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Approximately 50 Australian Centurion tanks served in Vietnam. These medium tanks were the ONLY allied tanks other than US tanks serving in the war. The ARVN used US issued M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks. The Australian Centurions were part of the Australian 1st Armored Regiment and were equipped with a .50 caliber coax machingun (for ranging) and a 20 pounder main gun (84mm). The Australian Centurions also had a strange attachment to the rear of their tanks...an extra fuel tank shaped like a triangle. Most Centurian crewmen also removed the armored skirts from the port and starboard tracks.
Just so you'll know, other than the US M551 General Sheridan tank, which was made of aluminum (gun & turret were steel however), and was destroyed in large numbers in the Vietnam War; tanks are not destroyed...they are knocked out.
In the Viet War, approximately 42 Australian Centurions were knocked out or seriously damaged; of which 6 were damaged beyond repair. For US jargon, those 6 tanks would've been totaled. Totaled tanks in the US Military are sometimes "blown in place" but normally shipped back to the US, stripped, then used as a "hard target" or just scrapped out (re-cycled).
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Australian troops Vietnam war?
Australian armor (Centurian tanks) and armored personnel carriers (US M-113's), as well as regular infantrymen were sent to Vietnam.
What do Australian troops do?
Australia sent a regiment of their Centurion tanks to Vietnam, along infantry and artillery.
What was the Anzus involvement in the Vietnam war?
Australian and New Zealanders fought in Vietnam. Australia sent Centurion tanks & infantrymen; New Zealand primarily sent artillerymen.
How many Australian soldiers were injured in the Vietnam war?
Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
Australia Vietnam war?
All three Australian armed forces and civilian formations were involved in the Vietnam war from 1962 to 1972. The related link lists them.
Are Tanks Australian?
Australia used Centurion tanks purchased from Great Britain during the Vietnam War.
Australia's involvement in Vietnam war and impacts on Australian society?
Australia sent 4 Navy Destroyers and a regiment of Australian Centurion tanks into the Vietnam War.
What roles did Australian's play in the Vietnam war?
Australian warships (Destroyers) on the gun-line; and Centurion tanks in the field.
Were the Australian Centurion tanks in Vietnam 84mm or 105mm guns?
Most European nations using the Centurion preferred the 105mm gun, including Israel. However, in Vietnam the Australian Centurion tanks were armed with 20 pounders (84mm).
Australian troops Vietnam war?
Australian armor (Centurian tanks) and armored personnel carriers (US M-113's), as well as regular infantrymen were sent to Vietnam.
What do Australian troops do?
Australia sent a regiment of their Centurion tanks to Vietnam, along infantry and artillery.
What was the contribution of the Australian forces in Vietnam war?
The Australian Navy sent it's Destroyers to fire support missions on the gun-line off the coasts of North & South Vietnam. The Australian Army sent it's 1st Armored Regiment, equipped with Centurion battle tanks, to supplement the US Army's Patton tanks.
What was the Anzus involvement in the Vietnam war?
Australian and New Zealanders fought in Vietnam. Australia sent Centurion tanks & infantrymen; New Zealand primarily sent artillerymen.
How many Australian soldiers were injured in the Vietnam war?
Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
What was the Australian contribution to the Vietnam war?
One regiment of Centurion medium tanks, Infantry, Artillery, and some aviation assets.
Was there any of British involvement?
Only the Centurion tanks that were purchased by the Australian Army. Australia sent a regiment of Centurions to Vietnam.
How many tanks were in Vietnam?
The NVA had about 3 regiments of armor; their regiments were equivalent to a US tank battalion, roughly 57 tanks. The US had about 600 Pattons and 200 Sheridans in Vietnam, the ARVNs roughly 400 M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks and the Australians landed about 50 of their Centurion medium gun tanks. Australian/ARVN regiments also equalled US battalions. Another words a US regiment was about two to four times larger than an NVA, Australian or ARVN regiment.
