A Large Number of Vietnamese T-90 Tanks are on Duty

19 September 2019

T-90S/SK main battle tank of the Vietnamese Army (photo : Vietnamse Army)

At present, the Army has received 64 T-90S/SK main battle tanks and they are now part of the active combat component.

The main battle tank T-90S/SK is considered to be the strongest steel fist of the tanks - the Vietnam People's Army's armor in the early 21st century, our MBT number is 64 According to the contract signed in 2016.

Russia completed the full handover by mid-2019, about 6 months earlier than originally expected, the delivery process was divided into two phases and took place relatively neatly as well as ensuring security. Absolutely safe for vehicles.

Recently, the first photos of Vietnam T-90 tanks appeared in the combat component of the unit, accompanied by photos of training activities as well as some types of bullets. Specialized equipment for vehicles.

On the military pages, there are pictures of works to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the traditional day of the Tank - Armored Soldier made by the 201 Tank Brigade Base Division.

In this picture it is easy to recognize that the T-90 tank is being removed from a specialized tractor, which is evidence that part of the T-90 is part of the 201 Brigade squad

The aforementioned work was identified as the area used as a gathering place for T-90 tanks. Going inside, we can see that each row of this warehouse has a capacity of about 30 vehicle, equivalent to a battalion.

In addition to about half of the total 64 T-90s being delivered to the 201 Tank Brigade to operate, the rest belongs to which units will probably be announced in the near future.

After 64 T-90S/SKs in the first round of procurement, many international military information sites said that Vietnam could proceed to order the next batches to bring the T-90 squad size to about 200. One, including the T-90MS variant.

(BaoDatViet)