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'''Body Armor''' is protective equipment in ''Military Conflict: Vietnam''. The U.S. | '''Body Armor''' is protective equipment in ''Military Conflict: Vietnam''. The equipment is split into two side-specific variants: the U.S. [[M69 Flak Vest]] and the VC [[ChiCom Body Armor]]. These items represent Vietnam War-era protective armor, especially fragmentation protection, rather than modern rifle-rated plate armor. | ||
==HISTORY== | ==HISTORY== | ||
Body armor in the Vietnam War was usually meant to reduce wounds from shell, grenade, mine, and bomb fragments. U.S. fragmentation vests developed from Korean War-era body armor and continued to evolve during Vietnam, including the U.S. Army vest commonly known as the [[M69 Flak Vest]]. | |||
North Vietnamese and VC-side body armor is less straightforward. Vietnamese and collector sources describe armored vests used by Trường Sơn / Đoàn 559 transport drivers on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while attribution varies between Vietnamese-designed examples, foreign-supplied examples, and collector descriptions of Chinese-made or “ChiCom” armor. For that reason, the [[ChiCom Body Armor]] page should treat the in-game name carefully and separate confirmed game information from historical interpretation. | |||
==Variants== | |||
* [[M69 Flak Vest]] - U.S. body armor variant. | |||
* [[ChiCom Body Armor]] - VC body armor variant. | |||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
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* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30014209 Body Armour, M69 Fragmentation Vest: US | Imperial War Museums] | * [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30014209 Body Armour, M69 Fragmentation Vest: US | Imperial War Museums] | ||
* [https://arsof-history.org/articles/19oct_body_armor_page_1.html "This Vest May Save Your Life!": U.S. Army Body Armor from World War II to Present | U.S. Army Special Operations History Office] | * [https://arsof-history.org/articles/19oct_body_armor_page_1.html "This Vest May Save Your Life!": U.S. Army Body Armor from World War II to Present | U.S. Army Special Operations History Office] | ||
* [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://enemymilitaria.com/product/north-vietnamese-army-body-armor-ho-chi-minh-trail/ North Vietnamese Army Body Armor - Ho Chi Minh Trail | Enemy Militaria] | |||
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| Factions | Body Armor | Icon | Classes | Equip Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 ChiCom Body Armor |
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All |
Unknown |
 US |
M69 Flak Vest |
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All |
Unknown |
Body Armor is protective equipment in Military Conflict: Vietnam. The equipment is split into two side-specific variants: the U.S. M69 Flak Vest and the VC ChiCom Body Armor. These items represent Vietnam War-era protective armor, especially fragmentation protection, rather than modern rifle-rated plate armor.
HISTORY
Body armor in the Vietnam War was usually meant to reduce wounds from shell, grenade, mine, and bomb fragments. U.S. fragmentation vests developed from Korean War-era body armor and continued to evolve during Vietnam, including the U.S. Army vest commonly known as the M69 Flak Vest.
North Vietnamese and VC-side body armor is less straightforward. Vietnamese and collector sources describe armored vests used by Trường Sơn / Đoàn 559 transport drivers on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while attribution varies between Vietnamese-designed examples, foreign-supplied examples, and collector descriptions of Chinese-made or “ChiCom” armor. For that reason, the ChiCom Body Armor page should treat the in-game name carefully and separate confirmed game information from historical interpretation.
Variants
- M69 Flak Vest - U.S. body armor variant.
- ChiCom Body Armor - VC body armor variant.
Sources
- M69 Fragmentation protective body armour vest | Australian War Memorial
- Body Armour, M69 Fragmentation Vest: US | Imperial War Museums
- "This Vest May Save Your Life!": U.S. Army Body Armor from World War II to Present | U.S. Army Special Operations History Office
- Chiếc áo giáp của Anh hùng LLVT nhân dân Đỗ Văn Chiến | Báo Quân Đội Nhân Dân mirror
- North Vietnamese Army Body Armor - Ho Chi Minh Trail | Enemy Militaria