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Vietnam Question.

Waco WaltzWaco Waltz Member Posts: 10,836 ✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
Did Poland ship arms to North Vietnam during the war?
Just wondering if any polish AK's were used.
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  • Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,496 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I was always too busy dodging all those little things coming out the muzzle to read any "Made in..." stamping.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The PRC and Soviet Union were the two largest suppliers of arms but the entire Com Bloc sent material to Vietnam. Virtually every one of the handful of amnesty registered Polish KbKg rifles in private hands are war trophies from Vietnam, so obviously some shipped to Hanoi.
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  • TexasVetTexasVet Member Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I was busy in VN putting explosive rounds in their ammo dumps.....
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  • Waco WaltzWaco Waltz Member Posts: 10,836 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mac-V Sog? Who else did that job?


    quote:Originally posted by TexasVet
    I was busy in VN putting explosive rounds in their ammo dumps.....
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We captured AKs from dead enemy but I never thought to examine the stampings on them.
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  • TexasVetTexasVet Member Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, we wore their clothes, stole their weapons & ammo and used it --the sound signature made them think we were friendlies...

    If they tracked us with dogs, we used CS powder on the trail to make the dogs lose the scent...
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  • Waco WaltzWaco Waltz Member Posts: 10,836 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can CS powder be had today in the civilian market place?


    quote:Originally posted by TexasVet
    Yep, we wore their clothes, stole their weapons & ammo and used it --the sound signature made them think we were friendlies...

    If they tracked us with dogs, we used CS powder on the trail to make the dogs lose the scent...
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TexasVet
    If they tracked us with dogs, we used CS powder on the trail to make the dogs lose the scent...This sounds good in theory, but CS/CN are actually ineffective on dogs. This is acknowledged by chemical agent manufacturers and is addressed during gas training.

    I've seen this firsthand. In riot control circumstances where areas were blanketed with the stuff there was no need to evacuate the K9's. They suffered no ill effects and remained completely good to go.
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  • TexasVetTexasVet Member Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The CS powder we had must have been different from what's available now. Many times I heard the dogs barking while they tracked us and then yelp when they hit the CS.
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  • Waco WaltzWaco Waltz Member Posts: 10,836 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Would kayanne pepper off the shelf work?
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  • sgm hagsgm hag Member Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Waco Waltz
    Would kayanne pepper off the shelf work?

    Ya watched "Cool Hand Luke" too much!
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Waco Waltz
    Would kayanne pepper off the shelf work?The people who train and handle tracking dogs actually hope people waste time by trying such stuff.

    There are two different types of tracking dogs. Most are trained to simply follow disturbed ground/crushed vegetation, etc. caused by their target. It's faster and easier to train a dog for this sort of work, but they'll have certain limitations.

    Others are trained to follow a person's specific scent, which is an airborne particulate. This can actually drift somewhat and settles on everything along their trail, remaining viable for the dog to follow even days after their target has passed through an area.

    There's only thing that will screw up a well trained air scenting dog to the point they can no longer pick up their target scent - and it's not CS or any sort of pepper.

    It's one of their trade secrets. [;)]
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