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[Viet]

somewhere in the South China Sea: a landing maneuver.

 

[Viet]

well.......that ring back some good old memories

wow, is it the real legendary T34?
I believe if someone wants to make a film about World War 2, they just need to ask the Vietnam´s People Army.

72 years ago: the greatest tank battle in the world history, with 6,000 tanks involved in the Battle of Kursk (1943).

Soviet T34 tanks

...against German Tiger I tanks

 

[Thao Nguyen]

Vietnamese torpedo made by X28 factory

 

[Viet]

Vietnamese torpedo made by X28 factory

for me, they look like sea mines than torpedo.

 

[Viet]

Vietnam Expands New Aircraft Support Apron
September 18, 2015
By Chris Biggers



Located near the important deep-water port of Cam Ranh Bay, a new aircraft support apron has been recently added and expanded, satellite imagery confirms.


Vietnam is currently engaged in a long delayed military modernization program. For obvious reasons, part of the modernization has been centered on the Navy which aims to bring substantial combat capability online in the shortest time frame.

Available space snapshots from March 2015 show the expansion of an aircraft ramp located on the southeast side of Cam Ranh International airport. Construction on the ramp has been ongoing since late 2013.

Additional imagery from July, unavailable for publication at this time, has shown at least two Ka-28 ASW helicopters parked in front of the hangars. It’s possible these may be the two observed in Vietnam’s colors last November in the Crimea.

If imagery is any indicator, Vietnam could be making room for more.

Given the vessels on order for the Navy, it’s likely the apron represents the land-based component supporting Vietnam’s ship-based helos. Most notably, the helos deployed on the Russian-built Gepard class frigates and other coastal patrol vessels. (The Gepard class does not have a built-in hangar for its deployed helos). Two Gepards, the King Dinh Tien Hoang (924-979) and King Ly Thai To (974-1028), were delivered in 2011. Both are currently home ported nearby at the Cam Rahn Bay naval base, not far from Vietnam’s four Kilo submarines.

Russia’s Zelenodolsk Shipyard in Tatarstan has been contracted to build four more of the Gepard class for the southeast Asian nation. The second frigate batch, reportedly optimized for the ASW mission, is scheduled for delivery in 2017. A third batch was also reported last February.

Two helos are thought to support each assigned vessel.

bellingcat - Vietnam Expands New Aircraft Support Apron

 

[pigtaker]

Vietnamese torpedo made by X28 factory

using a better paint next time, looks ugly

 

[Viet]

using a better paint next time, looks ugly

what color would you prefer, in rose, in letters "to China with love"?

 

[Viet]

Four russia made mine sweepers are reportely in service.

Yurka class

Sonya class

 

[cnleio]

wow, is it the real legendary T34?
I believe if someone wants to make a film about World War 2, they just need to ask the Vietnam´s People Army.

... Those T-34-85 should all retired from VPA, coz today 12.7mm APCR from machine-gun or anti-materiel sniper can shoot through 35mm front steel plate (even not composite armor) ... waste lots money to maintain these old tanks.

 

[Thao Nguyen]

for me, they look like sea mines than torpedo.

yes, I don't know its name in English exactly

 

[Viet]

... Those T-34-85 should all retired from VPA, coz today 12.7mm APCR from machine-gun or anti-materiel sniper can shoot through 35mm front steel plate (even not composite armor) ... waste lots money to maintain these old tanks.
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look at the accompaning infantrymen: they wear training helmets, unprotected.
those T34 are more for excercises than used on battlefields.

 

[Viet]

yes, I don't know its name in English exactly

torpedo in the Navy

Type 53-65

TEST 71ME-NK

 

[Aqsuperman]

well technically T-34 only available for training and med evac now ( the turret and the fighting compartment got removed ) but hey in case of emergency they can still be somewhat useful against infantry..........if VN still got some ammunition left :v ..........anyway there is another type of vehicle with comparable age to the T-34.................oh my good lord we can get tons of money from loaning them to film maker :v

 

[Viet]

Protecting the sky. Arial Defence with S-300PMU1, Vietnam´s most powerful long range surface to air missile.

 

[Cao Đài]

Should send those old tank to museum and advertise it. Our war museum got a lot of visitor can gain $$ and school often send children there to study about history