AK-47: automatic assault rifle
AO: area of operation
ARVN: Armed Republic of Vietnam or Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Booby-trapped 105 round: artillery round that proved a dud or misfired, then set to explode if touched
C-130: a large aircraft cargo plane
CO: conscientious objector (one who for religious or other valid reasons did not serve)
CID: intelligence people
Claymore: a type of mine
EM Club: Enlisted Men’s Club
HE: high explosive
KIA: killed in action
LP: listening patrol
LZ (Gator): landing zone (each had a code name for the location)
M-16 and M60: automatic rifle and machine gun
MIA: missing in action
MP: Military Police
NCO: Non-commissioned Officer
NVA buildup: North Vietnamese assault buildup
Psy Ops leaflets: psychological operations (warfare) leaflets
RTO: Regimental Training Officer, or Radio Technical Officer
SOP: standard operating procedures
Toe Poppers and Bouncing Betties: land mines
VC: Vietcong
Willie Peter: white phosphorous (a form of firepower, ignites easily and quickly)
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M60 actually uses slightly larger rounds at 7.68 mm as opposed to 5.56 mm for the M16.
yeah. and they're called rounds not shells
you can call them shells actually.
How do all of you know so much about this subject?
They are actually called rounds. Artillery would be considered shells.
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