![]() ![]() An M2 bipod could be installed on the ones with the automatic-fire mode. The M14 could be used with an M2 bayonet and M76 rifle grenade launcher attachment. The rifle had a front blade sight and peep sight, the latter adjustable for windage and range in 100-meter increments out to 1,000 meters. Also like the M1, the M14 stored a cleaning kit in the butt-trap. The M14’s gas-operating firing system was based on that of the M1. Libs and the rest of 2nd Platoon participated in the battle of Xa Cam My/Operation Abilene in April 1966 during which Charlie Company suffered 82% casualties. John Libs (center) of 2nd Platoon, C Company, 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, surveys the situation with his men from the relative safety of a watery rice paddy as they prepare to advance on a Viet Cong sniper position, Vietnam, in the mid-1960s. An American Army combat platoon leader 2nd Lt. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |