Weapons of the First Indochina War

Weapons used during the First Indochina War

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The First Indochina War 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 North Vietnam (Việt Minh)[edit]

### Pistol[edit]

* Nambu Type 14
* MAB Mod B
* Colt M1911
* Tokarev TT-33
* Inglis Hi-Power
* Type 94
* M1935A
* Mauser C96
* Enfield no2
* Mle 1892 revolver
* Smith & Wesson Model 10

### Rifles[edit]

#### Bolt-action rifles[edit]

* Enfield M1917 (Captured from France, State of Vietnam and Chinese supply)
* Lee–Enfield rifle (Captured from France, State of Vietnam and bought secretly from Malaysia and Thailand)
* Lebel Model 1886 rifle (captured from France, State of Vietnam)
* Type 99/38 rifle (Captured From Japan)
* Hanyang 88 (Secretly bought and supplied from China)
* Gras m1874
* Berthier
* Kar 98k ( Supplied from Soviet )
* Mosin–Nagant M1891
* MAS-36 (Captured from France)
* M1903 Springfield (Either Captured from France or given by American aid in World War 2)
* Homemade (Crude) Weapons

#### Semi-automatic rifles[edit]

* M1 Carbine M1 Garand (Captured from France)
* Gewehr 43
* Mas 49 (Captured from France)
* Svt 40

### Automatic weapons[edit]

#### Submachine guns[edit]

* Lanchester submachine gun (Bought secretly from Malaysia and Thailand)[2]
* Madsen M-50 (Captured from France)
* Mat-49 (Captured from France)
* Mas 38
* Sten MK2
* Grease gun
* PPSH 41
* PPS submachine gun
* Type 100
* MP-40 (Captured from France)
* Thompson submachine gun (Captured from France)

#### Medium machine guns[edit]

* PM M1910 (Soviet Union supply)
* Degtyaryov machine gun
* ZB vz. 26
* Hotchkiss M1929
* Hotchkiss M1922
* Chauchat
* FM 24/29 light machine gun (Captured from France)
* BAR (Captured from France)
* Bren MK2
* Type 11
* Type 99

#### Heavy machine guns[edit]

* Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun (Captured from France)
* Type 3 heavy machine gun (Captured from Japan)
* Type 92 machine gun (Captured from Japan)
* Mg 08
* Pm 1910
* Lewis
* DSHK (Soviet Supply)
* M1919
* M2
* Mg 08
* Vickers machine gun (Captured from France)

### Mortars[edit]

* Brandt 120 mm M1945 (Captured from France)
* Lance Grenades 50 mm M1937 (Captured from France)
* M1 mortar (Captured from France)
* M2 4.2-inch mortar (Captured from France)
* Type 97 81 mm infantry mortar (Captured from Japan)
* Vietnamese 50,8 mm, 60 mm, 81 mm, 120 mm and 187 mm mortar

### Anti-tank weapons[edit]

* M3 37 mm anti-tank gun (Captured from France)
* Ordnance QF 6-pounder (Captured from France)
* PIAT (Captured from France)
* Type 94 37 mm anti-tank gun
* Lungermine
* Vietnamese 60 mm, 120 mm and 185 mm rocket launcher
* Vietnamese SS recoilless rifle
* Vietnamese SSAT 53

### Anti-aircraft weapons[edit]

* Bofors 40 mm (Captured from France)
* Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun (Captured from France)
* Oerlikon 20 mm (Captured from France)
* Schneider 75 mm M1913, M1915 and M1917 AA gun (Captured from France in fort Lang)[3]
* Type 88 75 mm AA gun (Captured from Japan)
* Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon (Captured from Japan)

### Artillery[edit]

* 75 mm M1897 field cannon (Captured from France)
* H-6 Multiple rocket launcher (Chinese supply)[4]
* Ordnance QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer (Captured from France)
* Schneider 65 mm M1906 mountain cannon (Captured from France)
* Schneider 105 mm L M1936 field cannon (Limited use, captured from France)
* Type 38 75 mm field cannon (Captured from Japan and called Son Phao by the Vietnamese)
* Type 92 battalion cannon (Captured from Japan)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "geb.uni-giessen" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
2. ^ VCCorp.vn. ""Kho" súng tiểu liên đa dạng của Việt Nam" [Vietnam's diverse arsenal of submachine guns]. soha.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
3. ^ Trường, Sơn. ""Giải mã" một bức ảnh về Pháo binh Việt Nam" ["Decoding" a photo of Vietnamese Artillery]. VietNamNet (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
4. ^ 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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