What controversial weapon was used during Vietnam?

napalm
But officials said the napalm, which became controversial in the Vietnam War when news photographs showed it burning civilians, has not been used against Iraqi soldiers.

What was one of the most destructive weapons of the Vietnam War?

Among the more devastating explosives used in U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing runs was napalm, a chemical compound developed during World War II.

What weaponry was used in the Vietnam War?

Nearly all United States-allied forces were armed with U.S. weapons including the M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M14 and M16. The Australian and New Zealand forces employed the 7.62 mm L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle as their service rifle, with the occasional US M16.

What did Agent Orange smell like?

“Going into Agent Orange was like it had a musty smell to it. It was a reddish-brown-colored fog that would be in the air,” said Dudich, who served much of his first tour with troops of the Republic of Vietnam.

Did Green Berets use bows in Vietnam?

Crossbows were used by the native Montagnards of the Vietnamese Highlands against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War and before. In fact, Green Berets used Montagnard crossbowmen in their teams.

What wars was the M60 machine gun used in?

In the Vietnam War, the M60 was used in every conceivable role for a machine gun: mounted on trucks, jeeps, armored personnel carriers, and other vehicles; on tripods inside fortifications; on aircraft and boats. The M60 saw its widest use with American infantry forces on the ground in Vietnam.

What tactics were used in the Vietnam War?

American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym BEAST – Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.

Was the AR 15 used in the Vietnam War?

ArmaLite first developed the AR-15 in the late 1950s as a military rifle, but had limited success in selling it. In 1959 the company sold the design to Colt. In 1963, the U.S. military selected Colt to manufacture the automatic rifle that soon became standard issue for U.S. troops in the Vietnam War.

Why is Agent Orange bad?

The herbicide Agent Orange, which was used widely by US armed forces in the 1960s and early 1970s during the Vietnam War to defoliate large areas of the country, contains dioxin and is carcinogenic. High levels of dioxin have been found in the breast milk, adipose tissue, and blood of the Vietnamese population.

What did Agent White do?

The tactical herbicides used in Vietnam were intended to kill a broad spectrum of plants. Agent Orange and Agent White were used against broadleaf plants and woody shrubs and trees, including mangroves. Agent Blue was effective against grasses and grains, such as rice (Young, 2009).