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Patton M48A3 Battle Tank by Carl O. Schuster

Although designed to combat massed Soviet armored formations, the Patton tank was an invaluable weapon for infantry support and defending firebases

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EC-121 Warning Star by Carl O. Schuster

Based on the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, the EC-121 Warning Star carried the long-range and height-finding radars required to provide coverage and warning to U.S. aircraft operating over North Vietnam

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Australia's Centurion Mark 5 Tank by Carl O. Schuster

The absence of enemy tanks in Vietnam drove the Centurion into a primarily infantry-support role, with several field modifications

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USS Grayback: Secret Submarine Landing Boat by Carl O. Schuster

The USS Grayback, whose missions during and after the Vietnam War remain classified, was the only U.S. Navy submarine capable of covertly delivering Marines or Special Forces to an enemy shore

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NVA K-50M Submachine Gun by Carl O. Schuster

Essentially a variant of the Soviet PPSh-41, the K-50M drew upon Hanoi's experience with captured French weapons, especially the MAT-49 submachine gun

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Arsenal - M-3A1 Grease Gun by Carl O. Schuster

During the Vietnam War, the M-3 submachine gun, commonly called the Grease Gun, was a favorite because it provided instant close-range firepower, was tolerant of the field environment and was easy to maintain

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Arsenal - The RPG-7 by Carl O. Schuster

The RPG-7 is a recoilless muzzle-loaded, shoulder-fired antitank weapon that fires a fin-stabilized rocket shaped like a warhead. During the Vietnam War, it was carried by every infantry squad in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)

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