PAVN Decal Sheets (VPA940) includes four PAVN Vehicle Decal Sheets. The People’s Army committed their armour into battle in battalions, |
As aid from China and the Soviet Union increased, their armoured strength grew rapidly from a single battalion in 1965 to three armoured regiments in 1971. This gave them a significant advantage over the puppet forces as each battalion had more tanks than an entire ARVN armoured brigade. |
Below: PAVN Stars with 200 – 300 series vehicle numbers in yellow. | Below: PAVN Stars with 400 series vehicle numbers in yellow. |
The Vietnamese term xe thiết giáp (ironclad vehicle) is used to refer to tanks. However, the influence of the English word ‘tank’ has also led to the use of xe tăng (pronounced ser tung), or simply tăng as well. Confusingly, tăng itself means increase or up. |
Below: PAVN Stars with 400 series vehicle numbers in white. | Below: PAVN Stars with 200 – 300 series vehicle numbers in white. |