Vietnam Defence Forum

[Aqsuperman]

Technically , BMP-1 main gun and SPG-9 use the same ammunition , just a different charge

 

[Thao Nguyen]

This is the news from foreign papers, VN papers havent confirmed yet.

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Vietnam defence minister dies in France after cancer treatment

Vietnam’s Minister of Defence died on Sunday at a French hospital where he was being treated for lung cancer, a military source said.

General Phung Quang Thanh, who was 66, was considered a rising star in the Vietnamese Communist Party before his illness.

He died Sunday at Georges Pompidou Hospital, the military source told dpa. The source declined to be named as he is not authorized to tell media.

Rumours about Thanh’s illness began circulating with his absence from recent army events. In early July, Pham Gia Khai, a member of the Board for Protection and Care of the Health of Central-Level Officials, confirmed that Thanh was recovering from surgery for a lung tumor in France. He said that the general's condition was good and that he would return to Vietnam in two weeks.

Thanh had been considered a likely candidate to take up the position of Vietnamese president at the country's next party congress, sources said.

http://dalje.com/en-world/vietnam-defence-minister-dies-in-france-after-cancer-treatment/550644?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: daljeenglish (dalje.com English)

 

[xesy]

DPA has verified the info and gave VN an apology for that matter. Case closed.

 

[Thao Nguyen]

Vietnam made indigenous fire control system for T54-B
Xe tăng T-54B Việt Nam có hệ thống điểu khiển hỏa lực

 

[William Hung]

DPA has verified the info and gave VN an apology for that matter. Case closed.

Can you give the link where DPA made this apology? I can’t find it.

Vietnam made indigenous fire control system for T54-B
Xe tăng T-54B Việt Nam có hệ thống điểu khiển hỏa lực

So does this mean the T-54 will not go for the Israeli or Russian upgrade?

 

[Thao Nguyen]

So does this mean the T-54 will not go for the Israeli or Russian upgrade?

I think so, we can save USD to buy new tank, for example T-90, T-54 and T-55 may be will be upgrade using Vietnamese technology
BTW. last year new, Vienam made indigenous ERA
Việt Nam chế tạo giáp ERA cho xe tăng T-54/55
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[William Hung]

I think so, we can save USD to buy new tank, for example T-90, T-54 and T-55 may be will be upgrade using Vietnamese technology
BTW. last year new, Vienam made indigenous ERA
Việt Nam chế tạo giáp ERA cho xe tăng T-54/55
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So it means T-54 will just get upgraded indigenously with the experience from the T-55M3 prototype. That is much better than spending too much money on foreign upgrade for that small tank. The ERA looks good.

 

[xesy]

Can you give the link where DPA made this apology? I can’t find it.



So does this mean the T-54 will not go for the Israeli or Russian upgrade?

Sorry, my mistake. I should have writen "verified the info with the person in charge."

 

[Thao Nguyen]

So it means T-54 will just get upgraded indigenously with the experience from the T-55M3 prototype. That is much better than spending too much money on foreign upgrade for that small tank. The ERA looks good.

that is my private thinking , not offical decision. OK?

 

[Carlosa]

So it means T-54 will just get upgraded indigenously with the experience from the T-55M3 prototype. That is much better than spending too much money on foreign upgrade for that small tank. The ERA looks good.

Not bad, this is a bit of a surprise.

 

[William Hung]

Not bad, this is a bit of a surprise.

Unfortunately we dont know if thats the official decision yet. So hold back on your surprise for now. It would indeed be good if true.

 

[Aqsuperman]

a mysterious armored vehicle , the track look like a BMP yet the rear look like a PTS

 

[Viet]

still so many old tanks in service. they have little chance against heavy armored chinese tanks. I wonder when we see our first modern tanks? taking all things too long.

 

[Viet]

 

[xesy]

I see no problem with these old boys. VN is not an ideal battlefield for tanks, especially the VN-China border area. Also morden anti-tank weapons platforms are much more advanced and cheaper than tanks. VN tanks should only be used as infantry support, not spear head of a charge or attack (of course it depends on the situation).