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[Viet]

unmanned 57 mm artillery, with auto loading of ammunitions, target finder, radar, night vision gear.

 

[Viet]

73 mm smoothbore SPG-9T2 with armor piercing shell

 

[cochine]

Vietnam's 6th Russian-built submarine to arrive in January

By VnExpress November 30, 2016 | 04:58 pm GMT+7

The six submarines have been built under a $2-billion deal aiming to strengthen Vietnam's maritime forces.
The sixth Kilo-class attack submarine built by Russia is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay in January.

The submarine, HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau, is being delivered by the Dutch-registered vessel Rolldock Storm, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

The submarine was launched on September 28, 2015 at the St. Petersburg-based Admiralty Shipyard, and then began its trial run on December 19.

On November 24, it started the voyage to Vietnam.

Vietnam had inked a deal worth $2 billion with Russia in 2009 to buy six Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines to strengthen its maritime forces. The contract also includes training programs for Vietnamese crew in Russia.

The fifth submarine arrived in the country in February 21 this year.

The Kilo-class submarines are built with advanced stealth technology, extended combat range and modern navigation systems. They can operate at a maximum depth of 300 meters and a range of 9,600 kilometers for 45 days.

 

[TenLua]

in your dreams....

You may think this is crazy, but Indonesia, because of her caste systems, will be conquered =)

 

[initial_d]

You may think this is crazy, but Indonesia, because of her caste systems, will be conquered =)

What are you talking about!!??

 

[GraveDigger388]

You may think this is crazy, but Indonesia, because of her caste systems, will be conquered =)

Caste system?

Wow..

Caste system, huh....

 

[TenLua]

I have a favor to ask of the Vietnamese community. You must research "pizzagate" and spread the word. America, Europe, and the rest of the world have failed to protect our children from pedophiles at the highest level of power. If we, the world, do not bring justice to these children who are being raped, murdered, and torture we do not deserve to live.

If you see old men taking advantage of children, do the world a favor and send him/her to his maker. These demons must be eradicated.

Caste system?

Wow..

Caste system, huh....

http://www.discover-bali-indonesia.com/encyclopedia-caste-system-of-hinduism.html

Yeh.

 

[GraveDigger388]

http://www.discover-bali-indonesia.com/encyclopedia-caste-system-of-hinduism.html

Yeh.

Wow...

Indonesia=Bali/Hinduism

Much accurate...

Very true..

Wow...

 

[Viet]

off-topic guys, can we return to military thing?
about discussing Vietnam´s future three naval fleets with destroyer, submarine and aircraft carrier

 

[Nike]

off-topic guys, can we return to military thing?
about discussing Vietnam´s future three naval fleets with destroyer, submarine and aircraft carrier

good

 

[Viet]

12.7 mm machine gun

 

[TenLua]

off-topic guys, can we return to military thing?
about discussing Vietnam´s future three naval fleets with destroyer, submarine and aircraft carrier

**** that, VN is skipping those sitting ducks and going straight for ships in space.

 

[Silent Knight]

**** that, VN is skipping those sitting ducks and going straight for ships in space.

Conquering the space before it is cool

 

[Carlosa]

Aboard Vietnam’s homebuilt missile-armed fast attack craft

http://tuoitrenews.vn/features/38295/aboard-vietnams-homebuilt-missilearmed-fast-attack-craft

TUOI TRE NEWS

UPDATED : 12/01/2016

Vietnam’s homebuilt Molniya-class fast attack crafts (FACs) are armed with 12 air defense missiles and 16 subsonic anti-ship missiles with an operational range of up to 130 kilometers.

The crafts are allotted to the three-year-old 167th Artillery – Missile Ship Brigade, which has become a key unit of the Vietnam People’s Navy with capabilities for standalone and cooperative combat missions at sea in the armed force’s operations.

Young officers of the brigade take particular pride in being trained to master the controls and operations of the crafts.

Lightning strikes

The name Molniya means ‘lightning’ in Russian, an accurate representation of the speed and power of these modern warships.

In the past, Vietnam resorted to buying Molniya-class FACs from Russia, but newer Moniya vessels employed by the 167th Brigade were built completely locally at the Ba Son shipyard under the country’s Ministry of Defense.

In comparison with Russian-built Molniya-class vessels, Vietnam’s Molniya ships boast a more modern control system.

Thanks to the readily available vessels, the training of new crew members for Molniya-class FACs now takes only four months, according to naval captain Le Ba Quan, chief of staff of the 167thBrigade.

“In 2016 alone, the brigade trained two entire crews to prepare for admission onto our two newly-built ships,” Quan said. “In only a short time, we have managed to train a united team that makes dedication and solidarity their first priority in training missions.”

According to captain Quan, his brigade is focused on the sole mission of training crew members to operate Molniya-class vessels, as “undertrained officers would not have full combat capability when the situation arises."

Molniya-class FACs differ from older warships in Vietnam's naval fleet in that all of the vessels' operations are controlled through modern equipment.

Machinery, radars, and all types of weaponry on board these vessels are interconnected to automatically locate the target and calculate relevant parameters before sending the final confirmation to the commanding officer to fire the shot.

“In combat, the ship is only as powerful as its crew,” Quan explained. “Just one wrong move by a soldier and the machines will lose accuracy.”

A Vietnamese naval officer on board a Molniya-class missile-armed fast attack craft during a combat training mission at sea. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Young officers

Despite the ship’s complicated controls, commanding officers in charge of basic operations on board Molniya-class vessels are all fresh military school graduates.

“Many officers in my brigade are fluent in Russian and can translate Russian military materials into Vietnamese at ease thanks to years of studying in Russia,” naval captain Nguyen Viet Anh said with apparent pride in his expression.

According to captain Anh, the young officers in his brigade not only translate Russian materials but also do their own research to compile more detailed and comprehensible training documents for new generations of crew members.

Naval sub-lieutenant Nguyen Van Phong, chief technician of the radio – radar division aboard one of the Molniya-class FACs of the 167th Brigade, is one such officer.

Phong was among the first officers to take over the first generation of Vietnam-built Molniya-class vessels, and was promoted to his current position at the age of 25, one year after he graduated from a military school.

The lieutenant also designed and built his own training model for the ship’s radar system to be used in the training of new officers.

A Molniya-class missile-armed fast attack craft. Photo: Tuoi Tre

 

[Viet]

**** that, VN is skipping those sitting ducks and going straight for ships in space.

ha ha ha ...too early, I think we should concentrate on more practical things on earth. Just reading this nice toy. Vietnam made two variants of underwater bombs KMP and UĐM, for water depth up to 125 m. especially suitable for attacking submerged enemy submarines. or we could lay several rings of 1,000 such black metal bowls to protect our island holdings from surprise attacks from our lovely northern neighbour. with the potential of bringing down the entire commercial traffic in the South China sea to a standstill.