| C-4 |
Plastic explosive. We used to steal
it from the engineers. It was great for a quick
brew, as long as you didn't roll it into a ball,
'cause then it would explode. |
CACA DAU
(cacka dow) |
Vietnamese Phrase for "I'll kill
you." |
| CAL |
Calibre, as used in a 50
cal. Meaning a 50 calibre
machine gun. |
CAM ON
(CALM
OON) |
Thank You. |
CANH SAT
(KARN ZAT)
|
The Local Police, also known
as White Mice |
CHAO CO
(CHOW CO) |
Hello or Goodbye. You could
also add ONG or EM for MISS or SIR
, for someone that
you know very well. |
| CHARLIE |
Vietcong--short for the phonetic
representation Victor Charlie |
| CHEAP CHARLIE |
Used whenever you wouldn't buy
something from their stalls or when you wouldn't
buy the bar girls Saigon Tea, as "Uk da loi
cheap charlie." |
| CHECK IT
OUT |
American slang during the late 60's
and early 70's, meaning "Hey come and have a
look at this". Whenever it was used it was
generally said twice with an American accent.
"Check it out, check it out" |
CHIEU HOI
(chew hoy) |
Literally means Open Arms. The Open
Arms Program was instituted to encourage VC to
defect. Any VC who surrended under the Chieu Hoi
program were offered amnesty. Used
as a term to mean surrender.
|
CHINOOK
(shin ook)
|
CH-47 cargo helicopter |
CHOI OI
(choy oy) |
Vietnamese term, exclamation like
"Good heavens" or "What the
hell!" |
| CHOP CHOP |
Had two meanings:
- either food or eat; or
- hurry up.
|
CHOPPER
 |
Helicopter |
CLACKER
 |
Firing device for triggering claymore
mines and other electrically initiated
demolitions. |
CLAYMORE
 |
Fan-shaped, antipersonnel land mine. Widely
used in Vietnam, the claymore antipersonnel mine
was designed to produce a directionalized,
fan-shaped pattern of fragments. The claymore
used a curved block of C-4 explosive, shaped to
blow all its force outward in a semicircular
pattern. A large number of ball bearings were
embedded in a lastic sheet laid across the face
of the explosive
|
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| COBRA 
|
The AH-1G "attack
helicopter." The Cobra carried 2.75s,
mini-guns, and a 40mm gun mounted in a turret
under the nose of the aircraft. The old "D"
model Hueys were phased out as attack helicopters
and used as transports
with the Cobras used in greater strength around
1968. Most of the Cobras were painted with eyes
and big white shark teeth for psychological
impact.
|
| CONG BO |
water buffalo |
| CONG KHI |
monkey |
| CONG MOUI |
mosquito |
| CONTACT |
in contact with the
enemy, a firefight. |
| COWBOY |
Young Vietnamese gang
member, similar to Bikie gangs |
| C-rations |
combat rations--canned
meals used in military operations |
| CYCLO |
a three-wheel
passenger vehicle powered by a human on a bicycle |
