Note 3-F — CHAPTER 3 Vietnamese Marines and the Communist Insurgency Origins and Early Stages of Insurgency—Insurgency and the Vietnamese Marine Corps—Ancillary Effects on Marine Pacific Commands—American Decisions at the Close of 1961

A side-effect of this reorganization was the modification of the VNMC’s table of equipment. The most important change saw the Vietnamese Marine riflemen exchange their M-1 carbines for the heavier M-1 rifle, the weapon with which the ARVN infantry forces were equipped.