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Time has changed, so does the enemy. VN can't be enemies to the whole world. We have to make friend, even to former foe. I don't trust US enough to let them have troops in VN, but I don't hate having them around the area either. Don't underestimate the enemy and overestimate ourself. Doing that...

Communists are known for their stubborness (from my experience, as my dad and my uncle are both communists). You'll be surperised how many VNese still hold grudge agaisnt US. Also VN is not pro-America. Many VNese still favor Russia over US. Till now, VN still maintains there 3 NO policies, and...

Strange, I thought Chinese traditional culture always focus on educating "yi"/man di /barbarian and make them become part of China. China did that by spreading their culture, their model around, on modern term it's "soft power". And now some Chinese claim that other stole their culture. Oh, such...

Please don't come back to this matter. It's not about what good communists have done for VN, but what they will do for VN in case of a foreign invasion. By far their records on that matter is pretty. Communists fought Japanese, French, ending an over 100 years period of VN being a colony...

Unless it turns out to be an all-out war and Chinese infantry and tank cross the border, you won't have the chance to fight. A naval clash will be lighting fast, and an island battlefield make both side limit the force size and only send their best troops there. Why wait till the war to throw...

Don't talk with @NiceGuy about human life. He is ready to sacrifice 10 millions VNese if we fight China. Anyone who don't ready to do that, he will call them cowards. Personally, I don't think US and VN could reach an agreement of US troops stationing in VN anytime soon. Here are some reasons...

@BoQ77 @Carlosa Sorry, my bad. By up to date do you mean VN has some awesome stuffs like artillery rada, anti-rada, auto-reload system? In the 1979 war, VN artillery force was rendered ineffective by Chinese force because they had 2 artillery radar systems from the US (VN captured one but...

VN hasn't been able to self-produce artillery and anti-tank system. Our artillery is surely out of date, and anti-tank weapons are imported from Russia. @poopnose456 Beside regular service rifle, VN just successfully produced a 12,7mm sniper rifle prototype, original design, and has plan for a...

VN, Laos and Cambodia combine will create a power imbalance in the region. Thailand, Myanmar will feel insecure. China won't want to see a new force rising next door. At least right now Cambodia is close to China. With VN on top, Indochina Fed will surely be anti-China.

Dude, @NiceGuy is talking about creating a Indochina Fed with VN on top. Are you sure the US will support VN doing that?

Dude, I am no coward. In the height of the Haiyang 981 tension, I thought of leaving my job to join the army. What I meant is in the war with US, we have nothing to lose. They said they would bomb us back to the stone age, well we were already in the stone age. But now, everyone has something to...

Oh that case? I read an article about how China stripped off the EP3 and couldn't put it back in one piece, so they delayed returning it to US in 2 months, then finally when they did, the plane was in pieces, with many missing parts.

Factories, maybe. But there are a bunch of infrastructures built by the French, and China demolished them too. The bridge in my hometown was built by the French from the 1800s, made of steel frame and concrete. And China did try to demolished it with explosive. The concrete fell of, but the...

The problem here is beside SK starting as an ally of US, Japan was defeated and occupied against their will(though Japanese made the best out of it), Philippine used to be US colony in a short time (40 years, compare to VN was slaves to France for over 100 years) and did achieve independence by...

I just remember a ridiculous critteria in our conscript policy: the army doesn't recruit people with 1/3 of their exposed skin covered with tattoos. I want to know if JSDF has any funny critteria like that.

There is a soldier with glasses in the pic. Is he an officer or a regular troops? Ah, I wonder if you can tell me what critteria your army base on to choose their soldier. I mean like in VN, we conscript young men from 18 to 25, with exception of those who go to colleges, those have work with...

The Russian engine looks smaller and more compact than Chinese one. Does the shape of the engine affect much the aerodynamic of the airplane?

Yeah, that was a few years ago. With things going around now, VN will be likely to look to Japan or South Korea for the new type of fighter, starting with training airplane. There are rumors of a dozen of T-72s lying somewhere around Hanoi, but these are just rumors.

I don't get it why you would pick up Hanzi reading capability as a must to understand VNese history. It was not a writing that our ancestor developed, rather it was forced on them during the 1000 years Chinese ocuppation. Unlike ancient Japan which chose to adapt to Chinese culture, or ancient...

Just things I grab from VN news and forum. The MIGs which will be replaced are the old MIG 17 and 21, which are ways out of date. VN searches for a new short range interceptor, and the EU fighters looks promising compare to MIG 27. Of course for fighter/bomber, VN sticks to Russian Su-series.