Ah, knackers to it, I'll try a regular link instead.  The second one down on this page?

http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg03-e.htm

That's the thing exactly! Well except for the fact that the shield didn' seem to have made it to 'Nam (see further down) so that changes the concept a little.

Lentulus, I stand corrected, seems that it did indeed fold out completely to the AA mount when needed, and that the shield is removable:
The standard mount is an universal setup, which can be used for both ground and AA roles. Designed by Kolesnikov, this mount consists of a detachable two-wheel base and three folding legs, which form the tail-boom for ground applications and are extended to form a tripod for AA applications. Kolesnikov mounts were issued with heavy armored shields, but crews often discarded shields to save some weight and to decrease the gun profile when firing from wheels. In the AA role, both wheels and shield were detached from the mount, and an optional shoulder support can be installed.

In fact seems like the DshkM, without shield, is what actually was used. See e.g.: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?130407-Vietnamese-Military-Thread-(updated-on-regular-basis)&s=e8721ff068eef3e459f940a07a157db5&p=4076010&viewfull=1#post4076010

Is there any chance of getting an archetypal irregular VC fighter, black pyjamas, coolie hat and the ubiquitous AK47?

Chris

A judicious slap-it-on-thick-to-obscure-the-detail-and-make-it-look-like-a-coolie-hat paintjob on the helmeted types can do the trick [I mixed in a load of VietMinh codes too in my VC battlegroup] - have a look here:

http://nikharwood.pbworks.com/CWC+Viet+Cong+battlegroup

Agreed, the missing LMG is more serious IMHO

I tok a very small order for Vietnam stuff, I don't know what I'm gonna do with it, mabye just paint them for the hell of it, or game or make a diorama, I just don't know, but what I do know is that what ever I do, I'm gonna need 1 or more Hueys.

We've got one, there's a picture of it in this show report: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=769.0  (Painting by Nik!)

Why can't I find it in the store

Because it's listed under the Australians rather than the Americans?

http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-c20/Vietnam-Australian-sc136/

Necrothreadomancy:

Amtracs, got to have them.
Cobras
Slicks
Hogs

Monitors for the riverine flotillas too.

Trucks and Mutts too.

Just saying with the FoW VN news, TFLs CDS, VN is ripe.

Do you have any idea just how BIG the LVTP-5 actually is ?

IanS