05 Feb 1968, Hue
-- A U.S. soldier is focusing on his target with the viewfinder of his machine gun while sitting on a truckbed. The soldier is wearing earplugs to protect his hearing at least when the gun goes off. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
Homemade Defense
Last week we saw a formidable remote observation and weapons tower. Today we up the game with a mobile, armored, retractable observation and weapons tower. This is the IDF's Akrab (or Scorpion) Again a repurposed turretless tank hull (this time a US M60 Patton), they are used for guarding the border with Gaza and possibly the West Bank. Able to extend the armored cherry picker up to around 10 meters, it can easily see over the Israeli Border Wall to monitor Palestinian movements on the other…
Humber Armoured Car
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It's a Jungle out There
The gruesome battle for Khe Sanh. January-July 1968.
Royal Air Force armoured car - RAF Ramleh, Palestine - circa 1930's
This is NOT my own photo. Library of Congress image G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress image ... click here to see photo in original context www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mpc2010004270/PP/ No. 6 Squadron RAF en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RAF
M577 1/83rd Artillery /new photo/
Vietnam , December 68' /Noel Schwartz collection/.
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02 February 1968, Da Nang, South Vietnam --- Refugees Fleeing Alongside Armored Vehicle on Dirt Road
February 1968, Da Nang, South Vietnam --- Refugees Fleeing Alongside Armored Vehicle on Dirt Road --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS Photo by Dana Stone