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|wars= World War II, Korean War, Congo Crisis, Vietnam War, Bush War, present day ...countries, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Although it began to be superseded by newer designs in the later half of t

|wars= World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War (limited) ... in World War II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though ma

|used_by=U.S. and Allies, Israel, Norway, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Brazil, South Korea |wars= WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War

|wars= Vietnam War and later ...and more or less accurate under adverse conditions, such as in the Vietnam War, the M203 was more difficult and awkward to operate, and could be sent off-

...ert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, South African Border War ...Machine Gun'' is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of World War I by [[John Browning]]. It was nicknamed ''Ma Deuce'' by US troops or simpl

...Bay of Pigs Incident, Vietnam, Falklands War, Desert Storm (limited), Iraq War (limited) ...ision facility. Close to 600,000 weapons were produced by the end of World War II, including approx. 25,000 models chambered for the [[9x19mm Parabellum]]

...an Civil War<br/>Gulf War<br/>War in Afghanistan (2001–present)<br/>Iraq War (2003-present) ...t. In many U.S. units that used the M60 as a [[squad automatic weapon]] in Vietnam, every soldier in the rifle squad would carry an additional 200 linked roun

|wars= [[World War II]], Cold War (Limited)<ref name=ingram>Ingram, Mike (2001). [http://books.google.com/boo ...recoil]].<ref>Bishop, Chris (1998), ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', New York: Orbis Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-7607-1022-8.</ref>

...ell as manual volley guns, saw their first major use in the American Civil War. The [[Gatling gun]] and "coffee gun" both used manually-powered automatic ...e accurate enough to engage targets at great distances. During the Vietnam War, [[Carlos Hathcock]] set the record for a long-distance shot at 7382 ft (22

Originally, "Mad Minute" was a pre-World War I term used by [[British]] [[rifle]]men for the act of getting 15 aimed [[b ...g firing, usually by an entire platoon or infantry squad; it was common in Vietnam as a means of raking forests and bushes for hidden NVA soldiers, and has be

|wars= Vietnam War, 2006 Lebanon War, Gulf War, Second Iraq, Afghan War ...tary service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the [[Vietnam War]] and remaining in service today.

... too large for their opponents. This advantage was used during the Vietnam War and at other times. ...s from the propelling charge and hence the sound of the firing. Post World War II the silent Belgium Fly-K spigot mortar was accepted into French service

|wars= Russo-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, World Wars I & II, Korea, Vietnam, numerous others ... conflicts due to its ruggedness and the vast number produced during World War II.

...d War I, and after the ''Miller'' decision in World War II and the Vietnam War. The decision is further criticized because the law further regulates all a

...ietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Second Chechen War, various others *Vietnam

... Corps doctrine. Major General William H. Rupertus wrote it during [[World War II]], probably in late 1941 or early 1942. All enlisted Marines learn the c :My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We

|wars= Northern Ireland, 1991 Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq War ...launched in the United Kingdom based on combat experience drawn from World War II. Two [[.280 British|7 mm]] prototypes were built in a “[[bullpup]]”

...|MP44]] ''Sturmgewehr'', or "assault rifle", which was produced during the war, chambered in the [[7.92x33mm Kurz]] intermediate round.<ref>[http://world. ...ilitia units still using the SKS along with the [[Type 56]] assault rifle. Vietnam still has Military police units armed with the SKS. Many surplus SKS rifles

...ealand in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], and by Rhodesia in the [[Rhodesian Bush War]]. ...an enemy soldier outright. The Australian's jungle warfare tactics used in Vietnam were informed by their experience in earlier jungle conflicts (e.g., the [[

...he British [[SA80|L85A2]]; the American [[M16 rifle|M16A1]] of the Vietnam War; the ubiquitous Soviet-designed [[AKM]]; the Israeli [[Galil]]; some varian