ChiCom Shovel - Revision history

Skizmophonic at 05:27, 25 February 2026

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	~~DESCRIPTION GOES HERE~~		The “ChiCom Shovel” is a colloquial name for Chinese-made and Chinese-pattern entrenching tools commonly encountered with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong field gear during the [[Vietnam War]]. It is primarily a compact digging implement used for building fighting positions, bunkers, and field works, and it could also serve as an improvised close-quarters melee weapon. In MCV, it represents the kind of simple, rugged field tool that was widely available and often carried in the field.
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	~~TEXT GOES HERE~~		Entrenching tools were essential equipment for Communist forces in Vietnam, where defensive positions, bunkers, and extensive earthworks were routinely constructed under combat conditions. Chinese support to North Vietnam included not only weapons and ammunition, but also a wide range of field equipment, and Chinese-pattern shovels and similar tools became a recognizable part of that kit in period collections and later reference works.
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			In-theater, these shovels were used constantly for digging and maintaining positions, improving cover, and supporting field construction—especially in terrain where concealment and rapid fortification mattered. U.S. military photography from the war includes documented examples of captured North Vietnamese equipment that explicitly mentions an entrenching tool among the items recovered after an enemy position was overrun. As with many compact digging tools, it could be used as an emergency hand weapon in close combat when other options were unavailable.

			===Sources===
			* [https://schifferbooks.com/products/wpnsfld-gearn-vietnam Weapons and Field Gear of the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong] (Edward J. Emering, Schiffer Military History)
			* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/usmcarchives/29230151212/ U.S. Marine Corps History Division (Archives Branch) – “Captured Gear” photo description mentioning a North Vietnamese entrenching tool]
			* [https://www.usmcmuseum.com/uploads/6/0/3/6/60364049/e-tool_smith.pdf National Museum of the Marine Corps – “The E-tool Smith Story” (historical note on entrenching tools in close combat)]
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Skizmophonic at 03:49, 4 January 2026

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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| 30<br>45 Sprinting \|\| 60 charged<br> 90 Sprinting ~~charge~~		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| 30<br>45 Sprinting \|\| 60 charged<br> 90 Sprinting charged
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Skizmophonic at 03:17, 4 January 2026

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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| 30<br>45 ~~headshot~~ \|\| 60 charged<br> 88 Sprinting charge		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| 30<br>45 Sprinting \|\| 60 charged<br> 90 Sprinting charge
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Skizmophonic at 08:04, 10 September 2025

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Skizmophonic at 08:03, 10 September 2025

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Skizmophonic at 08:03, 10 September 2025

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon]]
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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] ~~\|\| True~~ \|\| 30<br>45 headshot \|\| 60 charged<br> 88 Sprinting charge		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| 30<br>45 headshot \|\| 60 charged<br> 88 Sprinting charge
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Skizmophonic at 07:54, 5 November 2024

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Skizmophonic at 02:44, 10 October 2024

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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| True \|\| 30<br>45 headshot \|\| ~~150~~ charged		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| True \|\| 30<br>45 headshot \|\| 60 charged<br> 88 Sprinting charge
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Skizmophonic at 02:16, 5 October 2024

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	! colspan=2 \| [[Damage]]		! colspan=2 \| [[Damage]]
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	! ~~Slash~~!! ~~Stab~~		! Primary Attack !! Secondary Attack
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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| True \|\| x \|\| x		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Shovel vc.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[ChiCom Shovel]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon shovel vc.svg\|500px]] \|\| True \|\| 30<br>45 headshot \|\| 150 charged
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Skizmophonic at 04:42, 4 October 2024

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