User:Skizmophonic/Draft Preview: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
Add links to ChiCom Body Armor draft
Preview AN-M8 Smoke draft
Line 2: Line 2:
<div style="border:1px solid #aaa; padding:8px; margin-bottom:12px; background:#f8f8f8;">
<div style="border:1px solid #aaa; padding:8px; margin-bottom:12px; background:#f8f8f8;">
<strong>Reusable draft preview page.</strong> This page is safe to overwrite for phone previews before updating the real wiki article.<br>
<strong>Reusable draft preview page.</strong> This page is safe to overwrite for phone previews before updating the real wiki article.<br>
Current packet: [[ChiCom Body Armor]] standalone preview<br>
Current packet: [[AN-M8 Smoke]] standalone preview<br>
Source packet file: <code>content_packets/chicom_body_armor_packet.md</code>
Source packet file: <code>content_packets/an_m8_smoke_packet.md</code>
</div>
</div>


Line 10: Line 10:
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 style="width:50px" | [[Factions]]
! rowspan=2 style="width:50px" | [[Factions]]
! rowspan=2 | Equipment
! rowspan=2 | [[Weapon]]
! rowspan=2 | Icon
! rowspan=2 | Icon
! rowspan=2 | [[Classes]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Classes]]
! rowspan=2 | Equip Weight
! colspan=4 | Stats
|-
|-
! Smoke Radius!! Fuse Time!! Carry!! Weight
|-
|-
|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>|| [[File:Weapon_bodyarmor.svg|250px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Body Armor]]</b> || [[File:Weapon_bodyarmor.svg|170px]] || <b>All</b><br> || 4
|[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong>|| [[File:Weapon_m18.svg|150px]]<br><b>[[AN-M8 Smoke]]</b> || [[File:Weapon_m18.svg|170px]] || [[File:Class_Assault.png|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]</b><br>[[File:Class_medic.png|50px]] <b>[[Medic]]</b><br>[[File:Class_Gunner.png|50px]] <b>[[Gunner]]</b><br>[[File:Class_sniper.png|50px]] <b>[[Sniper]]</b><br> || 500 || 3-5 seconds || 2 || 1
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align: center;width:90%"
|-
! [[Designation]]
! [[Weapon Type]]
! [[Place of Origin]]
! [[Weapon Script Name]]
|-
|AN-M8 HC Smoke Grenade||[[Smoke Grenade]]||[[United States of America]]||weapon_m18
|-
|-
|}
|}
Line 22: Line 34:
<hr>
<hr>


'''ChiCom Body Armor''' is the VC body armor item that can be equipped in your loadout in exchange for a weight penalty. It is the counterpart to the U.S. [[M69 Flak Vest]] and behaves the same.
'''AN-M8 Smoke''' is a U.S. smoke grenade in ''Military Conflict: Vietnam''. It creates a white smoke screen that can cover movement, block sightlines, and make open ground safer to cross.


==In-Game Function==
==In-Game Function==
When equipped, ChiCom Body Armor uses the standard [[Body Armor]] damage reduction. Explosive damage is reduced by 30% across all body regions. [[Shotguns]] and the [[QSPR]] are reduced by 20% on torso hits. All other weapons are reduced by 10% on torso hits.
AN-M8 Smoke is thrown like a grenade and produces smoke after a short fuse. In-game, it has a smoke radius of 500 and a fuse time between 3 and 5 seconds. It is available to the U.S. [[Assault]], [[Medic]], [[Gunner]], and [[Sniper]] classes.


==HISTORY==
==HISTORY==


The name “ChiCom” is a [[Vietnam War]]-era shorthand for “Chinese Communist,” often used for equipment associated with [[China]] or Chinese-made weapons. In the game, the name points toward the VC/North Vietnamese side's version of body armor rather than a common infantry item.
The real AN-M8 HC smoke grenade was a U.S. white smoke hand grenade. It was a burning-type smoke grenade, meaning it produced smoke by igniting a smoke mixture rather than by exploding. Its main jobs were simple but important: make a screen for small-unit movement, mark a position, or signal aircraft from the ground.


Body armor was not standard equipment for most VC or North Vietnamese infantry, but protective vests did appear in the war in specialized roles. Sources describe North Vietnamese transport drivers on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, also known as the Trường Sơn route, wearing armor while moving supplies through areas under heavy air attack. For drivers who stayed with trucks instead of marching long distances on foot, heavy protective gear could be more practical than it would be for regular infantry.
The grenade used a thin sheet-metal body filled with HC smoke mixture and a starter mixture beneath the fuze opening. Once ignited, pressure opened the emission holes and white smoke poured from the body. Ordnance references list its smoke duration at roughly 105 to 150 seconds, much longer than the short fuse before it begins producing smoke.


The exact origin of this armor is difficult to pin down. A collector source identifies one North Vietnamese Army example from the Ho Chi Minh Trail as Chinese-made, with overlapping metal plates under a cotton cover. Vietnamese sources also describe armored vests used by Trường Sơn drivers, including a preserved 7 kg vest associated with Hero of the People's Armed Forces Đỗ Văn Chiến, while other Vietnamese coverage describes armor and helmets supplied by East Germany. Because of those inconclusive records, it is best to think of ChiCom Body Armor as the game's VC equipment label rather than a fully confirmed standardized historical model name.
HC smoke was useful, but it was not harmless. Later U.S. Army training material restricted AN-M8 HC smoke grenades to outdoor use and directed units toward newer white smoke grenades such as the M83. In the context of ''Military Conflict: Vietnam'', the AN-M8 fills the classic smoke grenade role: concealment first, damage second.


===Sources===
===Sources===
* [https://enemymilitaria.com/product/north-vietnamese-army-body-armor-ho-chi-minh-trail/ North Vietnamese Army Body Armor - Ho Chi Minh Trail | Enemy Militaria]
* [https://www.bulletpicker.com/grenade_-hand_-smoke_-hc_-an-m.html Grenade, Hand, Smoke, HC, AN-M8 | Bulletpicker]
* [https://baomoi.com/chiec-ao-giap-cua-anh-hung-llvt-nhan-dan-do-van-chien-c55040172.epi Chiếc áo giáp của Anh hùng LLVT nhân dân Đỗ Văn Chiến | Báo Quân Đội Nhân Dân mirror]
* [https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog-ws/view/100.ATSC/281D394F-2572-4719-9761-D64FF79E5C26-1385476058812/tc3_23x30wc1.pdf TC 3-23.30 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals | U.S. Army]
* [https://www.qdnd.vn/van-hoa/doi-song/ky-vat-tu-con-duong-huyen-thoai-404188 Kỷ vật từ con đường huyền thoại | Báo Quân Đội Nhân Dân]
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:AN-M8_HC_White_Smoke_Grenade AN-M8 HC White Smoke Grenade | Wikimedia Commons]
* [https://danviet.vn/nguon-goc-ao-mu-sat-cua-linh-lai-xe-truong-son-huyen-thoai-thoi-chong-my-20230424221857109-d1089638.html Nguồn gốc áo, mũ sắt của lính lái xe Trường Sơn huyền thoại thời chống Mỹ | Dân Việt]
* [https://www.vietvet.org/glossary.htm Vietnam Veteran's Terminology and Slang | VietVet]


<hr>
<hr>
Line 57: Line 67:
   <div style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Videos</div>
   <div style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Videos</div>
   <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top:0.5em;">
   <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top:0.5em;">
     <!-- No recommended video yet. Prefer archival or museum material before adding one. -->
     <!-- No recommended video yet. Prefer archival, training, or museum material before adding one. -->
   </div>
   </div>
</div>
</div>

Revision as of 23:31, 4 June 2026

Reusable draft preview page. This page is safe to overwrite for phone previews before updating the real wiki article.
Current packet: AN-M8 Smoke standalone preview
Source packet file: content_packets/an_m8_smoke_packet.md

Category:Equipment of Vietnam

Factions Weapon Icon Classes Stats
Smoke Radius Fuse Time Carry Weight

US
AN-M8 Smoke		 Assault
Medic
Gunner
Sniper
 500 3-5 seconds 2 1
Designation Weapon Type Place of Origin Weapon Script Name
AN-M8 HC Smoke Grenade Smoke Grenade United States of America weapon_m18

AN-M8 Smoke is a U.S. smoke grenade in Military Conflict: Vietnam. It creates a white smoke screen that can cover movement, block sightlines, and make open ground safer to cross.

In-Game Function

AN-M8 Smoke is thrown like a grenade and produces smoke after a short fuse. In-game, it has a smoke radius of 500 and a fuse time between 3 and 5 seconds. It is available to the U.S. Assault, Medic, Gunner, and Sniper classes.

HISTORY

The real AN-M8 HC smoke grenade was a U.S. white smoke hand grenade. It was a burning-type smoke grenade, meaning it produced smoke by igniting a smoke mixture rather than by exploding. Its main jobs were simple but important: make a screen for small-unit movement, mark a position, or signal aircraft from the ground.

The grenade used a thin sheet-metal body filled with HC smoke mixture and a starter mixture beneath the fuze opening. Once ignited, pressure opened the emission holes and white smoke poured from the body. Ordnance references list its smoke duration at roughly 105 to 150 seconds, much longer than the short fuse before it begins producing smoke.

HC smoke was useful, but it was not harmless. Later U.S. Army training material restricted AN-M8 HC smoke grenades to outdoor use and directed units toward newer white smoke grenades such as the M83. In the context of Military Conflict: Vietnam, the AN-M8 fills the classic smoke grenade role: concealment first, damage second.

Sources

Real-Life Photos
Videos
Retrieved from "https://wiki.militaryconflictvietnam.com/index.php?title=User:Skizmophonic/Draft_Preview&oldid=11458"