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8th November 2012, 11:31 PM
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What a great display - thank you for sharing. Did not know that they used such an array of weapons.
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9th November 2012, 06:10 PM
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Thanks for the kind words guys. It was fun to put together. The Mak is awsome. It is swung, with the curved part of the handle pointing rearward. The cutting edge is on the inside of the blade curve. After you handle one, it feels pretty good in your hands. Early on, during the US involvement in SEA, a hodge-podge of weapons could be encountered. Many locally produced. After 1966, a steady stream of Chi-com, and European Com-bloc weapons were available. However, Anything, and everything was found in weapons caches till 1975. I've heard several accounts, of helicopters returning, riddled with crossbow arrows.
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9th November 2012, 08:36 PM
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Just to think of it, that is what they have used to defeat both the French and the American armies..... Sobering...
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9th November 2012, 10:31 PM
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Look what happend to the British empire once the "natives" came back from world war 2 fully trained, combat/war expierienced & armed with guns & bombs rather than just spears & arrows... We wernt so strong then......  Spiral |
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9th November 2012, 10:39 PM
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Yep, same thing happened to the French, when their colonial troops went home from IndoChina. Of course, a little indroctrination from Uncle Ho helped things along.
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10th November 2012, 11:02 AM
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Sure fervour of any type, whether Religion or Political helps bolster the combatents.
I would imagine many machete type things were also used bt the VC to traverse jungle etc. ? Were they local dha type things or more comercial pieces? Spiral |
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10th November 2012, 01:56 PM
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The VC were versatile and adaptable. The used whatever they had.
How 'effective' were their improvised traps? How many troops had to be evacuated because of punji sticks? Definately need some rubber sandals in that display  And a Dragunov! Last edited by Atlantia; 10th November 2012 at 07:20 PM. |
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