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[The Ronin]

The first T-90S for Vietnam

 

[Viet]

Ho chi Minh trail

 

[Aqsuperman]

And after months and months of waiting, we finally have our first batch of T-90s (In a stripped state it seems, 12.7mm HMG, electronic equipment, skirt armors are nowhere in sight. They must have come in a separate ship)

 

[Aqsuperman]

More picture about the arrival of Vietnam T-90s. I dare say this batch consists of at least 1e (battalion)

 

[Viet]

More picture about the arrival of Vietnam T-90s. I dare say this batch consists of at least 1e (battalion)

So how many tanks has a battalion? 64 something?

Do the tanks miss protective armor for the wheels?

A hit from the side, and the T90 is a sitting duck.

 

[Nilgiri]

So how many tanks has a battalion? 64 something?

Do the tanks miss protective armor for the wheels?

A hit from the side, and the T90 is a sitting duck.

I believe a battalion has 40 - 60 tanks ...could be bit more if needed.

Armour Skirts for the wheels...are a weight/maintenance penalty...so depending on what the overall use for the tank regiment is (in the broader force structure)...they can be foregone (say if they are tasked with operations that are not expected to see much Anti-tank counterforce...or your doctrine simply based around overwhelming quickly with enough speed+numbers that per unit total protection is not a huge overriding priority)

@hellfire @Signalian @Vergennes @Desert Fox @The Sandman

 

[Signalian]

So how many tanks has a battalion? 64 something?

Depends from country to country. 35 or 45 or 59.

Do the tanks miss protective armor for the wheels?

A hit from the side, and the T90 is a sitting duck.

These tanks are in transit for a transfer, not battle ready for war, so side skirts arent required at this instant.

 

[Nilgiri]

Depends from country to country. 35 or 45 or 59.




These tanks are in transit for a transfer, not battle ready for war, so side skirts arent required at this instant.

Yeah I mean even if they dont put em on later...there can be reasons.

 

[Viet]

Yeah I mean even if they dont put em on later...there can be reasons.

Ok that makes sense. Should not be a problem to install the skirts before sending tanks into a battle.

Depends from country to country. 35 or 45 or 59.

These tanks are in transit for a transfer, not battle ready for war, so side skirts arent required at this instant.

At last Vietnam now has modern tanks. Even if we receive hundreds of T90s, I wonder how can we withstand a possible Chinese tank assault with ten of thousands of more modern tanks on the northern front?

Maybe some time in the future asking the Russians for a more powerful tank.

The VPA has experience in fighting a numerous enemy though. The battle of Quang Tri 1972 when 7 tanks of north Vietnamese army clashed with 130 tanks of Republican Army.

 

[Nilgiri]

Even if we receive hundreds of T90s, I wonder how can we withstand a possible Chinese tank assault with ten of thousands of more modern tanks on the northern front?

Defensive formation and tactics and lot of anti-tank squads layered around....and lot of @Viva_Viet kinda ppl everywhere cant hurt.

 

[Signalian]

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M-110 or M-107

 

[Viet]

M-110 or M-107

Looks like M110. can bombard targets 25 miles away.

 

[jhungary]

M-110 or M-107

Looks like M110. can bombard targets 25 miles away.

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Those are M107s

The M110 is an upgrade build of old M107, the chassis is all but the same (some similarity inside), however, the Gun M110 uses and M107 uses are different. And can tell by one simple things at the tip of the barrel. That's the Muzzle Break.

M110's 203mm SPG have longer barrel and have a muzzle break at the end, while M107's 175mm gun don't have muzzle break at the end.

Also, @Viet, your photo is a M107 not a M110, it was used on M107 Wiki Page

 

[Viet]

Those are M107s

The M110 is an upgrade build of old M107, the chassis is all but the same (some similarity inside), however, the Gun M110 uses and M107 uses are different. And can tell by one simple things at the tip of the barrel. That's the Muzzle Break.

M110's 203mm SPG have longer barrel and have a muzzle break at the end, while M107's 175mm gun don't have muzzle break at the end.

Also, @Viet, your photo is a M107 not a M110, it was used on M107 Wiki Page

Ah ok my wrong guess. US deployed many M110s during Vietnam war.

Defensive formation and tactics and lot of anti-tank squads layered around....and lot of @Viva_Viet kinda ppl everywhere cant hurt.

VV is right. In all the wars the Chinese raged against Vietnam they always fielded mass of soldiers that stormed Vietnamese defense lines. Read the war in the 14 century during the Ming dynasty.Chinese soldiers fell in mass but they kept coming.

 

[Viet]

T90 tanks
Photo by Nam Đức Bùi
Not so good in quality