I was a door gunner on a gunship in the first cab we had six m60’s I cleaned them every day sometimes twice a day I can honestly say never had one jam during my tour. You kept them clean they always worked
I love the M60. Never had a problem with one. Too heavy? Not for me. I believe it weighed 22 pounds. That's not heavy. Anyone who says it is too heavy is only used to carrying his purse. Keep it clean, and it is stone cold reliable. I wish I had one at home.
My battalion had M60 echo threes and we had M60 barrels as extras.(we removed the front legs since the E3 has them on the receiver. It weighted 18.5 pounds. I love my PIG, I named her "EMMIE". My model was made by SACO. I cried when we switched to the FN m240 golf.
As with the German MG, interchangeable barrel. Well-rehearsed, a set lasts two days. Very few soldiers can see a kilometer! Hitting a 12 cm target 600 meters with a rifle is an achievement!
On our boats in Vietnam we had two M60s, two 50's on the fantail and a twin 50 on the bow. Small arms included the M1, Remington 870 12GA loaded with 00 buck, WWII-issued Thompson submachine guns, M79 grenade launchers, M16's, and the 45, of course. Out of all that shit I liked M60 (low recoil), Thompson, and M1 (what's not to love with that 30-06 [7.62] round). And for boarding, one of us had the 870, the OIC his 45 sidearm, and two guys with M16's. Just sayin.
He carried the gun to give his guys a break. AN EXCELLENT LEADER! He showed them, that if he could do it ( the old man ); then THEY could do it! SOUND LEADERSHIP AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED!!
Use your ears. He never carried it for anyone else. He carried a browning machine gun in his younger days. THAT'S what he was referring to. He never said anything about carrying anything for his men. Ridiculous comment and even more so that at this time eleven people didn't bother to pay attention and liked that terrible comment.
I bet the M60s were very good when they were first issued during Vietnam. The ones I had during the 1980s were worn out and didn't fire very well. When I was a gunner. I had to understand everything about my gun. I had to steal, beg, borrow parts to keep my gun working. Back when as a young trooper in the mid 1980s I talked to former M60 gunners who were senior NCOs and few senior officers back then who had started out as infantry machine gunners or helicopter door gunners back in Vietnam as young draftees and enlisted soldiers in combat. I learned from them during lunch in the mess hall and afterwards. They gave me very fatherly advice. I did in what they said in an unofficial and official manner to keep my gun working. By the time I became an NCO and had given away all my spare parts to soldiers assigned to be M60 gunners and the M240 Bravo came around. The M240 Bravo/ MAG 58 is better than the M60. I felt so overwhelmed that I had to do that much to keep a machinegun running as a gunner. Training M60 crews in its care and maintenance. Honestly I hated the M60 machinegun because the US Military wanted a gun of their own design than a gun like the MAG58 which has proven to be better in combat and accurate. I did use the M240 Bravo several times in Iraq to correct their targets and replace incompetent gunners who froze in combat. I was not intended to be a machine gunner in the infantry to begin with but the Army fucked with me and kicked my ass to be one. Even a few times when I became an M249 SAW gunner, my leaders hated me for running that gun so well that they made me go back to the M60. They hate it when I am happy.
When I flew, as a combat cameraman, with the Navy Seawolf Helicopters (HAL-3 detachment). off USS Harnett County In-Country Vietnam. the door gunners used twin .30 caliber browning machine guns with pistol grip; not the standard M-60 that was usual on Vietnam Huey helicopters. I have not found any information regarding these dual-mount .30 caliber Brownings.
I was a little kid in the late 60's and early 70's and saw how those guys were treated when they came back from that nightmare, for the life of me I'll never understand how a little kid could know it was wrong and some supposedly "grown ups" not only couldn't but would also participate in treating them that way, and it didn't end after US combat troops were withdrawn in 73, all through the 70's and into the early 80's everyone wanted them and any issues about them such as Agent Orange to just go away, everyone just wanted to act like they didn't exist, this country still hasn't done enough for them or apologized enough to them, they went everywhere they were ask to go and did everything they were ask to do, and the narrative that they, and basically the US as a whole, "lost" the war in Vietnam I just don't buy, the North Vietnamese didn't invade South Vietnam until 2 years after US combat troops left the country, I don't understand how someone is responsible for losing a war 2 years after they left the place, the fact is that while US combat forces were there the North repeatedly tried to invade the south and everytime they got their asses handed to them, the Tet offensive being a prime example of that, the fact is that the narrative that the US "lost the war" is false one that stuck because most other countries and it's citizens, and unfortunately too many in the US itself, just want to be able to say that the US lost a war. This country still owes those guys and everyone needs to realize that.
Very true. I try to educate people about this, but people seem to have been indoctrinated pretty well about Vietnam. A really good program about this is "The Three big lies about the Vietnam War" by Michael Medved who actually was anti-war during Vietnam, but the way veterans were treated, as well as our abandonment of the South Vietnamese when they were invaded later which resulted in the deaths of millions of them is what made him a conservative. It's a really good show. Also, a podcast called "The Cold War: What We Saw" is excellent
In the end, it was a war that was not ours to win or to lose. The leadership of Hanoi succeeded in their goal of expelling all foreign powers from Indochina and in uniting Vietnam. They did not defeat us as so much as to weary us until we chose to leave and they could prevail. With prayers for all who fought, for all who suffered, and for all who still suffer from the Second Indochina War. Two tours 69-70 71-72.
I remember in 8th grade, probably 1980. The Vietnam War was covered by one paragraph about one third of a page. A war that lasted longer than WW2. Even at that age I was like WTF? Then I noticed they didn’t even mention the Korean War. Or maybe it was referred to as something else, not an actual war!
I just watched part one of this series, and have to say, even though I am not a gun person, the history and technical narration was really interesting and informative, I only ever fired two weapons on full auto during my service in the British military, the GPMG the equivalent of the M60, and the L85 A1/A2 the standard issue weapon for all uk units(except special forces/operations units) and whilst that was fun on the range I am glad I never fired them in anger. Respect to every service person in every allied nation who have been in combat, I was a REMF, in military speak, but did go into conflict zones, but far removed from any real action. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative film 👍.
Used all these weapons in my time in the Australian Infantry, all good weapons systems. The M79 was my least favourite to carry especially in an attack it would belt you in the back of the head every time you time you took a bound during fire and movement. Very accurate weapon though .
although i went through bootcamp with the 16' and developed an expert rating at the KD range in truth the us military was crazy to give up the 14' -7:62mm and then transition to the M-16' =5:56mm unreal
Joined the Army in 1993. Served under the last of the Vietnam guys still serving. Got to hear a lot of stories. My Bat commander was in Nam for one week then Tet happened. His Stoner 63 sustained a b40 rocket hit. He had it in his office. As a kid in the 80s. I wished I was in Vietnam. Rambo movies you name it. Had a full bird Col give me a ride back to my unit. He asked if I could listen to a story. He told me about accidentally killing a family as a Helicopter gunner. It haunted him. The man started to cry in front of me. I stood in silence and when he dropped me off. I went to salute him. He told me no. And he walked away. I quickly took back my wish of fighting in Nam….
Bonus Comment: Back in the day, the M79 "thumper" was loved by all. We used to joke that our grannies would be able quickly load and fire it. Yeah, I know that modern troops are equipped with the M320, that as a standalone weapon looks like something Space Force soldiers would carry, but back in the day when the M79 first debuted you felt a hella lot safer with the super dependable M79 ready to thump.
Even with all the criticism, the M16 and M60 got they still were the best infantry small arms ever designed after M1 Garand and Browning automatic rifle.. we used the m16a1s during marksmanship qualification, and believe it or not, it's more ergonomical and quick maneuvering than may state of the art rifles and carbines of today.. the triangular handguard, the old lollipop peep notch sights are pretty effective.. no wonder Larry Vickers favors the M723 than the later model 727
I always thought, the 1911- 45acp, and the M-60-D machine gun, besides the M-16 of course were the 2 great firearms of that war, I fired and loved both, very dearly, also I got too fire the M-60-E, supposedly an implement on the M-60-D? I KNOW not, and think not, the saddest thing about the M-60-D, was its retirement, as with the 1911 45acp I think I cried about the 1911 45acp, in my estimation, the M-9 can't hold a candle too the 1911 45acp, on even an indoor range with no wind, point blank at the target, smart people threw them away, or used them for their intended purpose, a PAPERWEIGHT
Decent vid. Great to see a SOG legend like John Plaster. Minor error though: early in the vid the USMC Capt (ret) lists off some weapons used. When he says "3.5 in rocket" the vid shows an M 72 66 mm rocket. Incorrect.
🤔 The M249 SAW I carried in Iraq was 22 lbs loaded. I always though the M-60 or (Pig) was a bigger beast to carry. Apparently not! They phased her out before my time. I always wanted to shoot one, but on first look it looks like it shoots a bit slower them the SAW. Those SAW’s are fun. Hold down the trigger for a solid second and 30 Rounds will be down range. Lol Wooooo!!!! Merica!!!!
If y’all want to hear some first hand accounts in a book from a Vietnam vet who wasn’t just a regular rifleman look up clay Lifto, he’s my great uncle and he told me about his books and I’ve talked to him about his stories and I believe y’all would love it
Not a military person, but I have an interest and respect for it. One of the things that caught my eye about the film Full Metal Jacket: In boot camp they train on the M-14. In country they use the M-16. Did this really happen? And did they have to have more training because of it?
Hearing them complain about the excess weight of the m60 and the assault pack makes me laugh. Our current issue gpmg is 30ibs alone and with spare ammo , body armor , and ruck all together run about 100 to 120 ibs
Using .223 rather than .30-O6 cal. M1's is lighter and less dread of recoil. But think before the .30-O6, the .45-70, which the kick had to be like a mule.
Supposedly some were used during the 1968 Tet Offensive, specifically in Hue. The photograph that I saw was the later model M1A1 Thompson with the side-cocking actuator. Okay for street-fighting but beyond 75 yards, forget it.
USA and ARVN (Army Republic of Viet Nam) against communism, our enemies is communist countries. We thank you and honor our veterans those who have given their lives in service to our country. Remember! Every minute we enjoy our freedom, every second someone “Out there” in uniform risk their lives to protecting it. Let us never forget, let us always remember. Freedom is not free, God bless and keep all those who have given for our liberty, fight against the Communism and the Radical Islamic terrorists.
The magazine of all tracers one should note that machine gun fire with standard belts of ammo was one tracer to four ball rounds so one would think there were s lot more rounds in the air then seen. If you brushed up against someone firing all tracers your first reaction would be to think of the 1 to 4 ratio mix and think you were outgunned. But then if you were feeding ammo into to a quad fifty you would just keep removing the cover they were firing from.
Your last sentence reminded me of a co-worker. He always had neurotic twitches with his hands and fingers, sometimes upper body if he was stressed out. I didn't know why until years later. I knew he was in Vietnam but I knew a ton of guys who were and the majority didn't have twitching. The backstory was his Marine patrol got ambushed one night. The NVA were on the other side of a small river but deep enough they couldn't rush the Marine position(s). So the NVA kept firing machineguns for hours. They had no idea where all the Marines were so they started removing vegetation a layer/level at a time. There was no way to escape without being hit so he was one with the earth, listening to bullets getting closer. Just when he thought he was a goner the NVA broke off and headed into the deep jungle before daylight broke. He had the nervous twitching for the rest of his life. He just passed away last year. We had another guy who had even worse case of involuntary muscle something. If his mind and body were busy he didn't do it, but if things were quiet all of a sudden I'd hear very strange grunting, gurggling noises. Then I'd look and his head was slowly jerking backwards. Man, that freaked me out the first couple times but I noticed the other employees didn't bat an eye. He did have a photo he'd show with him sitting on a bulldozer with no shirt and a boonie hat. He was supposed to wear a helmet and flak jacket but they were too hot. Within seconds of that photo being taken they came under a heavy rocket attack. He always a helmet and flak vest after that. I never got his story to know what happened. But we couldn't believe he became a commercial pilot.!! Word had it he was calm as could be while flying.
the m2 carbine is what ide have wanted. a full auto carbine would be an easy shooter to keep on target. and my trusty colt 1911a1. with those two ide feel ok about things and stuff.
Stop putting Fu....g elevator music all the time ! Even if you think that it will decrease the dramatic sensation of the footage - Leave the commentaries without ! - You're beginners in that job ?
I was a door gunner on a gunship in the first cab we had six m60’s I cleaned them every day sometimes twice a day I can honestly say never had one jam during my tour. You kept them clean they always worked
I love the M60. Never had a problem with one. Too heavy? Not for me. I believe it weighed 22 pounds. That's not heavy. Anyone who says it is too heavy is only used to carrying his purse. Keep it clean, and it is stone cold reliable. I wish I had one at home.
Me 2
My battalion had M60 echo threes and we had M60 barrels as extras.(we removed the front legs since the E3 has them on the receiver. It weighted 18.5 pounds. I love my PIG, I named her "EMMIE". My model was made by SACO. I cried when we switched to the FN m240 golf.
M60 is an Replikat from MG42
As with the German MG, interchangeable barrel. Well-rehearsed, a set lasts two days. Very few soldiers can see a kilometer! Hitting a 12 cm target 600 meters with a rifle is an achievement!
@@raveinus Not even close
The M-79s beauty, was it's simplicity.
On our boats in Vietnam we had two M60s, two 50's on the fantail and a twin 50 on the bow. Small arms included the M1, Remington 870 12GA loaded with 00 buck, WWII-issued Thompson submachine guns, M79 grenade launchers, M16's, and the 45, of course. Out of all that shit I liked M60 (low recoil), Thompson, and M1 (what's not to love with that 30-06 [7.62] round). And for boarding, one of us had the 870, the OIC his 45 sidearm, and two guys with M16's.
Just sayin.
A good story describing the context of the use in war.
He carried the gun to give his guys a break. AN EXCELLENT LEADER! He showed them, that if he could do it ( the old man ); then THEY could do it! SOUND LEADERSHIP AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED!!
Use your ears. He never carried it for anyone else. He carried a browning machine gun in his younger days. THAT'S what he was referring to. He never said anything about carrying anything for his men. Ridiculous comment and even more so that at this time eleven people didn't bother to pay attention and liked that terrible comment.
My dad was a PJ in Vietnam and carried a Swedish K as his weapon of choice.
I bet the M60s were very good when they were first issued during Vietnam. The ones I had during the 1980s were worn out and didn't fire very well. When I was a gunner. I had to understand everything about my gun. I had to steal, beg, borrow parts to keep my gun working. Back when as a young trooper in the mid 1980s I talked to former M60 gunners who were senior NCOs and few senior officers back then who had started out as infantry machine gunners or helicopter door gunners back in Vietnam as young draftees and enlisted soldiers in combat. I learned from them during lunch in the mess hall and afterwards. They gave me very fatherly advice. I did in what they said in an unofficial and official manner to keep my gun working. By the time I became an NCO and had given away all my spare parts to soldiers assigned to be M60 gunners and the M240 Bravo came around. The M240 Bravo/ MAG 58 is better than the M60. I felt so overwhelmed that I had to do that much to keep a machinegun running as a gunner. Training M60 crews in its care and maintenance. Honestly I hated the M60 machinegun because the US Military wanted a gun of their own design than a gun like the MAG58 which has proven to be better in combat and accurate. I did use the M240 Bravo several times in Iraq to correct their targets and replace incompetent gunners who froze in combat. I was not intended to be a machine gunner in the infantry to begin with but the Army fucked with me and kicked my ass to be one. Even a few times when I became an M249 SAW gunner, my leaders hated me for running that gun so well that they made me go back to the M60. They hate it when I am happy.
When I flew, as a combat cameraman, with the Navy Seawolf Helicopters (HAL-3 detachment). off USS Harnett County In-Country Vietnam. the door gunners used twin .30 caliber browning machine guns with pistol grip; not the standard M-60 that was usual on Vietnam Huey helicopters. I have not found any information regarding these dual-mount .30 caliber Brownings.
Guns up by Jonny Clark is a great read about such a weapon and the personalities that wielded it.!!!!😎❤🇺🇸
MAJ John Plaster in any video gets an instant thumbs up.
Major John L. Plaster wrote a great book on long range snipping that is worth every dollar. Very useful for those of us hunting on the prairie.
I was a little kid in the late 60's and early 70's and saw how those guys were treated when they came back from that nightmare, for the life of me I'll never understand how a little kid could know it was wrong and some supposedly "grown ups" not only couldn't but would also participate in treating them that way, and it didn't end after US combat troops were withdrawn in 73, all through the 70's and into the early 80's everyone wanted them and any issues about them such as Agent Orange to just go away, everyone just wanted to act like they didn't exist, this country still hasn't done enough for them or apologized enough to them, they went everywhere they were ask to go and did everything they were ask to do, and the narrative that they, and basically the US as a whole, "lost" the war in Vietnam I just don't buy, the North Vietnamese didn't invade South Vietnam until 2 years after US combat troops left the country, I don't understand how someone is responsible for losing a war 2 years after they left the place, the fact is that while US combat forces were there the North repeatedly tried to invade the south and everytime they got their asses handed to them, the Tet offensive being a prime example of that, the fact is that the narrative that the US "lost the war" is false one that stuck because most other countries and it's citizens, and unfortunately too many in the US itself, just want to be able to say that the US lost a war.
This country still owes those guys and everyone needs to realize that.
Very true. I try to educate people about this, but people seem to have been indoctrinated pretty well about Vietnam. A really good program about this is "The Three big lies about the Vietnam War" by Michael Medved who actually was anti-war during Vietnam, but the way veterans were treated, as well as our abandonment of the South Vietnamese when they were invaded later which resulted in the deaths of millions of them is what made him a conservative. It's a really good show. Also, a podcast called "The Cold War: What We Saw" is excellent
It is a travesty how they were treated.
In the end, it was a war that was not ours to win or to lose.
The leadership of Hanoi succeeded in their goal of expelling all foreign powers from Indochina and in uniting Vietnam.
They did not defeat us as so much as to weary us until we chose to leave and they could prevail.
With prayers for all who fought, for all who suffered, and for all who still suffer from the Second Indochina War.
Two tours 69-70 71-72.
I remember in 8th grade, probably 1980. The Vietnam War was covered by one paragraph about one third of a page. A war that lasted longer than WW2. Even at that age I was like WTF? Then I noticed they didn’t even mention the Korean War. Or maybe it was referred to as something else, not an actual war!
Riverine Advisor, 69-71 read your thoughts….I now feel the love from Lowe’s and Home Depot.
I had a friend who typically was a point man in his 7th Air Cav unit. He always carried an M79 and preferred it over the M203.
I just watched part one of this series, and have to say, even though I am not a gun person, the history and technical narration was really interesting and informative, I only ever fired two weapons on full auto during my service in the British military, the GPMG the equivalent of the M60, and the L85 A1/A2 the standard issue weapon for all uk units(except special forces/operations units) and whilst that was fun on the range I am glad I never fired them in anger. Respect to every service person in every allied nation who have been in combat, I was a REMF, in military speak, but did go into conflict zones, but far removed from any real action. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative film 👍.
Used all these weapons in my time in the Australian Infantry, all good weapons systems. The M79 was my least favourite to carry especially in an attack it would belt you in the back of the head every time you time you took a bound during fire and movement. Very accurate weapon though .
Brother was 3rd herd he messed with ya'll diggers he had much respect for ya'll 65 67
Good clip. Short and to the point.
Proud of you , and respect , for ever in my heart
although i went through bootcamp with the 16' and developed an expert rating at the KD range in truth the us military was crazy to give up the 14' -7:62mm and then transition to the M-16' =5:56mm unreal
They used to put flashlights in the tube of the m79 around their perimeters to let the air power know at night where the friendlies are.
Joined the Army in 1993. Served under the last of the Vietnam guys still serving. Got to hear a lot of stories. My Bat commander was in Nam for one week then Tet happened. His Stoner 63 sustained a b40 rocket hit. He had it in his office. As a kid in the 80s. I wished I was in Vietnam. Rambo movies you name it. Had a full bird Col give me a ride back to my unit. He asked if I could listen to a story. He told me about accidentally killing a family as a Helicopter gunner. It haunted him. The man started to cry in front of me. I stood in silence and when he dropped me off. I went to salute him. He told me no. And he walked away. I quickly took back my wish of fighting in Nam….
M45 grandpa called it the Swedish 5. He also said black market Vietcong hollow points were the best round
Bonus Comment: Back in the day, the M79 "thumper" was loved by all. We used to joke that our grannies would be able quickly load and fire it.
Yeah, I know that modern troops are equipped with the M320, that as a standalone weapon looks like something Space Force soldiers would carry, but back in the day when the M79 first debuted you felt a hella lot safer with the super dependable M79 ready to thump.
Even with all the criticism, the M16 and M60 got they still were the best infantry small arms ever designed after M1 Garand and Browning automatic rifle.. we used the m16a1s during marksmanship qualification, and believe it or not, it's more ergonomical and quick maneuvering than may state of the art rifles and carbines of today.. the triangular handguard, the old lollipop peep notch sights are pretty effective.. no wonder Larry Vickers favors the M723 than the later model 727
The US embassy in London had a sandbagged M60 above the door. I think they were expecting unwelcome guests.
I always thought, the 1911- 45acp, and the M-60-D machine gun, besides the M-16 of course were the 2 great firearms of that war, I fired and loved both, very dearly, also I got too fire the M-60-E, supposedly an implement on the M-60-D? I KNOW not, and think not, the saddest thing about the M-60-D, was its retirement, as with the 1911 45acp I think I cried about the 1911 45acp, in my estimation, the M-9 can't hold a candle too the 1911 45acp, on even an indoor range with no wind, point blank at the target, smart people threw them away, or used them for their intended purpose, a PAPERWEIGHT
My Dad was SF. Mateo "ACE" Bello A-109 Thoung Duc
Decent vid. Great to see a SOG legend like John Plaster. Minor error though: early in the vid the USMC Capt (ret) lists off some weapons used. When he says "3.5 in rocket" the vid shows an M 72 66 mm rocket. Incorrect.
3.5 bazooka and LAWS rocket
Yes I noticed this, they should have shown a photo of the 3.5 in 'Super Bazooka' Rocket Launcher.
I would prefer the m14 over the m16 who cares if it weighs 10 more pounds . like he said it penetrates through the Jungle better
That M-60 came from the German design which I still think was a better design that our American copy of it.EE
Pops used the 60 and loved the grease.
🤔 The M249 SAW I carried in Iraq was 22 lbs loaded. I always though the M-60 or (Pig) was a bigger beast to carry. Apparently not! They phased her out before my time. I always wanted to shoot one, but on first look it looks like it shoots a bit slower them the SAW. Those SAW’s are fun. Hold down the trigger for a solid second and 30 Rounds will be down range. Lol Wooooo!!!! Merica!!!!
The right weapon, at the right time.
Some SF guys in NAM also used to carry M3 Grease guns with the rear peep sight cut into a v notch for cqb
Other than the music which is unnecessary, a great video. It would be better just to hear and watch what is happening.
If y’all want to hear some first hand accounts in a book from a Vietnam vet who wasn’t just a regular rifleman look up clay Lifto, he’s my great uncle and he told me about his books and I’ve talked to him about his stories and I believe y’all would love it
Advancements in weaponry during conflict is swift.
In my opinion the guns that became problematic were towards the end of the war and had literally fired hundreds of millions of rounds
Not a military person, but I have an interest and respect for it. One of the things that caught my eye about the film Full Metal Jacket: In boot camp they train on the M-14. In country they use the M-16. Did this really happen? And did they have to have more training because of it?
Yes, some guys were trained on the M-14 but issued the M-16 once in Vietnam.
Long live the heros who served and defended their country
For close action, the best tools were an AK-47 and a Collins scout axe.
Look up John l plasters book, man is a SF legend
Amen Brothers
I think we ended up with your old M79's and I carried one in South Armagh in the 1980's
Carry one in East Timor in 2000 and Solomon Islands in 2010. Simple and versatile.
Anybody catch the position of the ammo belts on the memorial machingunner statue? Obviously, the artist did not have a vet as a consultant.
lol, old soldier roasting younger soldiers that complained about how heavy the m60 is when he carried an m1919 which is 10 pounds heavier.
Hearing them complain about the excess weight of the m60 and the assault pack makes me laugh. Our current issue gpmg is 30ibs alone and with spare ammo , body armor , and ruck all together run about 100 to 120 ibs
Love the m60 bad ass weapon
John. L . Plaster.
Now i do know what Plaster is in English, but i also know in Danish it mean band aid.
8:48 “many many decades later” it was only 3 decades later
As far as i know the m60 is a scailed down copy of the german ww2 mg 42 now we have the SAW scailed down again
Using .223 rather than .30-O6 cal. M1's is lighter and less dread of recoil. But think before the .30-O6, the .45-70, which the kick had to be like a mule.
How about the M67 wrecked rifle, that thing with flechette rounds scared everyone. Had to be mech to carry enough ammo though.
So the Tommy Gun did see combat in the Vietnam War.
Supposedly some were used during the 1968 Tet Offensive, specifically in Hue. The photograph that I saw was the later model M1A1 Thompson with the side-cocking actuator. Okay for street-fighting but beyond 75 yards, forget it.
USA and ARVN (Army Republic of Viet Nam) against communism, our enemies is communist countries. We thank you and honor our veterans those who have given their lives in service to our country. Remember! Every minute we enjoy our freedom, every second someone “Out there” in uniform risk their lives to protecting it. Let us never forget, let us always remember. Freedom is not free, God bless and keep all those who have given for our liberty, fight against the Communism and the Radical Islamic terrorists.
Interesting
Former Saigon Warrior at MACV-3
Cheap Charlie
The magazine of all tracers one should note that machine gun fire with standard belts of ammo was one tracer to four ball rounds so one would think there were s lot more rounds in the air then seen.
If you brushed up against someone firing all tracers your first reaction would be to think of the 1 to 4 ratio mix and think you were outgunned.
But then if you were feeding ammo into to a quad fifty you would just keep removing the cover they were firing from.
Your last sentence reminded me of a co-worker. He always had neurotic twitches with his hands and fingers, sometimes upper body if he was stressed out. I didn't know why until years later. I knew he was in Vietnam but I knew a ton of guys who were and the majority didn't have twitching. The backstory was his Marine patrol got ambushed one night. The NVA were on the other side of a small river but deep enough they couldn't rush the Marine position(s).
So the NVA kept firing machineguns for hours. They had no idea where all the Marines were so they started removing vegetation a layer/level at a time. There was no way to escape without being hit so he was one with the earth, listening to bullets getting closer. Just when he thought he was a goner the NVA broke off and headed into the deep jungle before daylight broke. He had the nervous twitching for the rest of his life. He just passed away last year.
We had another guy who had even worse case of involuntary muscle something. If his mind and body were busy he didn't do it, but if things were quiet all of a sudden I'd hear very strange grunting, gurggling noises. Then I'd look and his head was slowly jerking backwards. Man, that freaked me out the first couple times but I noticed the other employees didn't bat an eye. He did have a photo he'd show with him sitting on a bulldozer with no shirt and a boonie hat. He was supposed to wear a helmet and flak jacket but they were too hot.
Within seconds of that photo being taken they came under a heavy rocket attack. He always a helmet and flak vest after that. I never got his story to know what happened. But we couldn't believe he became a commercial pilot.!! Word had it he was calm as could be while flying.
I never served in the wars but I like to learn about them I think the m60 machine gun is not good because it over heats
M60s design was based off of the German MG42.
No word about the M1/M2 Carbine? That's a fail.
Evidently it was forgotten so much it didn't make the forgotten list.
M79 .....aka fun gun or wombat gun
the m2 carbine is what ide have wanted. a full auto carbine would be an easy shooter to keep on target. and my trusty colt 1911a1. with those two ide feel ok about things and stuff.
I thought it was interesting while serving on a 15 man MTT in Iraq and we had a M79 in our inventory.
Maw-2 is great!
I loved that pig !!
Sks best ever made last 4 ever
Carl gustav smg... 9mm bara!!!... Nice smg.. (newer shoot)... But fin🇫🇮.. Smg 44 its wery similarities!!!.. Or.. Not🙄🤔😏 ⚔️⚔️⚔️...
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Prarie fire emergency.
This video would be better without the background music
They never used the swedish ones butt the smith & wesson ones
They did to begina with then phased out for their own version
Americans was unpreperd, the russians was have standartize armamen
Song or music at 0:48
Every platoon needs a different type of soldier: a lot of riflemen, a machine gunner, a sniper, a grenadier and a shotgun man
906 Aussies
Stoner 63
The stoner system used in the Vietnam war.....can say that again lol
If Marines arnt B-tching something’s wrong.
** SOLUTIONS, MAGAZINE FED SHOTGUNS AND MAGAZINE FED GRENADE LAUNCHERS ! SKUNK WORKS,TO THE RESCUE !
Those has existed for a few decades already
1967 USMC bootcamp M 14 Infrantrey training M 1 then 2 weeks M 16 hi diddle straight up the middle some fun do not glorify
👎kill the music
Hated M16s. Cheap Junk
Stop putting Fu....g elevator music all the time ! Even if you think that it will decrease the dramatic sensation of the footage - Leave the commentaries without ! - You're beginners in that job ?