Vietnam War Tanks

Although a plethora of deadly weapons and new tactics for killing people were employed throughout the Vietnam War, only a handful of different tanks were used - this may be because of the terrain, which was often jungle interwoven with many rivers and swamps.

However, the following tanks were used during the Vetnam War: M41 Walker Bulldog light tank (South Vietnamese Army), M48 Patton medium tank, M551 Sheridan, Centurion main battle tank (Australia).

The  American used a few Sherman M4A3-M4A6 medium tanks in Vietnam (The M4 Sherman medium tank was the most common Allied tank used in World War II.) However, by the time the Korean War had ended, the Americans had, for the most part, replaced the Sherman with more modern tanks.

The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong were supplied with Soviet tanks: the T-34/85 medium tank, which was first used during World War II, the T-54 main battle tank and the PT-76 light amphibious tank.

The Chinese supplied the North Vietnamese with the the Type 59 main battle tank (their version of the T-54), the Type 62 light tank, a lighter version of the Type 59 MBT, and the Type 63 light amphibious tank, their version of the  PT-76.

(Weights are in long tons and kilograms.)