Weapons of the First Indochina War
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This article is about the weapons used in the First Indochina War that involved the North Vietnam or Việt Minh (Army: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), Lao Issara (1945–1949), Pathet Lao (1949–1954), Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF), Khmer Issarak or United Issarak Front (1950–1954)), Japanese volunteers, the State of Vietnam (1949–1954) and the French Fourth Republic (Army: French Armed Forces (Forces armées Françaises) or French Indochina, French Far East Expeditionary Corps (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient (CEFEO)), Kingdom of Cambodia (1946–1954), Kingdom of Laos (1947–1954), Vietnamese National Army (VNA)).
From Vietnam supported by Soviet Union, East Germany and China[1]
From France and State of Vietnam supported by United States
Weapons of the French Fourth Republic (French Indochina) and State of Vietnam[]
Rifles[]
Bolt-action rifles[]
- MAS-36
- Enfield M1917 (American supply)[2]
- Lee–Enfield rifle (British supply)[2]
Semi-automatic rifles[]
- MAS-49
- M1 & M2 Carbines (American supply)
Automatic weapons[]
Submachine guns[]
- MAS-38
- MAT-49
- Thompson submachine gun (American supply)
- Sten gun (British supply)
Light machine guns[]
- MAC 24/29
- Lewis machine gun[3]
Heavy machine guns[]
- Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun[3]
- M1919 Browning machine gun (American supply)
- M2 machine gun (American supply)
Mortars[]
- Brandt 120 mm M1945[3]
- Lance Grenades 50 mm M1937[3]
- M1 mortar (American supply)[3]
- M2 4.2-inch mortar (American supply)[3]
Anti-tank weapons[]
- M3 37 mm anti-tank gun (American supply)[4]
- Ordnance QF 6-pounder (British supply)[4]
- PIAT (British supply)[3]
Anti-aircraft weapons[]
- Bofors 40 mm (American supply)[5]
- Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun[5]
- Oerlikon 20 mm (American supply)[5]
Artillery[]
- 75 mm M1897 field cannon[5]
- Ordnance QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer (British supply)[5]
- Schneider 65 mm M1906 mountain cannon[5]
- Schneider 105 mm L M1936 field cannon[5]
Other vehicles[]
- Universal Carrier (British supply)[6]
Armored cars[]
- Coventry Mk.I (British supply)[6]
- Humber scout car (British supply)[6]
- Panhard 178B[6]
Self-propelled artillery[]
Tanks[]
Tankettes[]
- Renault UE Chenillette[6]
- Type 94 Tankette (Captured from Japan)[6]
Light tanks[]
Medium tanks[]
- M4 Sherman (American supply)[6]
- M24 Chaffee
- Type 89-B Otsu (Captured from Japan)[6]
Weapons of the North Vietnam (Việt Minh)[]
Rifles[]
Bolt-action rifles[]
- Enfield M1917 (Captured from France, State of Vietnam and Chinese supply)[2]
- Lee–Enfield rifle (Captured from France, State of Vietnam and bought secretly from Malaysia and Thailand)[2]
Automatic weapons[]
Submachine guns[]
- Lanchester submachine gun (Bought secretly from Malaysia and Thailand)[7]
- Madsen M-50 (Captured from France)[8]
Medium machine guns[]
Heavy machine guns[]
- Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun (Captured from France)[3]
- Type 3 heavy machine gun (Captured from Japan)[3]
- (Captured from Japan)[3]
Mortars[]
- Brandt 120 mm M1945 (Captured from France)[3]
- Lance Grenades 50 mm M1937 (Captured from France)[3]
- M1 mortar (Captured from France)[3]
- M2 4.2-inch mortar (Captured from France)[3]
- Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar (Captured from Japan)[9]
- Vietnamese 50,8 mm, 60 mm, 81 mm, 120 mm and 187 mm mortar[9]
Anti-tank weapons[]
- M3 37 mm anti-tank gun (Captured from France)[4]
- Ordnance QF 6-pounder (Captured from France)[4]
- PIAT (Captured from France)[3]
- Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun[4]
- Vietnamese 60 mm, 120 mm and 185 mm rocket launcher[9]
- Vietnamese SS recoilless rifle[3]
Anti-aircraft weapons[]
- Bofors 40 mm (Captured from France)[5]
- Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun (Captured from France)[5]
- Oerlikon 20 mm (Captured from France)[5]
- Schneider 75 mm M1913, M1915 and M1917 AA gun (Captured from France in fort Lang)[10]
- Type 88 75 mm AA gun (Captured from Japan)[5]
- Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon (Captured from Japan)[5]
Artillery[]
- 75 mm M1897 field cannon (Captured from France)[5]
- H-6 Multiple rocket launcher (Chinese supply)[11]
- Ordnance QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer (Captured from France)[5]
- Schneider 65 mm M1906 mountain cannon (Captured from France)[5]
- Schneider 105 mm L M1936 field cannon (Limited use, captured from France)[5]
- Type 38 75 mm field cannon (Captured from Japan and called Son Phao by the Vietnamese)[5]
- Type 92 battalion cannon (Captured from Japan)[5]
References[]
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- ^ VCCorp.vn. ""Kho" súng tiểu liên đa dạng của Việt Nam". soha.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Vũ khí Việt Nam trong hai cuộc kháng chiến". www.quansuvn.net. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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- ^ News, VietNamNet. ""Giải mã" một bức ảnh về Pháo binh Việt Nam". VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Boylan, Kevin; Olivier, Luc (2018-07-26). Valley of the shadow: The siege of Dien Bien Phu. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-2438-7.
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