A favored support gun, the 105mm howitzer used in Vietnam had seen action in World War II. Modified to improve field mobility, the guns served admirably throughout the Vietnam conflict.

Retrieved from long-forgotten caches, dusted down, and returned to working order, the Vietnamese battlefield was awash with the weapons of the Second World War. Like washed up Hollywood action stars, ...

The technology of war began to change. Military aircraft became stronger, faster, and more evasive. Armored vehicles became heavier, with thicker armor. And guns became more powerful, with longer ...

Before we delve into the American air aces’ individual bios, a note about the number-crunching methods for the Vietnam air war is in order ... missiles (AAMs) over guns (whether machine guns ...

50 caliber machine gun had been rendered obsolete by jet aircraft ... as well as the AC-47 gunship, during the Vietnam War. In these cases the M134 was part of an armament system and fired by ...