fast-mover— fast-moving fixed-wing aircraft; term popular during the Vietnam War but fallen into disuse as jets replaced propeller as the dominant aircraft.fat-body— overweight recruit or servicemember.feather merchant— Marine of slight build, lightweight....
As time went by, improvements in precision weaponry were made and maximum effective ranges began to increase. It is said that in Vietnam, the average number of rounds expended per kill with the M16 was 50,000. Snipers averaged 3 rounds per kill. That’s a cost difference of $2300 vs. ...
In any case, whenever Puller personally fought with a pistol in hand, it was the government-issue pistol known colloquially in his time as simply “the .45 automatic.” Puller had specific opinions on other small arms. Pictures of him in the field almost invariably show him wearing a pistol...