TIL the Springfield Armory -- Founded by George Washington in 1794 -- manufactured weapons for every American conflict from the War of 1812 to Vietnam. nps.gov/spar/learn/news/cβ¦
TIL about Daisy Girl. A controversial attack ad used by Presiden Lyndon Johnson against his opponent Barry Goldwater, who had shown willingness to use nuclear weapons during the Vietnam War youtu.be/riDypP1KfOU
"TIL during the Vietnam War, the U.S. carried out Operation Popeye, a "cloud-seeding" mission to stimulate clouds in Vietnam to increase rainfall and lengthen the monsoon season. After the operation was declassified in 1974, the United Nations banned the weaponization of weather." popsci.com/operation-popeβ¦
"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war
TIL On his second day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned all of the Vietnam War draft evaders. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimβ¦
Cold War/Vietnam War weapon sprues
Hi!
Iβm just wondering if anyone knows of somewhere that sells weapons sprues of this era for 28mm minis (bolt action), preferably western (American) gear.
Cheers!
TIL about Doug Hegdahl, a POW during the Vietnam War, who memorized the names, dates of capture, method of capture and personal details of 256 fellow POWs to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had A Farm." He can still recite it to this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douβ¦
How did war time weapon bring backs w by US Giβs between WW2 and Vietnam work/change?
TIL that an American army doctor who served in Vietnam returned an arm heβd amputated to its owner, a Vietnamese soldier, 47 years after he took it as a souvenir of a good deed. They met each otherβs children and grandchildren and joked about which of them had been better looking back in the war. independent.co.uk/news/woβ¦
The "Grim Reaper" was a M48A3 that served in Vietnam around 1969. The crew modified this tank to hold extra weapons in addition to the 90mm cannon, coaxial 7.62mm machinegun, and .50 cal. One configuration included .50 cals out of every nook and cranny, and another included a M134 Minigun salvaged
TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraβ¦
/u/Georgy_K_Zhukov responds to: "Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war [+30] reddit.com/r/MilitaryPornβ¦
In the Vietnam war film, βWe Were Soldiersβ, thereβs a scene where a ARVN soldier interrogates an NVA soldier. The NVA says that there are 10,000 other NVA hiding in the mountains, but the ARVN soldier mistranslates and reports only 4,000. One of the reasons why the Americans sustained heavy losses.
The local Vietnamese community is on edge after reports that the Trump administration is trying to renegotiate a treaty with Vietnam that would allow Trump to deport thousands of peopleβincluding people who came to the U.S. as orphaned babies during the Vietnam war. thestranger.com/slog/2019β¦
TIL During the Vietnam War the act of "Fragging" was when US troops would toss a grenade in their commanding officers tent; known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraβ¦
HD Documentary of the Vietnam War, Colorized.
TIL: Burst fire firearms were introduced to the US Army as a means to conserve ammo. During the Vietnam War (less well trained) soldiers would commonly hold down the trigger until they ran out of ammo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burβ¦
First Poster for Australian War Film 'Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan' - The true story of 108 inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 Viet Cong soldiers during the Vietnam War.
I hate how the Vietnam War is always showing that the Americans are the one who suffered the most and not alot of people look at what the Vietnamese has been through
Americans they have mental issues after the Vietnam war and that is cureable but what about the Agent Orange that they had put on the Vietnamese ? Birth defects , genetics error , cancer , environment is heavily damaged and all of those shit are irreversible. They have impact us more than we have impacted the Americans.
The Americans raped Vietnamese woman , they destroyed our homes and next generation children , napalm and other chemical shit , thatβs just horrible , we Vietnamese relied on Russia we donβt even make guns and you Americans just coming in after a little incident at the sea and your hate for Russian propaganda made you fucked a country that was just recovering from the French dominant , FUCKED FOR DECADES !
One of most heroic Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War dies of coronavirus warisboring.com/one-of-moβ¦
TIL that although the AC-130 close air support gunship has been flying combat missions since the Vietnam War, only 47 of them have been built. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locβ¦
"Get your facts straight moron" - Defending or Outright denying the My Lai massacre under a post of an image from the Vietnam War.
TIL During the height of the Vietnam War, Folk singer Joan Baez traveled to Hanoi on a human rights mission and was caught in the U.S. military 'Christmas Bombing' campaign, during which the city was bombed for eleven straight days. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaβ¦
War-horror film 'Foxhole' has finished production. A multi-generational anthology film about the horrors of war in various foxholes including that of the Civil War, World War I & II, and Vietnam. bloody-disgusting.com/indβ¦
Jim Morrison's father was Rear Admiral George Morrison, commander of US forces during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Did Jim Morrison or other members of the Doors ever comment on this connection to the Vietnam War? How did George Morrison react to his son's antiwar lyrics and countercultural legacy?
I'm not entirely sure if it is possibly an easy implementation but could the K-50m SMG also take PPSH drum mags? It's one of my favorite Vietnam era "low end" VC modified weapons and it'd just be cool with a drum mag. (also p.s. anton pls more oddly modified weapons)
[US] The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (2017) - Ken Burns presents an epic 10-part, 18-hour chronicle of the Vietnam War, featuring the soldiers, protesters, politicians and families that lived it. netflix.com/title/8099777β¦
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan - Official Trailer. Australian war film set during Vietnam. youtube.com/watch?v=ZscTHβ¦
Inherited a near perfect condition 1966 Gibson ES-120T from my great uncle yesterday. He bought the guitar used after he got out of the Vietnam war and it has basically been sitting in a closet ever sense. Couldn't be more happy with the way it looks and plays.
