M60 Machine Gun Vietnam
The m60 later served in the vietnam war as a squad automatic weapon with many united states units.
M60 machine gun vietnam. The m60 formally named united states machine gun caliber 762 mm m60 is a family of american general purpose machine guns firing 76251mm nato cartridges from a. The m60 officially the united states machine gun caliber 762 mm m60 is a family of american general purpose machine guns firing 76251mm nato cartridges from a. The versatile quick firing m60 machine gun became one of the iconic weapons of the vietnam war. This is a us.
Army training film about the m60 us. Gpmg general purpose machine gun tf9 2971 some history about the m60. The m60 is a belt fed. The man in this video is a us marine veteran and fought in vietnam.
He participated in several major battles and was also in country for the tet offensive. The m60 machine gun was a mash up of technology of wwii captured from the axis and the weapon that saw the us through vietnam and in the current wars in iraq. Gerald laird fires an m60 machine gun in vietnam. The m60 was ubiquitous in the vietnam war.
An m60 machine gun being used during the vietnam war in 1966.