Strategic Missile Deterrence: Vietnamese Army Reveals Military Reform Plans

The publication of the Central Military Committee of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam published an article on a phased plan for the modernization of troops, revealing the basic principles of reforming the armed forces.

As Lieutenant General Tran Tai Binh points out in it, despite certain changes, "in general, the army is still slow to innovate, it continues to look like an organization in the period of the struggle against the United States and national salvation." In his words, it is necessary to achieve the modernization of the troops through investments, a reduction in the number of conscripts and rear services and an increase in the number of combat formations.

In the ground forces, he proposes to retain the divisions, which should be ready to deploy into army corps. In this case, two types of connections are offered. Heavy divisions, consisting of motorized infantry regiments, will receive reinforced armored groups, artillery and anti-aircraft units. The light division is organized according to the type of the current divisions and is intended mainly for operations in mountainous terrain.

Armies should be made up of heavy divisions and conscript brigades. After 2030, when the troops are saturated with weapons and equipment, it is proposed to reformat the brigades formed from conscripts into infantry brigades from professional fighters.

The navy should be responsible for the defense of certain areas of the sea area and islands:

We do not seek to attack other countries, so we do not need to form an "ocean fleet", but we need a modern and powerful mobile naval cluster to conduct hostilities on land, because our country has a long sea and disputes over sovereignty are complicated

- writes the general.

In his words, instead of air defense-air force divisions, it is desirable to form formations according to the zonal principle: "to protect the airspace over the area" by air defense brigades and air brigades. Technically, the main focus in this area should be on aviation long-range and high-altitude air defense systems. Together, they must cover strategic facilities and key national territories.

In order to deter the enemy, it is necessary to form an army equipped with strategic missiles [designed to destroy the infrastructure and nuclear forces of the enemy on its territory]. It should consist of brigades armed with long-range and powerful surface-to-surface and surface-to-sea missiles.

As noted in the VietDefense publication, the 490th artillery brigade is now the only combination of the "strategic deterrent forces", designed to fight only one target "in the north". It is equipped with Soviet SCUD tactical ballistic missiles and North Korean Hwasong missiles.

I wonder what missile system will be acquired for use in new brigades

- asks VietDefense.

Comments

[URAL72]

Well for starters, they have a caliber, not just a Scud. And so, except for the export Iskander with a range of 300 km, there are no options with such efficiency. They also have a Bastion. He can work on the ground for the same 300 km. Let them take more Varshavyanka with a caliber and Karakurt - cheap and cheerful.

[venik]

Quote: URAL72

Well for starters, they have a caliber, not just a Scud.

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Where from ??? They have no "Calibers" in the Navy !!

[URAL72]

According to the Vietnamese Internet resource Soha.vn, in June 2017, during the Vietnamese naval exercises, project 636.1 Varshavyanka diesel-electric submarine launched an anti-ship missile for the first time in the history of the Vietnamese submarine fleet.

3M54E, is an anti-ship missile of the Caliber. So the Vietnamese fleet can use these missiles, and what they have is another matter.

[Cananecat]

I wonder what missile system will be acquired for use in new brigades

- asks VietDefense.

They will not buy from the Americans, as well as from us ... I think they will give preference to China.

[rocket757]

And with whom do they have graters now? Not with us and not with the Yankees, that's for sure.

[OgnennyiKotik]

Quote: rocket757

And with whom do they have graters now?

The main threat is China. Graters for disputed territories go constantly, periodically subsiding and flaring up.

[Sergej1972]

At the same time, they consider themselves friendly countries and periodically exchange visits of delegations at the highest and high levels along the party and state lines.

[Nikolaevich I]

Vietnam is trying not to "advertise" the "Chinese threat"! For the people of Vietnam, China is considered a friendly country!

[Mountain shooter]

Quote: Canecat

They won't buy from the Americans, just like from us ... I think they will give preference to China

Do you think China is not their main enemy? In the 79th, they were rather robust and whipped quite seriously. The dead were counted in thousands ... And now China will sell them missiles? Incredible ...

[Sergej1972]

During these events, one of the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, a veteran of the party and associate of Ho Chi Minh, fled to China.

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

Do you think China is not their main enemy?

Currently, Vietnam and China are trying in every possible way to hush up the "past fact"! In Vietnam, China is still considered a "friendly country"! It is possible that in China such a thing is "agitated" ...

[abrakadabre]

It is possible that in China such a thing is "agitated" ...

It's just that China changed its tactics: instead of direct conquest, gradual economic and cultural absorption followed by dissolution. It takes longer. But the "partner" will not even notice when it is digested.
Maybe I don't understand the dogma of the Chinese version. But it seems to me that China has not given up on building socialism and subsequent communism. Only in contrast to the USSR, instead of internationalism and the equality of peoples, it professes a complete enrichment of the whole world. And only then will there be a complete transition to socialist lines. At least, the world expansion of the Chinese fits exactly into this version. This is not even a long game, but a very long one. This means that they are threatened with the degeneration of the elites from the confession of communist dogma into capitalist one. That we are all perfectly observing.

[Photon]

Yes, you do not really understand Chinese dogma. I really haven't been to China for a long time. But it seems that their understanding of society is calculated for more than one hundred years. And Marxism fits well into this understanding. And they are not so stupid as to count on enveloping the whole World. Instead, they integrate the World into themselves. I was pleasantly surprised by how much they took from us. At the same time, they say that changing other peoples is not a rewarding occupation. The Mongols are cited as an example. However, Korea and Vietnam are the same. Tradition is something that changes very slowly. And their ideology is unlikely to degenerate into capitalist, for the simple reason that capitalism with interest on loans requires the expansion of markets, and planet Earth is not infinite. We are witnessing a capital efficiency crisis. And where do you see the degeneration of the Chinese elites? The formation of elites is the strongest side of China, thousands of years of Confucian tradition have fully shown this.

[Artyom Karagodin]

With China, they have the main graters. Starting from the Paracel Islands and further in the text.

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: Canecat

They will not buy from the Americans, as well as from us ... I think they will give preference to China.

There is also Israel!

[Jacket in stock]

Quote: Canecat

They will not buy from the Americans, as well as from us ... I think they will give preference to China.

Very funny.
They buy from us and from the Americans.
And China, in fact, they have the only enemy now.

[Cat Alexandrovich]

Probably yes. Although the article also writes about the "enemy in the north."

[Vadim_2]

China is the main enemy.

[zyablik.olga]

Strategic Missile Deterrence: Vietnamese Army Reveals Military Reform Plans

Even I, not being an expert, see that in the photo and video presented in this "news" anti-aircraft missiles of the old Soviet complex S-75. How does this fit in with the content of the article?
"News" for the sake of "news" for which the anonymous author received a pretty penny.

[abrakadabre]

How does this fit in with the content of the article?

What's so hard about that? The author has diluted the text with illustrations of what he found. How could he attach a photo of "strategic" missiles, if they are not yet in service, but even in the approved development program of the Vietnamese Armed Forces? There is only the analyst of the general.
Most of all I don't understand the passage:

reducing the number of conscripts and rear services and increasing the number of combat formations.

What is it like? Reducing the number of conscripts to increase the size of the army.
Hmm ...
I would understand if it was talking about increasing the number of contract soldiers while maintaining the draft. Taking into account the experience of Vietnam, it is imperative that they leave the call. Because the personnel reserve is extremely important for maintaining the combat effectiveness of the army. This is understandable even for non-professional military personnel.

[Yves762]

In order to deter the enemy, it is necessary to form an army equipped with strategic missiles [designed to destroy the infrastructure and nuclear forces of the enemy on its territory]. It should consist of brigades armed with long-range and powerful surface-to-surface and surface-to-sea missiles.

Either they have their own idea of ​​a "strategic scale", or a "subtle hint" of the presence of "nuclear ambitions."

[nikvic46]

Vietnam is carrying out not only military modernization, it is doing well in the economic plan. This country has also been affected by the pandemic. And in this matter, things are going very well. A small country does not want to interfere in a big confrontation. Therefore, it does not want to have any military bases. on their territory.

[abrakadabre]

Therefore, it does not want to have any military bases on its territory.

This can be said by analogy with "If you are not interested in politics, then she will certainly be interested in you." That is, if Vietnam wants to stay away from confrontation, it will inevitably turn out to be not the subject of this global confrontation, but its object. The third is not given here. With the "weight class" of Vietnam on the world stage, you can only move away by moving to another planet. There are enough examples of this in the modern and recent history of the Earth:
- Paraguay of the 19th century - England with the hands of neighbors smeared autarky into snot with genocide to 1/3 of the country's population.
- Japan of the 19th century - The United States has deprived the centuries-old innocent ..., sorry, self-isolation by means of armed rape.
- China in the 19th century is the same, only in a coalition of the world's largest powers, including the Russian Empire.
- DPRK of the 20th century - autarky lasts only thanks to the patronage of China and the USSR / Russia. Otherwise, NOTHING would have saved from total smearing, following the example of Paraguay.
These are all the loudest examples.

[nikvic46]

Valery: Let some big country try to attack Vietnam. The aggressor will be condemned and severely punished by sanctions by other states. The principle of inviolability of a neutral country applies.

[abrakadabre]

The aggressor will be condemned and severely punished with sanctions by other states.

Only as long as the aggressor is convicted and punished will Vietnam be neither cold nor hot.
It also depends on which country will attack. If it is western, then Vietnam will be called the next Mordor and itself will still fall under sanctions.