How were Viet Cong snipers outfitted during the Vietnam war?

someone asked.

Let's see, now. I believe the VC had a contract with Brooks Brothers to outfit them in conservative profession attire as befitting their rank.

The Armani bid was rejected because the VC considered their clothing too stylish and thought the snipers would look outdated much sooner than the classic and seemingly timeless look of a conservative Brooks Brothers suit. They wanted longer term value for their money. They also thought that Brooks Brothers suits would last longer under the rigorous conditions of sniper duty.

While the Viet Cong were short on finances they did make an effort to outfit their snipers in profesional looking clothes as a matter of national and village pride.

No  place likes to send their snipers into combat looking like a poorly dressed bunch of ragamuffins.

Now how do you THINK they were outfitted? They were given a rifle, ammunition and whatever they had that they could give them. The Viet Cong were not NVA regulars. They made do with what they could get their hands on.

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