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[Aqsuperman]

For a sailing vessel, this is more than enough lol :v

 

[Viet]

Meet the creator of Vietnam’s steel-piercing bullet

TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 10/22/2016

The first steel-piercing bullet to be developed in Vietnam is ready for mass production after being designed by a military technology official and his team.

The country’s first steel-piercing bullet, measuring 7.62x54 millimeters, was developed by Captain Mai Thanh Uyen, deputy head of the technical department of Z113 Factory, managed by the General Department of Defense Industry under the Ministry of General Defense.

A graduating of the University of Technology in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, Capt. Uyen previously worked for a joint venture between Vietnam and Japan in the northern Hai Phong City.

Capt. Uyen began work in the northern province of Tuyen Quang at the Z113 Factory in April 2004, choosing the factory to be close to his parents and friends who also worked there.

Over the past 12 years, Uyen, 38, has directed a total of six research projects and participated in 20 other initiatives at the facility, one of which was to develop a steel-piercing shell.

The high cost of developing the ammunition, along with Russia’s decision to cease providing their assistance on the project, left Uyen and his nine-man team to come up with a new design on their own.

Meeting the specifications for the K53 pistol the bullet is meant to be used with was just one of the significant hurdles met by the team, alongside securing the steel armor needed to test the bullets.

Due to complication procedures and high production cost, Uyen only managed acquire four pieces of the material, with each able to endure only five test shots each

To cope with these obstacles, the team opted to use CT3 steel plate and increase the range for the test shootings as a less expensive alternative.

Meeting the specifications of the K53 pistol was one of the key requirements for developing the bullet.

“The ammunition also needs to meet standardized specifications for all shells, including pressure, repetition, and more,” Uyen elaborated.

Following a series of examinations and evaluations, the bullet was finally approved for mass production by the Ministry of National Defense.

Uyen is also on a team researching the development of a 7.62x39 millimeters armor-piercing shell for the AK pistol.

“I prefer this project because it’s more challenging. The ammunition is expected to be manufactured in the near future,” according to the officer.

 

[Viet]

LOL Put some Brahmos on that for shits and giggles.

too aggressive. the sailship is used to train cadets.

 

[Viet]

weird, no pictures of three chinese warships visiting Camranh bay have been published yet. maybe later. after being cencored anyway here again the picttures of India warships NS Kirch and Satpura at last visit to the bay harbour.

 

[Aqsuperman]

You can find lots of stuff just by wondering around. Here are pictures of V-100, a captured Vietnam War era vehicle that is usually employed on local town fielding exercise. Not really as popular as the M113 though

 

[Viet]

I think the Marines will be the first that get 7.62x54 millimeters armor piercing rounds.

 

[Viet]

Inducted into service since Vietnam war, standard artillery of the Marine Corps:

ZIS-2 76,2 mm

ZIS-3 85 mm

Let's go!

 

[Barmaley]

Inducted into service since Vietnam war, standard artillery of the Marine Corps:

ZIS-2 76,2 mm

ZIS-3 85 mm

Let's go!

The blue camouflage looks ridiculous, to be honestly. Why the Vietnamese marines adopted it?

 

[Viet]

The blue camouflage looks ridiculous, to be honestly. Why the Vietnamese marines adopted it?

LOL you don´t like blue, do you?
look at what they wear: training helmet, like these soldiers below, they have a normal working or training uniform.

maybe @Silent Knight can confirm.

 

[TenLua]

I think the Marines will be the first that get 7.62x54 millimeters armor piercing rounds.

Those soldiers need to be fed. It's good that they're small too; low profile decreases the chance of being hit significantly compared to a 1.88m 100kg soldier.

 

[TaiShang]

Chinese naval fleet visits Vietnam to boost naval ties
(Xinhua) October 23, 2016

A Chinese naval fleet arrived in Cam Ranh Port in central Vietnam on Saturday for a five-day visit to the country to promote military ties between the two sides.

The 23rd Chinese naval escort task force comprises Xiangtan, Zhoushan and Chaohu of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.

The visit to Vietnam is the last stop of the fleet on their way home after completing escort missions in the Gulf of Aden, the waters off Somali and visiting Myanmar, Malaysia and Cambodia, said Senior Colonel Wang Hongli, commander of the task force, while addressing the media.

The PLA Navy and the Vietnam Navy have strengthened communication and cooperation in recent years. Till now, the two navies have held joint patrols in Beibu Bay for 20 times, under which joint exercises and ship mutual visits, among others, were conducted, Wang said.

"This visit will enhance mutual understanding and promote friendship, thus contributing to bilateral relationship at the government and military levels," said Wang, adding that mutual visit and football match will be held in the following days.

Chinese naval fleets have visited Vietnam several times since 2001. However, this is the first time for the Chinese naval fleet to visit Cam Ranh Port after it was opened as an international port in March this year.

 

[Aqsuperman]

I think the Marines will be the first that get 7.62x54 millimeters armor piercing rounds.

I think they will use 7.62x51mm NATO round instead since its compatible with our Galatz.

The blue camouflage looks ridiculous, to be honestly. Why the Vietnamese marines adopted it?

Yeah, i kind of wonder what with that flashy uniform, but then i think that its some kind of practice only stuff ? I do find plenty of pictures of normal Woodland uniform and those blue - ish above at the same time though

 

[Viet]

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2016 shows the supply ship Chaohu arriving at Cam Ranh port, Vietnam, Oct. 22, 2016. A Chinese naval fleet arrived in Cam Ranh Port in central Vietnam on Saturday for a five-day visit to the country to promote military ties between the two sides. [Xinhua]


China publishes book on Vietnamese general Nguyen Son

Last update: 19:09 | 21/10/2016

A Chinese book on Nguyen Son, a general of both Vietnam and China, made debut at a discussion in Beijing on October 21.




The book “Our Father Hongshui-Ruanshan” (Photo: VNA)


The 400-page book “Our Father Hongshui-Ruanshan” was written by Chen Hanfeng and Nguyen Thanh Ha, the Chinese and Vietnamese children of the general. Nguyen Son is pronounced Ruanshan in Chinese, and his Chinese name is Hongshui.

It features 15 chapters looking back at revolutionary activities of the General in China and Vietnam, from the time he followed the call of Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) to enroll in a special political training course in China’s Guangzhou and the Huangpu military school, then took part in China’s Long March, until when he returned to Vietnam and served as head of the resistance committees of the southern and the southern central regions, and Chief of the Defence Ministry’s General Staff.

At the discussion, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi said the book’s publication coincides with the General’s 60th death anniversary (October 21, 1956) and 80 years since the end of the Long March in China.

It is also part of a series of books published in the programme “Hongse Nianlun” (Red Annual Ring) of the Chinese State. That demonstrates the respect the Party and State of China give to Nguyen Son for his contributions to the country’s revolution, Khoi said.

“Our Father Hongshui-Ruanshan” is about a talented general who had a wide knowledge and practical experience. He was also a founder of Kangdi bao (Resistance News), the predecessor of the People’s Daily, said Huang Xiaoxin, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Press and Publication Research Institute.

In an article published on the People’s Daily, Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping said Nguyen Son devoted himself to the revolution of China. He took part in the 25,000-mile Long March and became the only foreign general of the new China during the first days of the country.

He was also among the few who are appointed generals of two countries at the same time in the world, Xi wrote on the occasion of his State visit to Vietnam last November.-VNA

 

[GS Zhou]

Please feel free posting pictures of Chinese warships here. I will do the same if pictures become available on viet media. Hopefully Chinese ship commanders allow visitors on board, making sightseeing tours. In doing so the viet people can enjoy and wildness how China makes great advances in warship building

Pictures from the China Ministry of Defense.

PLA Navy's two 054A frigates (529 Zhoushan, and 531 Xiangtan), one Type 903 replenishment ship (890 Chaohu) in a Five-Day visit in Vietnam.

 

[GS Zhou]

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