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Vietnam War Vehicles

  
 
Everything you ever wanted to know about the vehicles used in one of the U.S.'s most controversial wars.
 
  • Essex Class — Aircraft Carrier
    The Essex Class Aircraft Carrier could take it on the chin and give it back.
     
    BMP-1 (Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota)
    The BMP-1 had firing ports and vision blocks to enable its passengers to fire from within the vehicle. It also featured an automatic loading 73-mm turret-mounted gun firing fin-stabilized HEAT missiles.
     
    M-113
    The M-113 went into production in the early 1960s. With the ability to carry 10 troops plus crew, an all-terrain speed of 40 mph and a range of 300 miles, it was an immediate winner.
     
    T-54/55 (USSR)
    Top speed 30 mph. Range: 250 miles. The tank's V-12 water-cooled diesel engine gives a power-to-weight ratio of 14.44 horsepower per ton.
     
    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
    With a maximum speed of 650 mph, a range of over 8,000 miles and the capability to drop 70,000 pounds of bombs, the B-52 is the most lethal bomber in the world.
     
    F-4 Phantom
    Phantoms were the test bed for missile technology.
     
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    Some of history's best pilots flew during the Vietnam War. Find out which ones made the Top Ten Flying Aces list.
     
 
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