I was on the receiving end of a young VC gal using a Chinese built SKS.
I did, however, put three 7.62 rounds from my M14 into her.
When it got quiet, we went to check out the damage. This young lady (probably 21 to 24 yo) was down but not dead. I took the SKS from her hand, got the bleeding under control and got her a helicopter ride to the hospital. I even saw her at the women’s POW cam about 5 or 6 weeks later. She thanked me for saving her life and not finishing her off.
The SKS she had could fire fully auto, but why? It had a 5 round built-in magazine and was not replaceable. It needed reloading through the breach after every 5 shots.
Great story and welcome home. Only one quibble: the built-in mag on an SKS carries 10 rounds. Still have one ex-VC SKS. There was a select-fire Chinese version of the SKS that had a detachable 30 round magazine - saw one in a gun shop in Norfolk once - the owner didn’t know it was a machine gun!
I shot a guy in the hand once and patched him up - and he helped carry me to my medevac bird about an hour later.
You are referring to “a young VC gal” as “This young lady”, where zero hatred for a former enemy is shown. I feel the same way. Those that actually played those deadly for real war games, regardless of which side, were actually similar people being led to do what they each felt they had to do.
I have no hatred for the Vietnamese.
I do have absolute contempt for the dems for “throwing in the towel” and undercutting the South’s ability to continue the fight. This in effect was like just throwing away all of our KIA’s as being a waste. Not to mention those of us with permanent injuries of various sorts that live to this day.
What’s even more sickening is this defensive war/nation building strategy from Vietnam is exactly what we are doing today in our current endless wars. The difference is the draft. Since there is no draft, our military industrial wing of the swamp can continue to send our best young people off to war and no one really gives a shit.
Sorry for the rant, but it’s how I feel about all of this.
That's a weird SKS ... Did you see more than the one set up like that (full auto, 5rd fixed mag)?