What did an average Vietnam War soldier carry on them?
A soldier’s basic load was 6 fully loaded 30 round magazines or 180 rounds. But most carried as many rounds as as they could in bandoliers hung around their necks. three 20 round box magazines in two pouches would be 120 rounds, plus at least one 20 round box magazine in the weapon.
What did Vietnam soldiers carry on their helmets?
An LSA plastic squeeze bottle is strapped to the helmets of grunts in many Vietnam pictures. I kept LSA there and another in a pant pocket because that steel pot was hot and heavy; I removed it whenever I could. My pants were always on and the LSA close at hand in a pocket.
What weapons did Vietnam carry?
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.
How much weight did a soldier carry in Vietnam?
March loads stayed at approximately 80 pounds during Vietnam but grew to 100 pounds afterward, with a maximum march weight over 160 pounds in Grenada in 1983. In Iraq and Afghanistan, march weights have approximated 100 pounds or more. Soldiers would not carry all of the above equipment at once.
What was the bloodiest year in Vietnam?
1968
Are there homeless in Vietnam?
While the nation of Vietnam has long struggled with poverty, homelessness in Vietnam has been successfully reduced by the government during a period of five years ranging from 2003 to 2008. These efforts have reduced the number of street children by 62%.
Is Vietnam poor than India?
The basic facts about Vietnam I knew well before my journey: that it has a per capita income of $370 per annum (significantly less than India’s $450); that its economy is controlled by a communist Government; that it fought a devastating war with the world’s most powerful nation from 1964 to 1975.
What is the poorest city in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh City
What do poor people do in Vietnam?
The majority of the poor are farmers. In 1998 almost 80 percent of the poor worked in agriculture. The majority of the poor live in rural, isolated, mountainous or disaster prone areas, where physical infrastructure and public service are relatively undeveloped.