Reggimento di Cavalleria Corazzata del’Esercito della Repubblica del Vietnam (ARVN), 1957–1975

Table of Organisation & Equipaggiamento

The Vietnamese Armor Corps traces its lineage to the First Indochina War (1945–1954), when a Vietnamese reconnaissance company was formed in 1950. The unit received autoblindi francesi Panhard M.1939, it had ufficiali francesi e soldati Vietnamese. By ottobre 1955, following the division of Vietnam, the South Vietnamese army had quattro armored regiments using veicoli ed equipaggiamento ddella seconda guerra mondiale handed down by the armata francese. When US advisers appeared in Vietnam in 1956, the existing reggimenti di carri South Vietnamese were reorganized as reggimenti di cavalleria corazzata. Improved equipaggiamento was introduced in aprile 1962, when due compagnie di fucilieri meccanizzati were equipped con trasporti truppe corazzati M113 americani. Based on their successful combat experience, these due compagnie became the 4th e 5th squadriglie di fucilieri meccanizzati of the 2nd reggimento di cavalleria corazzata (ARVN). As more M113 APCs e M114 reconnaissance veicoli became available in late 1962, all quattro reggimenti di cavalleria corazzata dell’ARVN were reorganized.

Reggimento di Carri South Vietnamese, 1955

• Headquarters Company
• Reconnaissance Company
  • M8 Armored Cars
  • Semicingolati M3
  • M3 Scout Cars
  • M8 Howitzers (towed)
• Reconnaissance Company (same as above)
• Reconnaissance Company (same as above)

Reggimento di Cavalleria Corazzata dell’ARVN, 1957

• Regimental Headquarters
• Reconnaissance Squadron
  • M8 Armored Cars
  • Semicingolati M3
  • M3 Scout Cars
• Reconnaissance Squadron (same as above)
• Tank Squadron
  • Carri Leggeri M24 Chaffee

Reggimento di Cavalleria Corazzata dell’ARVN, 1962

• Regimental Headquarters
• Tank Squadron
  • Carri leggeri M24 Chaffee, gradually replaced by
    Carro Armato Leggero M41.A3s starting gennaio 1965
• Reconnaissance Squadron (disbanded in 1965)
  • M8 Armored Cars
• Reconnaissance Squadron
  • M114 Reconnaissance Vehicles, replaced by
    trasporto truppe corazzato M113 after 1964
• Rifle Squadron meccanizzata
• Mechanized Rifle Squadron (same as above)

Reggimento di Cavalleria Corazzata dell’ARVN, 1967

• Regimental Headquarters
  • M577 Command Post Carrier
  • M577 Command Post Carrier
  • M113 APC
  • M113 APC
  • M113 APC
  • M113 APC
• Armoured Car Troop
  • Autoblindo V-100
  • Autoblindo V-100
  • Autoblindo V-100
  • Autoblindo V-100
  • Autoblindo V-100
  • Autoblindo V-100
• Support Troop
  • M132 Flamethrower
  • M132 Flamethrower
  • M132 Flamethrower
• Flame Troop
  • M106 Mortar Carrier (4.2 Inch Mortar)
  • M106 Mortar Carrier (4.2 Inch Mortar)
  • M106 Mortar Carrier (4.2 Inch Mortar)
  • M106 Mortar Carrier (4.2 Inch Mortar)
• Tank Squadron
  • Carro Armato Leggero M41.A3s
• Reconnaissance Squadron
  • M113 Armored Personnel Carriers
• Rifle Squadron meccanizzata
• Mechanized Rifle Squadron (same as above)

Based on early combat experience of the compagnie di fucilieri meccanizzata dell’ARVN it became evident that the doctrine americana of mounted e dismounted fanteria meccanizzata combat failed in Vietnam, because attacks tended to bog down when the fanteria dismounted. As a result, le squadriglie di fanteria meccanizzata dell’ARVN adopted armored tactics e fought mounted. Nel 1967, i plotoni di cavalleria dell’ARVN adopted the organisation del plotone di carri con cinque veicoli corazzato da combattimento each.

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