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Vietnam People's Army Equipment

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2021 2025 2030
Personnel ,000 - - - - - - - - - -
Main Force 1,200 -- -- -- -- 412 -- -- -- --
Regional Force 500 -- -- -- -- -- - - - -
Militia/Self Defense Force 1,200 -- -- -- -- 5,000 -- -- -- --
Youth Assault Force 1,500 -- -- -- -- - - - - -
Tactical Rear Force 500 -- -- -- -- - - - - -
SYSTEMS Inventory
Medium Tanks 1950+ 1300+ 1315+ 1315+ 1315+ 1270 1270      
115mm T-62 - 200 70 70 70 70 70      
100mm Type-59 350 + 350 350 350 350 350      
100mm T-54/-55M3 - - - - - 10 310 310 310 310
100mm T-54/-55 + + 850 850 850 840 540      
85mm T-34 + + 45 45 45 - -      
90mm M-48A3 - + - - - -        
Light Tank + 600 620 620 620 620        
PT-76 + + 300 300 300 300 300      
Type-62 /Type-63 + + 320 320 320 320 320      
RECCE 80 100 100 100 100 100 100      
BRDM-2 + + + + + + +      
BRDM-1 + + + + + + +      
AIFV 120 300 300 300 300 300 300      
BMP-1 + + + + + + +      
BMP-2 + + + + + + +      
APC 1500 1100+ 1100+ 1380 1380 1380 1380      
M-113 + + + 200 200 200 200      
YW-531/Type 63 + + + 80 80 80 80      
BTR-152 + + + + + + +      
BTR-60 + + + + + + +      
BTR-50 + + + + + + +      
BTR-40 + + + + + + +      
SP ARTY 250 30+ 30+ 30+ 30+ 30+ 30+      
175mm M-107 - + + + + + +      
152mm 2S3 250 30 30 30 30 30 30      
120mm 2S9 - + + + + + +      
105mm M548-105mm - - - - - - - ? ? ?
105mm PTH105 VN15 - - - - - - - ? ? ?
85mm PTH85 VN19 - - - - - - - ? ? ?
85mm M548-85mm - - - - - - - ? ? ?
76mm M548-76mm - - - - - - - ? ? ?
Assault Guns + + + + + + +      
122mm ISU-122 + + + + + +        
100mm SU-100 + + + + + +        
MRL + 710+ 710+ 710+ 710+ 710+ 710+      
140mm BM-14-16 + + + + + + +      
122mm BM-21 + 350 350 350 350 350 350      
107mm Type-63 + 360 360 360 360 360 360      
TOWED ARTY 450+ 2300 2300 2300+ 2300+ 2300+ 2300+      
155mm M-114 + + + + + + +      
152mm D-20 250 + + + + + +      
130mm M-46 200 + + + + + +      
122mm M-1938 + + + + + + +      
D-30 + + + + + + +      
Type-54 - + + + + + +      
Type-60/D-74 - + + + + + +      
105mm M-101 + + + + + + +      
M-102 + + + + + + +      
100mm M-1944 + + + + + + +      
T-12* + + + + + + +      
85mm   - + + + + + +      
76mm   - + + + + + +      
MORTAR + + + + + + +      
160mm M-43 + + + + + + +      
120mm M-43 + + + + + + +      
82mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
81mm Unknown + - - - - - -      
SSM - - - + + + +      
  Scud B/C - - - + + + +      
ATGW + + + + + + +      
  AT-3 Sagger + + + + + + +      
RCL + + + + + + +      
107mm BM-11 + - - - - - -      
87mm Type-51 + + + + + + +      
82mm B-10 + + + + + + +      
  Type-65 - + + + + + +      
75mm Type-57 + - - - - - -      
  Type-56 - + + + + + +      
  Type-52 + - - - - - -      
57mm Type-36 + - - - - - -      
AD Guns 8000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000      
100mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
85mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
57mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
37mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
37mm M548-37mm-2 - - - - - - - ? ? ?
30mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
23mm ZSU-23-4 SP + + + + + + +      
14.5mm Unknown + + + + + + +      
SAM + + + + + + +      
  SA-18 - - - + + + +      
  SA-16 - + + + + + +      
  SA-7 + + + + + + +      

Notes

    * - The T-12 was originally designed as an anti-tank gun, however, it eventually came to be used as an "all-purpose" artillery.

    + - Indicates that while exact numbers are not known, it has been reported that the equipment exists.



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