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Weapons and Equipment of US Forces (Vietnam through Iraq/Afghanistan): Type-in
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- 01Light, highly mobile tactical truck (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) widely used from the 1980s onward, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 02Primary U.S. attack helicopter introduced in the 1980s and used in Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan operations.
- 03Shorter, carbine variant of the M16 that became the standard individual weapon for many U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 04General-purpose medium machine gun (U.S. version of the FN MAG) used for vehicle and tripod/weapon-team roles in Iraq/Afghanistan.
- 05Category of armored vehicle designed to resist improvised explosive devices and ambushes, widely fielded in Iraq in the 2000s.
- 06Light machine gun adopted by U.S. forces for squad-level automatic fire, U.S. designation of the FN Minimi.
- 07Utility helicopter nicknamed 'Huey' that became iconic during the Vietnam War (Bell UH-1).
- 08Heavy machine gun firing .50 BMG used for vehicle mounts and long-range fire support (World War II origin but used through modern conflicts).
- 09U.S. main battle tank that entered service in the 1980s and saw major combat in the 1991 Gulf War.
- 10Assault rifle adopted and widely used by U.S. forces in Vietnam, chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.