As with all our defense partners sales will
Need to still meet strict requirements including those related to human rights
but this change will ensure that Vietnam has access to the equipment it needs to defend itself and removes a lingering vestige of
Vietnam it is an interesting country that we have began to learn much about here on FTD facts
It is a place that has a lot going for it, and it is currently a fascinating country
Which many people visit not just for its beaches and cultures and landscapes
But because of its Zenoss it attracts people from all around the world and not just Southeast Asia, but today
We are looking at the power of Vietnam and more specifically its power within its military
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Everybody what's going on Dave Walker and welcome to have to do facts that you know where?
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We're gonna look at Vietnam and see what it has to offer
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We are looking at the People's Army of Vietnam now. It was founded on December 22nd of
1944 which was originally conceptualized by Ho Chi Minh in September of 44 at the
Revolutionary Party
Military conference and the reason it was created is because the Vietnamese really wanted to push out the French forces and of course the Japanese
forces they didn't want them in the country now the original military was only made up of
31 men and believe it or not there were actually even three woman who were part of this original group now at that time they
Were only simply armed with three revolvers seventeen rifles and one light machine gun and as well as other equipment
and I find it amazing that this whole military pretty much started only because of
31 people you don't really hear about that you hear of governments saying okay?
Well, we should just get a whole platoon of guys together
And we should just go and fight the enemy
And although we're dipping into a little bit of history before talking about its forces today
But that is going to be covered in this video because on July 7th
19:47 they managed to get their first regiment called the hundred and second capital regiment
Operating around Hanoi and then two years later
they had their first division known as the
308 division or simply the
Pioneer division because they were the pioneers of all divisions for Vietnam and since then it's collected its forces and grown throughout the years to
Become what is known as today as the People's Army of Vietnam?
Now before we get into all the numbers
Let's talk about how their military is divided up
Firstly their commander-in-chief just like other countries is the president of the country and that currently goes to the current president of Vietnam?
Which is trying daiquan now?
They've got five different divisions that spreads across
The ground forces of Vietnam the Navy the Air Force the border Defense Force and even the Coast Guard and within those there are many
different divisions such as technical logistical and military intelligence and as of 2016 Vietnam spends about
4.6. Billion dollars on its military which was three billion more than it was last stated in 2005 and in today's world
2017 they estimate that it's somewhere probably around five billion at speaking of today's world the population of Vietnam
equals over ninety five million people with its military sitting at approximately five million four hundred and forty eight thousand people and
Currently they estimate that there is four hundred and twelve
Thousand to under five hundred thousand of them being active ground forces with the rest being reserve units equaling roughly
3.4. Million part-time soldiers and these soldiers are of course stretched out over seven different districts and within that they have four
Core headquarters and in 2016 they estimated that there was 23 active infantry divisions with nine in reserve
13 artillery divisions 11 air brigades one Special Forces airborne six armored brigades and
Three armored regiments and one electronic warfare unit and much more now when it comes to their forces
We should probably talk about their armoured division because when it comes to their tanks and armored forces
most of their stuff since 1986 has come from Russia however back in 2016 Barack Obama lifted a lethal weapons embargo
That was put on Vietnam so Vietnam could
It's military and the reason for this is so that Vietnam could buy weapons from other countries such as the United States
But as for the armoured divisions in Vietnam. They have great interest in the Russian t90 tanks
Simply because they're more modernized and currently they have 64 either delivered or on delivery from Russia
And it has been known that Vietnam has used and is currently using
220
t-62 tanks and approximately 850
t54
t-55 tanks and even
315 t 59 tanks as their main battle tank overall they estimate that they have about
1,500 and 45 combat tanks with
3150 armored fighting vehicles
2200 towed artillery and of course approximately 524 self-propelled and
1100 rocket projectors on top of that it is known that there is approximately
24 tactical s-s-i scud missile launchers, and at least 32 s3 akatsiya self-propelled
Artillery guns whoo that was not easy to say
I'm not gonna lie now as for its Air Force it has approximately 16 air bases
And none of these are considered fighter regiments overall it is estimated that there is approximately
278 fighter craft 76 of these craft being fighters 73 attack fighters
161 transport vehicles
137 helicopters and 25 attack helicopters now 36 of the fighters are so coy
Su-22 Soviet Union fighter bombers as well as 40 with six on order Sukhoi
Su-30 s. Which are also multi-role fighters from Russia on top of that they have 87 milne and
25mm me 24s, which are of course either craft from Russia as well
And that's just a general idea of what they have for their main forces because they got a lot others as well
but for now let's move on to their Navy now the Navy is in charge of defense for its waters and multiple islands and
Believe it or not when it comes to the history of Vietnam
They've been known to have fought on the sea as far as the 1st millennium, BC, but currently
There is 5 regional commands, and they approximately have 65 known Navy craft and to break it all down
Let's take a look at submarines first
Which they know six of them are Russian improved kilo class?
Submarines that run off diesel and electricity and have been delivered to the country they also have seven
Frigates with their two main variants being the Jeopardy point nine class and of course the Russian Petya class
Including it all this Navy craft
there is fourteen Corvettes and over 25 patrol boats with as well multiple transport vehicles and fibia Svea khals and a ton of
Anti-ship missile defense platforms that are all around the country and as well they estimate that there is approximately
50,000 military personnel in the Vietnam Navy and last but not least let's talk about the Coast Guard because sometimes the Coast Guard is
Usually left out in these matters because it's not really an offensive force
It's more of a defensive force that is usually meant for search and rescue
And things of that nature and just like most Coast Guard forces. They are in charge of not
Just defensive forces, but and to stop drug smuggling human trafficking
Terrorism and other things of that nature
But a majority of their fleet is TT 100's and TT 200s
And if you look at the Coast Guard Division one thing that they have that the others don't is that most of their craft is
made by Vietnamese builders overall
They have 49 patrol boats six transport vehicles five Salvage tugs and for search and rescue ships so no matter
What a person's job is in the Vietnamese forces?
They are aimed to protect not just the country's interest, but also the lives that are within the country guys
My name is Dave waffle, and I really want to thank you guys for tuning in and learning about Vietnam
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That is us looking at Vietnam
And this country may have a smaller army and smaller Navy and Air Force
Compared to other countries around the world but one thing that we have learned about
Vietnam through its history and in general is that you should never underestimate
Their desire and will to salute serve and above all protect
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