There are a number of accounts of cases in which American troopspreferred to use the AK-47 and in fact did use it when combat conditionspermitted. It was moredurable and less adversely affected by the climate and conditions ofVietnam. M-16, which became the standardweapon of American, Korean, and South Vietnamese troops. Most armaments analysts judge the AK-47, which normally holdsthirty bullets, to be superior to the U.S. The combination of these effectsplus its rapid-fire capability meant that accuracy was not a majorrequirement, thus reducing the training time before a soldier could besent into combat.
The high muzzlevelocity (speed of the bullet after firing) and the tumbling action of thebullet contributed to its effectiveness. Itfired a 7.62mm bullet in a fully automatic mode (continuous firing, like amachine gun, as long as the trigger was squeezed). Originally manufactured by the SovietUnion, most the these "Assault rifles" used in the war were made in thePeople's Republic of China, which was the major supplier of armaments toNVA and VC forces.Īlso known as the Kalishnikov, after its Russian inventor, thisweapon was sturdy, reliable, compact, and relatively lightweight. The AK-47 was the basic infantry weapon of the North VietnameseArmy (NVA) and the Vietcong (VC). 503ĪIT: Advanced Individual Training, the period following Basic Training, specialized training given each soldier based on his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), ie MOS 11B10, 11B20 received Infantry training, 13E20 received artillery training.ĪK-47: (also AK or Kalishnikov) rifle. 503ĪIR CAV: air cavalry, referring to helicopter-borne infantry.
503ĪIRBURST: explosion of a munition in the air.ĪIRMOBILE: people or material delivered by helicopter. Refers to all elements relating to functions of maritime navigation such as buoys, range markers, wreck markers, lights and lighthouses, including maintenance.ĪIRBORNE: (Abn) paratrooper or parachutist-qualified. (Hueys and gunships)ĪID: Agency for International Development. The final meal at Ton Son Nhut Air Force Base prior to boarding the Big bird for the flight back to the land of the big PX.ĪFT: from AFTer.directional-in, at, toward, or close to the back or stern of a vessel or tail of an airplane.ĪHC: assault helicopter company.
In the MACV military headquarters,there was a AC of S position for each section, i.e.: AC of S J2(Intell), AC of S J3 (Operations).Ī DUFFLE BAG DRAG AND A BOWL OF CORN FLAKES: This section was revised on 22 March, 2000, by DGSHĪCAV: armored cavalry assault vehicle. Nicholas Del Cioppo, USMC, sent us his collection of the Dictionary of Marine Corps Terms and Words Used in Vietnam linked from this title. This list is dynamic and will grow as the material in the Home Page grows.Īn appendix of Artillery Terms and Tactics has been provided by Mike Hopkins, Artillery (Arty), 1st (Big Red One - BRO) and 9th Infantries, Nam '69-'70. Please send to: Deanna Gail Shlee Hopkins at "VVHP" wishes to thank many of our viewers who have already contributed terms and definitions from their experiences in this era. New York, 1988.Ĭontributions are also welcomed from our viewers.
#) is the "Dictionary of the Vietnam War " editedby James S. NOTE: The source for some of the following definitions (those listed alongwith a page number: Pg.
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