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Background Briefing:
Vietnam: Security for the 12th
National Party Congress
Carlyle A. Thayer
January 9, 2016
Hummer H2 vehicles equipped with PKM 7.62mm machine guns used by the police
for special missions.
S5 armored vehicles with bulletproof windows. These vehicles support counterterrorism operations. Their undercarriage is reinforced to protect the vehicle against
land mines and other improvised explosive devises.
ABOVE: BTR-60PB Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) assigned to the Capital High
Command. This APC can transport eight soldiers plus a crew of two. The BTR-60PB is
fitted with a turret, which mounts a 14.5-mm heavy machine gun and coaxial 7.62mm machine gun.
Police RAM 2000 MK III vehicles equipped with ladders for use in counter-terrorism at airports, ports
and high-rise buildings.
Armoured Battalion 47 (Tiu on Thit gio 47) Capital High Command (B t lnh Th
H Ni )
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