What’s the farthest a sniper can shoot?
What’s the farthest a sniper can shoot? The longest confirmed sniper shot by a U.S. soldier came in 2004, when Sgt. Bryan Kremer killed an Iraqi insurgent from 2,300 meters. The shot from the unnamed gun specialist from Canada’s elite Joint Task Force 2 took roughly 10 seconds at the speed of 792 mph, traversing nearly 2 miles before reaching its target.
What sidearm did the Viet Cong use?
Crude 9-mm single-shot pistols like this one were used by Viet Cong troops for defence inside tunnel complexes.
What was the best weapon in Vietnam War?
- AK-47. So to make up for the lack of specifically North Vietnamese weapons on this list, let’s start with one.
- M14. Early in the war, the opposite side was using the M14.
- M16.
- M1 Carbine.
- Colt 1911.
- M102 Howitzer.
Did the Viet Cong use shotguns?
During the early stages of their insurgency, the Viet Cong mainly sustained itself with captured arms (often of American manufacture) or crude, self-made weapons (e.g. copies of the US Thompson submachine gun and shotguns made of galvanized pipes). Most arms were captured from poorly defended ARVN militia outposts.
