Word: armaments
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reminder that the best-equipped troops can be surprised by a determined enemy. For all that, Viet Nam has become a veritable jungle proving ground for new weapons and novel equipment, much of it designed specifically for the kind of war the U.S. must fight there. Some of the armament has already been thrown into combat, some is undergoing advanced testing, some is just off the drawing board...
...more serious forum was held in the spring. The question was whether Harvard men should participate in summer military camps. Proponents of the camps won, 48-36, claiming that camps were beneficial to the individual and that the country needed a stronger armament...
...eight Thunderchiefs had been assigned to bomb the Thanhhoa bridge, a key rail-highway span across the Song Ma River, 76 miles south of Hanoi. The jets flew in groups of four; while one flight attacked, the others circled the area, their speed cut by the weight of their armament-eight 750-lb. bombs and 2,000 lbs. of cannon shells in each aircraft. High above and to the north, F-100 Super Sabre jets flew combat air patrol. Their mission: to forewarn of the approach of enemy aircraft and if possible to intercept. The Super Sabres' radar attention...
...Armament at Will. Compounding the problem is a ceaseless inflow of weapons from abroad. In the past two years, almost 2,500,000 pistols and rifles were imported into the U.S. from England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. In addition, war-surplus heavy weaponry, such as bazookas and antitank guns, is permitted to come into the U.S. from abroad, and may be purchased in many places at will...
Closed Ring. As they have built up their armament, the Greek Cypriots have been slowly closing the ring about the Turkish communities by cutting off supplies and setting up roadblocks. In theory, the Turkish Cypriots are at liberty to travel anywhere, but in practice it is difficult. At some roadblocks Turkish Cypriot truck drivers are stopped for tedious "searches," in which their cargoes of fruit or vegetables are unloaded on the ground and sometimes damaged beyond use. No gasoline is allowed into the Turkish quarter of Nicosia. A few Turks make a habit of driving back and forth...