The TERRIFYING Facts About Shotguns In Vietnam

The TERRIFYING Facts About Shotguns In Vietnam This is the story of the weapon that filled that critical gap. We dive into the data that challenged military doctrine, the custom Ithaca 37s carried by Navy SEALs, and the legendary 38-hour survival of Medal of Honor recipient Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins. Chapters 0:00 The Weapon Germany Tried to Ban 1:15 The M16 and the Reality of Jungle Warfare 3:30 The Data Nobody Wanted to Hear 7:00 The Six Shotguns That Went to War 9:45 The Stand of CSM Bennie G. Adkins 11:15 The Legal Shadow of the Combat Shotgun Recommended Reading & Sources "Point Man" by James "Patches" Watson and Kevin Dockery "A Tiger Among Us: A Story of Valor in Vietnam's A Shau Valley" by Bennie G. Adkins and Katie Lamar Jackson Australian Army Research Centre: "Bang on Target? Infantry Marksmanship and Combat Effectiveness in Vietnam" Primary Documentation: U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian and the National Archives Vietnam War Collection