a rifle. It used up until the early 80s where it was replaced by the M16A2.
XM16E1(Had forward assist) was introduced in 1967. M16A1 was introduced in 1969(Had chrome lined chamber and barrel plus bird cage flash hider).
Garrett - Negative. The XM16E1 was introduced around 65-66, and was like a prototype of the A1. The A1 was introduced in 67-68.
Black Shinobi no, it really doesn't. It is if one of the most if not the most reliable weapons out there, the m16a4 never jams unless there's been factory issues, or something got inside of its system. If it sucked the US which is know for having the strongest army in the world wouldn't be using it from the 60s till today.
Black Shinobi no, that's not true, well, about Vietnam it is, but nowdays, no its not. Theres a reason its been in use for fucking 50 years. But oh well, theres always an ignorant idiot like you in every argument about the m16. The ak 47 is completely irrelevant. No actual arny uses it. Its mainly in use withnin terrorists. Just dont bother you're not fooling anyone
Nigel Mansell thank you my dude for not being developmentally disabled
0:32 imagine carrying a BAR from 1918 to the vietnam war.
But ak-47 is better
When the vietnam war started, the bar was only 47 years old. Its like using an ak74u today.
How to show DISRESPECC with enemies:
Bring a BAR that from 1918
US though beating NVA would be easy...
And get rekt so hard
Imagine carrying a lee enfield no1 mk3 from 1904 to present day
The ARVN used the BAR in Vietnam.
2:17 that posture is...interesting
It looks like cartman aiming it at his mom so he could go to bed later
1:38 “Get some! Get some!”
Yeah they had a lot of references to FMJ
"Nope XDDD" intensi
Nope XD video nam war XD
It's worth mentioning that the m60 was adopted by the Navy Seals and they would lob off the barrel and take the stock off to make it lighter and was fired from the hip
They also used the Stoner 63, which was much lighter than the M60.
The only legit way to mount an M60 on a Huey (UH-1B "slick") was with a bungee cord. My source? My dad, Robert J Wright, Hawaii-trained (Shotgun 13) door gunner, 68th AHC, 145th Aviation Battalion, MACV, II Corps, 1965-67; 2500 combat hours with two tour extensions¹, 25 Air Medals and a V device which would have been a DFC except for company politics. Spoiler alert: he's still alive.
¹20 months in country, total
M14:MY JOB IS TO REPLACE EVERYONE
M16:well i am here to repla..
m16a1:nope ur not
M4: no
@@toast6494 actually,M4 and M16 serve together
M27 : REALLY?
@@tobiaspramono378 ive seen people in the marines very salty because the army got m4s before they started getting m4s, pretty sure some marines still have m16s.
Nice stolen comment buddy
@@toast6494 M416 : no
1:36 joker
*Run Charlie*
*Vietnam flashbacks intensify*
*platoon soundtrack plays*
NOT PRIVATE TERRY AHHHHHH
PTSD
Dead meme, was barely funny when it was alive
Damn Elephant ate all of my Squadmates
My great grandfather was in the Vietnam war he carried the M79 Grenade launcher and an M16 he was shot in the back of the leg in the war his rank was Sergeant he had a sharpshooter award and a Purple Heart sadly he lost most of his medals from neighborkids getting into the house and stealing his medals he is still alive today and healthy.
I was in a National Guard infantry unit from 1994-1999, and 2002-2003, we were still using M-16A1s that the A1 part of the nomenclature was etched into the lower receiver while the M-16 part was stamped. Most of the unit's weapons were older than most of the guys using them.
Are m16s still used by the US or no?
Welcome to the U.S. shooting range. What was your favorite U.S. Infantry Weapon from the Vietnam War?
M60 MURICA
Simple History love ülke videos
M60
Model 77E Shotgun
Hot peppers ;) lol u commented on a video of Fuzzy And Nuts
1:30 M-60 Rambo's machine gun
animal mother pls
Mari Mon My primary weapons in the Gulf War thank you!!!!! LOL
get some
That was a reference to Animal Mother in Hull metal jacket. Not Rambo
So? His dad wasn't rambo
"Small Arms"
*Shows M60*
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, BA BA BAAAWWM BA BA BAAAWWWN
You know I had to do it
*IT AIN'T ME IT AIN'T ME I AIN'T NO FORTUNATE SON YA*
Blayt
Very enlightening pfp
Blyat
1:36 1:40 FULL METAL JACKET!!!!!!!
kalle olson Animal Mother!
one of my favorite characters!
kalle olson pvt joker :D
Mickey Mouse! MICKEY MOUSE!
kalle olson You might not believe it, but while under fire Animal Mother is one of the finest human beings in this world. He just needs someone throwing hand grenades at him the rest of his life.
I would put more quotes down about him but, I'll leave it at that since I would overdo it.
I don't want no teenage queen, I just want my m14
kurt morales "Thats my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun."
1:56
Entry point players:
*”it’s go time”*
I love how you put it where he says 9 grenade launcher comedy gold
Just make sure don't teamkill your teammates
Ah yes, my favorite stealth weapon
Love these weapon specific episodes. Would love to see a nva weapons episode.
Another great video! Keep up the good work! And make a video about Greece in WW2 please!
DaZe FoTiS YES
Hey DaZe FoTiS, Did Sabaton send you?
And thier economy
No one 😂
No one Sure
M72 LAW ?
N.W.A • they would've mentioned that if they added a Anti Tank category
Winchester Model 70 too.
@@nova1726 The title said infantry weapons. The M72 LAW was an infantry anti tank weapon therefore should have been included.
They also had another shotgun, which was an Ithica slam-fire shotgun, which made it possible to have a higher rate of fire than normal and because its fired shells were ejected from the bottom (no opening on the sides) it was quite reliable and had a notably smaller chance to jam.
My grandfather was a Captain and an Ace in the Vietnam war. He was shot but somehow survived. He is still alive today.
My grandpa was in the Vietnam war and was shot in the leg and he’s alive today he was also drafted that probably sucked when he learned he got drafted
I love you my favourite channel.
Mohit Sharma i
watching in history instead of doing book work
Christina Weaver that everyone,
The soldier running and firing the M60, reminded me of Animal Mother from full Metal Jacket😆
You got the reference
I heard by a war corresponsal they used bolt action rifles too, likes the winchester 70 model, and the remington 700 in infantry sniper squads
You heard right.
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You guys have become my favorite channel in the past few months. I'm learning more about history now than I did back when I was in high school
Do the Korean war please
GingerAyl Cuber Yas!!!!
I feel very offended that the Korean war hasn't been done. I'm Korean doh.
You feel offended? Lol
not really was just a joke xD
Basically the same as ww2 guns.
Lunch time at work and now after this video I'm dying to play RS2 Vietnam when I get home!
Epic Video simple history! This is very amazing! I like this video a lot, since i do like history
*BORN TO KILL*
*dies*
people from other countries: BORN TO KILL THE KILLER
Love your video's can you make a video about the famous huey' Choppers ?
Exile Lizard Only if they get permission to use Fortunate Son for the video.
Kevin Rodriguez agreed
Lee Emery was comparing on TV the M16 to the Kalashnikov. They were stripping cleaning and reasembling them side by side. The Kalashnikov was completed before the M16 was stripped. Lee said M16 wins it's engineered better.
He was biased. No doubt. A true patriot 🇺🇲. But the AK-47 is like the shark🦈. Primitive but efficient design with no need for evolution.
Btw Lock n Load was a good show.
R.I.P. Sir. May God bless his soul.
Semper Fi.
ak's are designed to be more lethal and reliable and m16 is more refined and suitable for short, medium, and long range combat
love your videos
Can you do Battle Of Marasti?
Its an WW1 battle between Romania and Austria-Hungary
Oddsprouts Yes!
Oddsprouts omg best idea !
yes
3:09 roblox oof
? I hear "Dun dun dun dun!"
I hear listen closely
I heard a small oof
???
n word pass yeah
I really love your videos keep it up
I really love this channel
30.call Browning still use in Vietnam war to support army . Much Browning place in boat or pillbox the ammo was 2000 belt swey or 3k
hes talking about standard infantry
Joseph Stalin how do you know of are weapons? How many spies have you sent?!
TakeoutLime47 what the....
Your videos are so entertaining! Keep it up guys!
WOW full metal jacket reference at 1:37
It's awesome
I adore the themes of the Vietnam War, I need to make a couple of videos about this war))
Could you please do the Korean war
Coop Dawg yesssssssssssssss
Swedens army
Coop Dawg mmmmmmm dont no
WW2 factions: Finnish army, please?
Or a video on Simo Häyhä! The worlds most effective sniper
Vanguard yup
that failed eventually when shot in the head with an explosive bullet
greekmarine troller remind me of another sniper with over 500 confirmed kills
Besides he didn't die...
he didn't die till 2002
They already did Simo.
Great gob recreating scenes from Full Metal Jacket for the M60 bro.
I was fortunate enough to carry an M-60 in conflicts from 88-91 with the 82nd Airborne
Pig6 was his name
Please next video weapons of Yugoslavia 1945 - 1970
M60 GET SUM
GET SOME
*GET SOME*
YEAH YEAH
RATATATATATATATATATATAA
I like the simple history on anything as well
I love you vídeos stay doing good vídeos like this
Nice video. It would be interesting if you also covered the military campaigns of Iraq and Afghanistan. Just a suggestion.
You make very good videos
My grandpa was a Captain in the Army during the Vietnam War. My dad showed me a picture of him with his buddies. He had a M16A1 on him. I thought he was cool. He’s still alive today.
I mean vietnam war wasn’t that long ago
Also to Note
The U.S. had many leftover weapons from WWII in Vietnam, especially the M1 Carbine, and also the M2 carbine, M1A1 Tompson, M3A1 grease gun. M1 Garands were used but in small numbers by then, mainly by MPs and Reserves. Also many M1 Garands were sent to ARVN. M1918 BARs and M1919A6s were sent to ARVN but also seen at the early part of the war in small numbers by the U.S. the XM177 pattern of rifles was also in use by Special forces, mainly MACV-SOG, but also could be found among normal ground troops. Sometimes old Mk2 frag grenades could be seen when in desperate need of Fragmentation grenades. M72 Rocket launchers were used, and M9A1 an M2 flamethrowers.
3:05 Oh Hey, its Cave Johnson's combustable lemon
Best channel ever 👍
M16A1 rifle? Dont you mean the Service Rifle!?
I'm sorry, I'll see myself out...
Otto Von Bismarck Its not like he said assault rifle
N C R would like to know your location
Otto Von Bismarck so how's the house treated you lately???
I see you a man of culture as well
Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for nuclear winter
I like how he did a reference to Full Metal Jacket when The Marine Base at Da Nang got attacked by VC and Joker was shooting at them.
Can you do something about the Royal Navy please??
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Simple History when was the last time a army used a bayonet on ther rifle?
Best history channel
So legendary
where is the m1941 they used it in Vietnam and the spas-12
ender Pup Some weeks ago CNN showed the Us Army Forces using bayonet knifes on the m16 in Syria
FMJ references I found so far:
the gate defence scene as the first clip describing the m60
the door gunner in the second clip of the m60
and animal mother going gung ho as the final clip
1:39 The Old Terminator
Hopefully jokes are allowed
TORD, WHY DID YOU STAY EVIL IN THE END?
No.
"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine..."
I have no pants on right now.
sequ3n noted
Same! Not joking, came home from school soaked as it rained REALLY HARD
Im naked
sequ3n same
Im jacking off on top of a school book.....you know leave a surprise for the next kiddies to get the books
2:18 he's firing the gun uncocked
I think some pistols can be shot without cocking it
@@NishiMiyamura 1911 cant
@@NishiMiyamura yeah but m1911 can't
These videos get me up when I’m down
How about Australian weapons in Vietnam?
wait what
cheeki breeki Australians had some pretty interesting guns in Vietnam
You mean british weapons of vietnam war?
BlockGamer22 Well I mean the weapons used by Australian army during Vietnam war
Topittaja
It same thing.
NVA weapons next?
The M16A1 is my favorite rifle, the triangular handguard is an awesome desing. I also love the M60 GPMG.
But, every AK made from Russians, Check, Slovaks,and Yugoslavs is much much better the only thing That M16 (and other series) have better than AK is that they are lighter and thats it
@Tranhoang Long 1. All researches that show m16 is better are made from Americans (or they're ally's),also can you list any of that research
2. Most of what you said is only on paper but in reality everybode uses and would rather use an AK than an m16
3. If M16 was "so good" like you claim then why did American soliders in Vietnam and sometimes in Korea throw their functional M16 that have plenty ammo and take AKs from the enemies?
4. Did you ever see a test where they use M70B (which is Yugoslav AK) or AK from Russia then torture it,put it in sand and then just clean the cillindar (imnot sure how it spelled) and it works perfectly fine?
5. AK has a bigger and stronger (7,62x39mm) bullet that's better than m16's weak 5.56x45mm bullet
@@vultures7341 this is a big lie, and during the Korea War, the U.S. Army was using the extremely reliable M1 Garand and Thompsons, the M16 would not exist until 1969. Stop being an useful idiot used by commies.
@@GunsNGames1 Actually the M16 existed well before that as it was developed in the late 50s and issued to the Airforce. Also after testing, the M16 is believe it or not more reliable then the older Garand and M14. Also yes the 7.62*39 does have greater stopping power then the 556 which in order to equalize it required the use of new types of bullets when they change the barrel twist to 1/7, from 1/12.
However it should be noted the Russians ditched the 7.62*39 in favor of the AK74 later AK12 which are chambered in 5.45mm rounds. AKs are quite accurate if you know what your doing however on rapid fire the climbing is to difficult to control.
1:35
get some!
Rodrigo T I saw you on a other video
Private joker
Can you make WW2 Factions:Greece Army? Thanks
Good video btw
OMG I love this episode
Nice vid
1:40 me when i use the m60 in any game lolz
Lol
LOL
Irene Gallegos roblox kid
-E- nder Crafter287 HD no u
Irene Gallegos just saying ;)
Could you possibly do Guadalcanal sometime?
This channel is 1000x better then infographic show
Hi IM Really like YOUR videos this is was good video😎
1:38 that was from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" when the enemy attackes the base
Chicken coops no that was from the scene where the guy was gunning down random Vietnamese farmers
1:39 say hello to tommy verfftis little friend
1:55 ah yes, the good old thumper. Nice secondary weapon.
I've only known one person that was in the Vietnam war and he is pretty old but I love to talk to him about his experience in the war
The m16 has reliability issues because the powder specification was changed from the testing process and when it got issued because it was gas operated that became a big problem and it caused reliability issues it was not the guns fault in fact the gun actually held up more in a mud test then the AK47
M14 is the best rifle 🇺🇸
This reminds me of BO1
How is Cpt Price
Cpt. John MacTavish
You see, this reminds me of the Vietnam war.
Cpt. John MacTavish Some missions were set in the Vietnam war. I liked to rush with the M60 and become Rambo version 2.0. I liked to pick the M60E4 in CoD 4 MW. Vietnam is quite forgotten in videogames.
Cpt. John MacTavish
SOAP
Cpt. John MacTavish Didn't Makarov kill you last year?
The m79 could be loaded with many different types of grenades including:
Honeycomb shot (a grenade that explodes with hundreds of .22 caliber rounds)
Steel breaker (basically makes the m79 a 40 mm rifle)
And airburst (hits the floor and bounces three feet vertically and explodes)
Love the full metal jacket references
WWII Italian Army!