Weapons of the Vietnam war

A DigitalNZ Story by Janice

Guns, helicopters and jeeps used in the Vietnam War

Guns Vietnam War

Image: Vietnam force training with field guns, Waiouru

Vietnam force training with field guns, Waiouru

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: South Vietnam. 1969-03. 235029 Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Kelly, OC, 12th Field Regiment with a New Zealand Maori gun member of ?161 Battery

South Vietnam. 1969-03. 235029 Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Kelly, OC, 12th Field Regiment with a New Zealand Maori gun member of ?161 Battery

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Image: South Vietnam. March 1971. Private (Pte) Grant Burrows of Korumburra, Vic, cleaning his M60 machine gun. The day before this photograph was taken, the gun was used to save the life of Pte Burrows ..

South Vietnam. March 1971. Private (Pte) Grant Burrows of Korumburra, Vic, cleaning his M60 machine gun. The day before this photograph was taken, ...

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Image: Chinese Type 50 sub-machine gun

Chinese Type 50 sub-machine gun

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Using a paint brush to remove the grime from his M60 machine gun during Operation Coburg is Gunner Taawhi Kerehona of Hamilton, NZ. He is a member of the ..

Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Using a paint brush to remove the grime from his M60 machine gun during Operation Coburg is Gunner Taawh...

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Image: BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-02. BLOCKING THEIR EARS IN THEIR GUN PIT, AS THEY REGISTER A DEFENSIVE FIRE TASK DURING OPERATION COBURG ARE MORTARMEN WITH 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (THE ANZAC ..

BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-02. BLOCKING THEIR EARS IN THEIR GUN PIT, AS THEY REGISTER A DEFENSIVE FIRE TASK DURING OPERATION COBURG ARE...

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Image: At Fire Support Base (FSB) Baton, an FSB of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the gun crew of a 105mm M2A2 Howitzer of 101 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) re-loads their ..

At Fire Support Base (FSB) Baton, an FSB of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the gun crew of a 105mm M2A2 Howitzer of 101 Field Battery ...

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Image: May Tao, South Vietnam. 2 December 1969. A 105mm howitzer gun of 101st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, stands ready for instant action on steel mesh matting in support of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ..

May Tao, South Vietnam. 2 December 1969. A 105mm howitzer gun of 101st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, stands ready for instant action on stee...

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Image: South Vietnam. 1968-09-03. Gunner Murray Hall of Albany, WA (left), loads a round into the breech of one of the 105mm Howitzer guns of the 104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) ..

South Vietnam. 1968-09-03. Gunner Murray Hall of Albany, WA (left), loads a round into the breech of one of the 105mm Howitzer guns of the 104th Fi...

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Image: American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise

American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise

Radio New Zealand

Image: Vietnam War

Vietnam War

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1968-06. A RESUPPLY HELICOPTER IS BEING UNLOADED AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) CONCORD IN NORTHERN BIEN HOA PROVINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE BASE HAD BEEN SET UP BY 4RAR ..

BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM, 1968-06. A RESUPPLY HELICOPTER IS BEING UNLOADED AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) CONCORD IN NORTHERN BIEN HOA PROVINCE...

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Image: Loading an APC in Vietnam

Loading an APC in Vietnam

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: BIEN HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-07. LANDROVERS AND TRAILERS BELONGING TO 161 FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, SHORTLY AFTER THE UNIT'S ARRIVAL AT ITS BASE CAMP AT THE BIEN HOA AIR BASE, ..

BIEN HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-07. LANDROVERS AND TRAILERS BELONGING TO 161 FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, SHORTLY AFTER THE UNIT'S ...

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Article

Vietnam War vet John Masters dies

Radio New Zealand

Image: Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1 December 1971. Inspecting the troops at a farewell parade by jeep are, Commander of the Allied Forces in Vietnam, General Creighton W. Abrams and two other officers. The ..

Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1 December 1971. Inspecting the troops at a farewell parade by jeep are, Commander of the Allied Forces in Vietnam, Genera...

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