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North Vietnamese Weapons Used During The Vietnam War
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LIBRARY NOTE: American intelligence estimated that only 5% of the arms used by the VC were manufactured in South Vietnam. The other 95% were manufactured by foreign resources.

BAR = Browning Automatic Rifle
LMG = Light machine gun
MG = Machine gun
MP = Machine pistol
SMG = Submachine gun

WEAPON CALIBRE TYPE COUNTRY OF MFG DESCRIPTION
1891/30 7.62x54mm+PC-Pe scope
7.92x57mm Rifle
Nagent USSR Bolt action sniper rifle
Mauser
DShK38 108mm -- USSR MG
DShK38M 108mm -- USSR Heavy MG
SMLE 303cal -- Britain Bren gun, light support
K-44 7.62mm Rifle USSR Model 44 Mosin Nagant bolt-action carbine
AK-47 7.62mm Rifle USSR Assault, automatic K-44
K-50M (See Type 50) -- -- --
M-1 .30cal Rifle US Carbine (87)
M-1 .30cal Rifle US Carbine (Garand)(27)
M-1A1 .45cal Rifle US Thompson
M-3A1 .45cal -- US "Grease gun"
M-18 .57mm Rifle US Recoiless; FN2
M-44 (See Type 53) -- -- --
M-1903 12guage Shotgun US --
M-1918A2 .30cal -- US BAR
MAS 1938 7.5mm Rifle France Bolt-action
MAT 49 M 7.62x25mm .50cal France VC modified Thomspon SMG
Mauser98K 7.92x57mm Rifle -- --
MG34 7.92x57mm MG Germany --
Model 40 9x19mm MP Germany --
Model 38 9x19mm MP Germany --
MP38 (See Model 38) -- -- --
MP40 (See Model 40) -- -- --
PT-76 -- Tank USSR --
RPD -- 7.62mm USSR LMG
RPG-2 (B40) -- -- -- Rocket Launcher
RPG-7 (B41) -- -- -- Rocket Launcher
SKS 7.62mm Rifle USSR Assault, automatic
SVD 7.62x54mm -- -- Sniper rifle
T-54 -- Tank USSR --
Type 11 6.5x50.5mm -- Japan LMG
Type 24 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech Maxim MG
Type 26 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech LMG
Type 30 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech LMG
Type 31 .60mm Mortar China --
Type 36 .57cal Rifle China Recoiless
Type 36 6.5x50.5mm Rifle Japan LMG
Type 43 7.62x25mm -- USSR PPS43/PRC
Type 50 7.62x25mm Rifle China SMG
Type 53 7.62x54mm Carbine USSR PRC (K-44)
Type 56 -- -- China MG
Type 92 7.7x58mm Rifle Japan "Ariska"
Type 96 6.5mm Rifle Japan --
Type 99 7.7x58mm LMG Japan FN1

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North Vietnamese Weapons Used During The Vietnam War Permission granted to link this site to your Webpage
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/vietnam/vwenarm.htm

LIBRARY NOTE: American intelligence estimated that only 5% of the arms used by the VC were manufactured in South Vietnam. The other 95% were manufactured by foreign resources.

BAR = Browning Automatic Rifle
LMG = Light machine gun
MG = Machine gun
MP = Machine pistol
SMG = Submachine gun

WEAPON CALIBRE TYPE COUNTRY OF MFG DESCRIPTION
1891/30 7.62x54mm+PC-Pe scope
7.92x57mm Rifle
Nagent USSR Bolt action sniper rifle
Mauser
DShK38 108mm -- USSR MG
DShK38M 108mm -- USSR Heavy MG
SMLE 303cal -- Britain Bren gun, light support
K-44 7.62mm Rifle USSR Model 44 Mosin Nagant bolt-action carbine
AK-47 7.62mm Rifle USSR Assault, automatic K-44
K-50M (See Type 50) -- -- --
M-1 .30cal Rifle US Carbine (87)
M-1 .30cal Rifle US Carbine (Garand)(27)
M-1A1 .45cal Rifle US Thompson
M-3A1 .45cal -- US "Grease gun"
M-18 .57mm Rifle US Recoiless; FN2
M-44 (See Type 53) -- -- --
M-1903 12guage Shotgun US --
M-1918A2 .30cal -- US BAR
MAS 1938 7.5mm Rifle France Bolt-action
MAT 49 M 7.62x25mm .50cal France VC modified Thomspon SMG
Mauser98K 7.92x57mm Rifle -- --
MG34 7.92x57mm MG Germany --
Model 40 9x19mm MP Germany --
Model 38 9x19mm MP Germany --
MP38 (See Model 38) -- -- --
MP40 (See Model 40) -- -- --
PT-76 -- Tank USSR --
RPD -- 7.62mm USSR LMG
RPG-2 (B40) -- -- -- Rocket Launcher
RPG-7 (B41) -- -- -- Rocket Launcher
SKS 7.62mm Rifle USSR Assault, automatic
SVD 7.62x54mm -- -- Sniper rifle
T-54 -- Tank USSR --
Type 11 6.5x50.5mm -- Japan LMG
Type 24 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech Maxim MG
Type 26 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech LMG
Type 30 7.92x57mm Rifle China/Czech LMG
Type 31 .60mm Mortar China --
Type 36 .57cal Rifle China Recoiless
Type 36 6.5x50.5mm Rifle Japan LMG
Type 43 7.62x25mm -- USSR PPS43/PRC
Type 50 7.62x25mm Rifle China SMG
Type 53 7.62x54mm Carbine USSR PRC (K-44)
Type 56 -- -- China MG
Type 92 7.7x58mm Rifle Japan "Ariska"
Type 96 6.5mm Rifle Japan --
Type 99 7.7x58mm LMG Japan FN1

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