Vietnam war.. tunnel rats...could we fight the war today?

[Wyatt earp]

Was watching this video, where could we find soldiers under 5' 6'" today?

 

[JGalt]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

 

[9thIDdoc]

When there was a lack of "volunteers" (usually) or a sudden generalized attack of sanity volunteers were sometimes appointed.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

5'6" or less?

Hispanics or non-Vietnamese Asians...

 

[whitehall]

During WW2 the smallest guys in Marine Corps platoons were issued the (20 lb+) BAR automatic rifle.

 

[Picaro]

It was a unofficial MOS, I think the Ozzie combat engineers sent there as part of Australia's SEATO commitment 'invented' it first, bunch of crazy bastards. Their average size was smaller than the US's supply of meat eaters.

 

[Picaro]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

A lot of people liked the .38 better than the .45's in general.

 

[whitehall]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

A lot of people liked the .38 better than the .45's in general.

It looks like a silencer or a flash suppresser on the revolver. You can't do that with a stock .45. Since weapons like that were most likely few and far between and this is obviously a posed photo I expect the .45 was almost always used.

 

[bodecea]

Was watching this video, where could we find soldiers under 5' 6'" today?

Why did we fight Viet Nam in the first place?

 

[harmonica]

..fight the war?? without tunnel rats?? aahhhhh--I think so

 

[JGalt]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

A lot of people liked the .38 better than the .45's in general.

It looks like a silencer or a flash suppresser on the revolver. You can't do that with a stock .45. Since weapons like that were most likely few and far between and this is obviously a posed photo I expect the .45 was almost always used.

The revolver pictured is a S&W Victory or a Model 10, in .38 Special. Those were used throughout WW2, Korea, and the Vietnam War. They were also often carried by MPs or pilots during the Vietnam War...

 

[Picaro]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

A lot of people liked the .38 better than the .45's in general.

It looks like a silencer or a flash suppresser on the revolver. You can't do that with a stock .45. Since weapons like that were most likely few and far between and this is obviously a posed photo I expect the .45 was almost always used.

A lot more 'non-standard' firearms were being used in Nam than one would think; the .45 wasn't a 'one size fits all' weapon; a lot of people would use something else if they could barter or buy something else. Same with some models of shotguns. They could be bought by the dozens in Thailand or Australia by soldiers or civilians on leave. My grandfather mailed parts to my uncles when they couldn't find one they liked when overseas; they never had anybody question them about carrying them in the field; they weren't stupid enough to wear them during inspections, dress occasions, etc.

 

[Litwin]

Was watching this video, where could we find soldiers under 5' 6'" today?

in Ukraine, Georgia , etc.

 

[Litwin]

A modern-day JDAM would turn those Vietnam War era tunnels into crypts.

An interesting post about those tunnel rats:

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war : MilitaryPorn

"Tunnel rat" with his weapon - S&W QSPR .38 Special, Vietnam war

A lot of people liked the .38 better than the .45's in general.

It looks like a silencer or a flash suppresser on the revolver. You can't do that with a stock .45. Since weapons like that were most likely few and far between and this is obviously a posed photo I expect the .45 was almost always used.

The revolver pictured is a S&W Victory or a Model 10, in .38 Special. Those were used throughout WW2, Korea, and the Vietnam War. They were also often carried by MPs or pilots during the Vietnam War...

Was watching this video, where could we find soldiers under 5' 6'" today?

i am too big for this job but still i´d take this one