Does the new t-55 from tamiya fit for the vietnam area ??
or you must use a t-54; t-54b ??

maybe for the end of the vietnam war ?

As far as i know during the laste Offensieve part of the NVA were used
T 54 , T 55, T 72 also his Chineese copy and supprising enough some unit had the old T 34 out of the WWII
also the PT 76
if you want more boek info try this site
http://www.store4war.com
Bien sur il est en Francais
Salut

I'm not so sure about the T72, or even the T62 used in Vietnam.
There are also claims that they had the ZSU 23/4, but I haven't seen any photographic evidence.

Mike

About the T 72 with a 100mm Gun was used on a smaller number but was present on the conflict as i know
http://www.gruntonline.com/Order%20of%20Battle/PAVN/easter_offensive.htm

I'm not trying to start a fight here, but as far as I can tell the T-72 isn't in the NVA or Vietnamese order of battle.

T72 Tank
The T-72, which entered production in 1971, was first seen in public in 1977. The T-72, introduced in the early 1970s, is not a further development of the T-64, but rather a parallel design chosen as a high-production tank complementing the T-64. The T-72 retains the low silhouette of the T-54/55/62 series, featuring a conventional layout with integrated fuel cells and stowage containers which give a streamlined appearance to the fenders. While the T-64 was deployed only in forward-deployed Soviet units, the T-72 was deployed within the USSR and exported to non-Soviet Warsaw Pact armies and several other countries. In addition to production in the USSR it has been built under license in Czechoslovakia, India, Poland and former Yugoslavia.
from
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/t72tank.htm

Mike

After long resurch i do not find any evidence of T 72 presence during the eind of the Vietnam conflict I did believe a litle too much of the Discovery Channel reportage of Battelfield my excuses there here more link for the interrested:
http://www.vwip.org/articles/r/Ross_pavnarm.htm
http://www.vwip.org/topictop.html#armor
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/mounted/

I think it's possible that some t-62 tanks were used in vietnam..the NVA used everything they could get ,usa trucks and material,t-55,t-... even very old franch armor.

[url=http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/archive/index.php/t-31.html[/url]

It's a summary of the Nva material

Once again the trivia buffs have gotten this off track. I believe the man asked (as do I ). Will the Tamiya t-55a kit be correct as a North Viet Namese tank? Nothing was asked about T-62's or T-72's. Not that your knowledge is without merit, at least answer the primary question

Sorry

T-54s (both Russian and Chinese origin) would be more common, but a T-55 wouldn't look out of place. Donno about the "A" model, or the specific mod level, but the Tamiya T-55 with some good reference photos would be a good place to start.

There were NO T-72s in Vietnam and I would bet that there weren't any T-62s involved either.
The 62s were designed/built as a specalized tank destroyer and were significantly more expensive than T-55s. And most of the export ones were going to the Arabs at that time anyway....

Tamiyas T-55 is great for what you want to do, and there are alot of aftermarket kits for it out there.
Have fun with this.

Yes, Tamiya is very good to build a NVA T-55 Tank. North Vietnam Army used both Russian and Chinese built T-54 and T-55 (chinese Type 59). Here are some reference pictures :

Captured NVA T-54 at Quang Tri in 1972 (NVA N°321)



Knocked out NVA T-55 at An Loc in 1972



Captured NVA Type 59 in 1972 (NVA N°385)



NVA T-54 in the Presidential Palace - Saigon 2001 (NVA N°843)



Hope this helps.