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K-2 (T-54) Ironclad Company

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: Flames of War - Vietnam - People's Army of Vietnam - Box Sets & Miscellaneous

5 figures

Last Stocked on 4/9/2023

Product Info

Title
K-2 (T-54) Ironclad Company
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
NKG Part #
2147486354
MFG. Part #
BFMVPABX01
Type
Miniatures Box Set
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

The People’s Army committed their armour into battle in battalions, Tieu Doan Thiet Giap (pronounced thee-ow doh-ahn tee-et harp), and grouped these into entire regiments.

As aid from China and the Soviet Union increased, their armoured strength grew rapidly from a single battalion in 1965 to three armoured regiments in 1971. This gave them a significant advantage over the puppet forces as each battalion had more tanks than an entire ARVN armoured brigade.

The Vietnamese term xe thiet giap (ironclad vehicle) is used to refer to tanks. However, the influence of the English word ‘tank’ has also led to the use of xe tang (pronounced ser tung), or simply tang as well. Confusingly, tang itself means increase or up.