'No. 1 Gun': An M60 Machine Gunner in Vietnam Tells His Story - HistoryNet
Oct 6, 2021 · ‘No. 1 Gun’: An M60 Machine Gunner in Vietnam Tells His Story. A former expert with the M60 machine gun shares his experiences wielding the fearsome weapon in Vietnam. by Victor Renza 10/6/2021. A Marine on patrol crosses a rice paddy in Vietnam holding an M60 machine gun in 1966.
The M60 Machine Gun in the Vietnam War - Warfare History …
The M60 machine gun was what the military called a “crew-served weapon,” requiring a team of three soldiers to transport, load, and fire it. It was capable of several types of fire: grazing, plunging, flanking, oblique, and enfilading.
M60 machine gun - Wikipedia
The M60 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun that fires from the open-bolt position and is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. It has a cyclic rate of fire of around 500–650 rounds per minute (RPM).
When Pigs Fly: The Heliborne M60 Machine Gun in Vietnam
Jun 21, 2020 · The Vietnam War also saw the combat debut of several U.S. military small arms, including the M16 rifle and the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG). After a lengthy development process, the...
Why Troops Still Love The M60 ‘Pig’ After More Than 60 Years
Jun 12, 2023 · The M60 machine gun, also known as “the Pig,” was used widely in the Vietnam War to become one of the most iconic weapons in American history.
Welcome Home | A Vietnam Machine Gunner's Story: a short documentary film
May 17, 2021 · Richard Martinez was a gunner on an M113 with 3/4 CAV during the Vietnam war. He talks about the M60 machine gun...and a whole lot more.
The M60 General Purpose Machine Gun Was One of the Vietnam ... - HistoryNet
Mar 15, 2022 · The M60, introduced in 1957, incorporated features of the German MG-42 machine gun and FG-42 assault rifle. It fired over an open bolt, used a disintegrating link belt feed and had a quick-change barrel.
“Number One Gun!”: Reflections Of A M-60 Machine Gunner In Vietnam
In this short video, Vic Renza describes carrying the M-60 Machine Gun in Vietnam. He begins by talking about how he carried it, how much ammunition he carried, and cleaning the weapon. He then discusses “the first time I almost got killed,” March 22, 1967, in a fight against North Vietnamese Soldiers. During the fight, he jumped into a dry ...
M60 Machine Gun in Vietnam - HistoryNet
Derived from the German MG42 of World War II, the M60 was the standard platoon machine gun in Vietnam, replacing the M1919A6 Browning .30-caliber machine gun. Ideally served by three crewmen, the machine gun’s bulkiness and weight earned it the moniker “Pig.”
The M60 - rememberingvietnam
The M60 was also known as "The Pig" by the infantrymen in Vietnam. It earned the title because of its bulk, and how it would devour ammunition and spit it back at the enemy, shredding cover, the environment, and anything or anyone who would get in its way. It fires 7.62mm rounds.