Weapons+In+The+Things+They+Carry

=Weapons In __The Things They Carry__ =

In __The Things They Carry__ O'brien lists who carries what weapon. He's specifically says what Jimmy Cross, Mitchell Sanders, and Henry Dobbins carries and their roles in the field. used in WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and even in Operation Desert Storm. ||=  || (Radio Telephone Operator) ||= PRC-25 Radio ||= This is the 25th personal radio the Military standardized. Each combat platoon had at least three of these radios. There was one in each squad. ||=  || Ammunition Belts ||= This weapon was a machine gun and had a stand, either a tripod or a bipod, to it mount on. It was used on helicopters and vehicles for protection. ||=  ||
 * = Name ||= Role In Field ||= Weapon ||= Description ||= Image ||
 * = Jimmy Cross ||= First Lieutenant ||= .45 caliber pistol ||= This is a small hand gun.It was
 * = Mitchell Sanders ||= RTO
 * = Henry Dobbins ||= M-60 ||= M-60 and

The Grunts also carried: ability to carry double the ammunition. This is a Semi or Fully Automatic Rifle.It was built out of light weight metal alloy and plastic construction. It also has a simple gas reloading system making it more efficitent than the previous used gun, the M-14. ||=  || Grenades ||= This is a grenade that had a safety feature. For safety the grenade has two triggers. The pin and a secondary backup wire just in case the pin is pulled. After both the pin and the wire is pulled, a silent fuse is lit. This was an improvement over WWII's grenades, they had a fuse that smoked and sparkled. ||=  || Grenades ||= These grenades came in red, violet, green, and yellow. It released a cloud of smoke for about 90 seconds, giving the soldiers an advantage over their enemy. There was a danger with this grenade of starting a fire when used in a dry area. ||=  || Anti-personal MIne ||= <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">This mine sends out a fan shaped pattern that is made out of steel balls. It can reach about 100 meters away, but its only usually leathal 50 meters away. It was procedure to make sure that there was 250 meters of space between the front of the mine and friendly forces. Behind the mine friendly forces should be under cover if they are closer than 100 meters. ||= <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"> || To see the American's oppositions weapons click here. The charts above only describe a few of the weapons used in the Vietnam War. In reality the weapons ranged from bayonets to grenade launchers. To see a complete list of weapons and what "they" carried, wore, and used daily go to [].
 * = <span style="font-size: 99%; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Weapon ||= <span style="font-size: 99%; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Description ||= <span style="font-size: 110%; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Picture ||
 * = <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">M-16 Assault Rifle ||= <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">This had a simple reload system giving soldiers the
 * = <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">Fragmentation
 * = <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">M-18 Smoke
 * = <span style="font-size: 99%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">Claymore