The flag of North Vietnam and, eventually, of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam (or the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)) is a faction featured in Battlefield Vietnam. North Vietnam was a communist state that occupied the Northern half of the actual Vietnam. After the Japanese surrender from the French colony in 1945, the DRV proclaimed itself in Hanoi, its new capital. The French accepted the new administration, but soon realising the communist regime, known as the Viet Minh, declared war against the DRV and administrated the colony until the Viet Minh was victorious. After that, the Viet Minh set their eyes South and attacked the Republic of Vietnam, starting the Veitnam War. Although greatly supported by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, the North was losing the war and signed a peace treaty in 1973, but soon broke it and conquered the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. After that, the two states merged forming the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
North Vietnamese Army
The flag of the North Vietnamese Army
The North Vietnamese Army, or the People's Army of Vietnam, were the armed forces of North Vietnam from the French-Indochina war in 1946 until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. After the reunification of Vietnam, it became officially known as the Vietnam People's Army.
Battlefield Vietnam
The NVA fight the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and United States Marine Corps in Battlefield Vietnam.
Engagements against the ARVN
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Engagements against the USMC
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Equipment
North Vietnam, being allied to the Soviet Union and China, is issued many Russian and Chinese weapons and vehicles.
Infantry Weapons
Rifles
- AK-47
- Type 56
Sniper Rifles
- SVD
Submachine Guns
- MAT-49
Machine Guns
- RPD
Pistols
- TT-33
Rocket Launchers
- RPG-7
- SA-7
Vehicles
Light Vehicles
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Tanks
- T-54
- T-72
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Helicopters
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Fixed-Wing Aircraft
- MiG-17
- MiG-21
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Emplacements
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Naval Vessels
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Gadgets
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