Centennial Browning is still in business: the Vietnamese customs service

The Vietnamese army is no stranger to displaying the weapon, which had become a rarity. This time was in the 9th military district were seen machine gun Browning caliber 30-06 М1919.

During the American invasion of 1970-ies this product was supplied by the United States soldiers of the southern regime. Now, a century later after his birth, it continues to regularly serve.

М1919 was widely used during the 20th century, especially during world war II, the Korean and Vietnam wars. The machine gun was equipped with infantry divisions, motorized vehicles, aircraft and anti-aircraft troops. М1919 is a modification of the M1917, with air cooling of the barrel.

The Emergence of General purpose machine guns in the 1950-ies pushed M1919 secondary role, especially after receiving the U.S. army M60.

Among other antiquities still in the M113 armored personnel carrier. However, the Park has undergone significant changes in comparison with the original design: due to the lack of American spare parts and ammunition for mounted on their weapons, remained in the ranks of the APC have guns, transmission and other components originated from the USSR or other Eastern bloc countries.