Was Russia involved in the Vietnam War?

As the original communist state, the Soviet Union aided North Vietnam, with increasing support in the late 1960s. While the U.S.S.R. supplied some troops, their biggest contribution was in weaponry.

Is the Vietnamese Army good?

Vietnam has the 23rd most powerful military in the world, according to a ranking by U.S. website Global Firepower. The country was down three places from last year, but still second in Southeast Asia after Indonesia, according to the 2019 Military Strength Ranking.

Could Vietnam use airpower to defeat the Chinese military?

Here are five systems that Vietnam might use to good effect against the Chinese military. Airpower played a curiously small role in the 1979 war. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) did not, because of problems with doctrine and technology, have the capacity to extend itself over the battlefront.

What are some common misperceptions about the Vietnam War?

ZHAI: One common misperception has to do with Lyndon Johnson’s handling of the war in the 1960s. Critics say that Johnson allowed his fear of China to impede his handling of the war. When he escalated the war in Vietnam, he gradually expanded the bombing from south to north as he was afraid of incurring China’s wrath.

Do Vietnam and China still have a war?

Vietnam and China have been adversaries for centuries and the friction continues to this day. In one of the many war cemeteries in Lang Son, a city in northern Vietnam, Pham Thi Ky and her family light incense and offer prayers for her brother-in-law, who died 36 years ago in Vietnam’s brief but bloody border war with China.

How dangerous are Vietnam’s flankers to China?

In conjunction with Vietnam’s integrated air defense network, the Flankers (as well as a few older fighters, such as MiG-21s), can threaten not only to deny Vietnamese airspace to China, but also to punch back.