Introduction: the Vietnamese environment, as it affected personal LBE - listing of 'Free World' (allied) forces which used US equipment in Vietnam
Development: background and development of the US Army M1956 LBE
M1956 Load Bearing Equipment - description and use of this most widely seen pattern
M1967 Modernized Load Bearing Equipment, developed specifically in response to experience in Vietnam
US Marine M1961 Load Carrying Equipment
ANZAC web equipment - description of British and M1956 LBE copies used by Australian and New Zealand forces
Special reconnaissance equipment - description and use of specialized equipment by MACV-SOG, Special Forces, and Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol units
World War II & Korean War vintage equipment - as used mostly by South Vietnamese forces, but in some use by US forces
Indigenous equipment - description and use of low-cost equipment for Vietnamese forces, provided by the CIA's Counterintelligence Support Office
Life in the Boonies - use of the equipments in the field, as shaped by differing terrain, climate, evolving weapons and procedures, and personal preferences (covering, e.g., procedures for movement, bivouacking, preparing food, perimeter defense and security, outposts, ambushes, etc.)
Conclusion
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