Flames of War Vietnam Machine-gun Platoon

1/7th Cavalry’s support weapons were reorganised into a new D Company as the battalion prepared to depart for Vietnam The scout platoon was reorganised as an extra rifle platoon, while the anti-tank platoon left its M40 106mm recoilless guns back in the States, picking up M60 machine-guns instead When the anti-tank platoon landed on LZ X-Ray, they were able to hold the exposed flank with the extra firepower of their machine-guns Contains 4x M60 MG Teams The cavalry’s support weapons included M60 machine-guns, these were deployed to provide additional firepower in defensive situations when establishing a perimeter for a Landing Zone, proving especially effective in Vietnam The battalion mortar platoon fields the M29 81mm mortar, this is an improved version of the old World War II-era M1 81mm mortar with longer range, perhaps as important to the crew, it was also 15 lb (7 kg) lighter than the older model Contains 8x Infantry Teams