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...formidable army alarms Viet Nam's neighbors...
...Fear of Viet Nam's military might casts a doleful shadow over the future of every non-Communist country in Southeast Asia. Man for man, weapon for weapon, Hanoi's 600,000 troops constitute the most redoubtable middle-size army in the world, with the possible exception of Israel's. If the Vietnamese invaded Thailand, and if Bangkok called on its near neighbors for help, the combined five-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) forces would be paper tigers in the face of Hanoi's overwhelming superiority in experience and firepower. Since Malaysia, Indonesia...
...extensive weaponry (but no troops) in case of a Vietnamese invasion, Washington has granted Bangkok only $30.8 million in military assistance this year. Peking has assured the Thais that it would come to Bangkok's aid with troops if their country is invaded. China's invasion of Viet Nam last February provided few clues to the capabilities of the 3.5 million-man People's Liberation Army, since the Chinese withdrew before engaging in a major encounter with regular Vietnamese forces. Currently, China is trying to upgrade its obsolescent weaponry by buying arms from Western Europe...
...VIET NAM. Hanoi's 600,000-man army has proved itself eminently capable of fighting conventional wars as well as guerrilla operations when copiously supplied from the outside. Viet Nam's formidable arsenal includes American-made equipment that was captured intact with the fall of South Viet Nam's President Nguyen Van Thieu: 800,000 M-16 rifles, 550 tanks, 130,000 tons of ammunition and 1,000 aircraft of varying types. Lately, Hanoi has acquired some highly effective Soviet-made weaponry, including 900 medium and light tanks. Its 300 combat aircraft, mostly MiGs, are of Soviet...
...THAILAND. Like most of the ASEAN forces, Thailand's 141,000-man army is designed for counterinsurgency and internal security. Its forces have not fought a major battle for about 150 years, although a few Thai units saw limited action in Korea and Viet Nam. While the Thai soldier would give a good account of himself if his country were invaded, he would be hamstrung by inexperienced leadership and unsophisticated weapons. The country's arsenal consists mainly of 149 aircraft and 150 U.S.-made M41 light tanks. On order are 149 British-made Scorpion reconnaissance vehicles that...