Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon
Item
- derivative filename/jpeg
- 363-02758.jpg
- Digital Object Identifier
- 363-02758
- Title
- Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon
- Description
- Original caption: "During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in this A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon. This captured weapon was designed in 1939 and probably manufactured around 1945. It is effective against aircraft to a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet and is manned by a crew of five." A gun in a storage room.
- Date
- 1965-1968, approximately
- Subject
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Enemy property; United States. Army; Antiaircraft guns; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Soviet Union
- Location
- A Sầu Valley, South Vietnam
- Coordinates
- 16.2556; 107.2075
- Size
- 20 x 25 cm
- Container
- B146, F3
- Format
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Collection Number
- MS 363
- Collection Title
- Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
- Creator
- United States. Army
- Collector
- Keever, Beverly Deepe
- Copyright Information
- These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
- Publisher
- Archives & Special Collections
- extracted text
- Item sets
- Keever
- Site pages
- North Vietnam and Allied Armed Forces
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