ðiːz vˈɜːʒənz wɜː wˈaɪdli jˈuːzd baɪ ðə nˈɔːɹθ vˌiːɛtnəmˈiːz ˈɑːɹmi ˌɛnvˌiːˈeɪ ænd vˌiːətkˈɑːŋ ɡɛɹˈɪləz ɪnðə vˌiːətnˈɑːm wˈɔːɹ ænd ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈɪktʃɚz sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ɪts jˈuːs baɪ ɡɛɹˈɪləz ænd məlˈɪʃəz ɪnðə lˌɛbənˈiːz sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ɐmˈæl mˈuːvmənt məlˈɪʃə.
These versions were widely used by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong guerrillas in the Vietnam War and there are also pictures suggesting its use by guerrillas and militias in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), such as the Amal Movement militia.