Vietnam War Tanks

People often remember the Vietnam War being fought in jungles and rice paddies. But tanks also played a crucial role in this war. In this video we look at 4 of the US tanks used during the Vietnam War and the part they played. From the M48 Patton Medium tank to the Ontos Tank Destroyer.
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[@PremierHistory]

Have you ever heard of the Ontos Tank Destroyer? Perhaps we missed another interesting tank you know of?

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Lambo

[@gunner678]

If my memory serves, there were Norwegian Chaffees (90 mm gun) deployed in Kosovo 1999. I seem to remember the idea was to leave them there following their end of mission. It could have been Bosnia 95/96 my various Balkans tours have merged over the years. Under the NATO/UN MTA obsolete kit was handed on to the federation army.

[@PremierHistory]

Wow Matthew thank you, very interesting!

[@gunner678]

@@PremierHistory that's OK. I'm not sure to be honest. If it was the case, it was likely to have been early 90s, not kosovo. A lot happened and it's years ago. I saw a lot of old kit from many countries, still in action. This included hellcat tank destroyers, shermans and many T34. Good video, I might drop and watch some more. Keep it up.

[@PremierHistory]

T34s seem to have lived on all over the world, crazy! Thanks for the support Matthew it’s appreciated 👍🏻

[@galesams4205]

served on M48 tank with 4th inf. div. 10th armored around pleiku, ankhe, dak tko. B,co. 1st plt. 1969.

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks for sharing Gale

[@art1x703]

Would be nice to cover T34. Production started 39, but that hell of a tank survived 91-95 balkan wars and it was used in Kosovo 99. True legend

[@PremierHistory]

One of the all time great tanks, definitely the subject of a future video

[@skyninjaslayer337]

Was used in the 2014 to current time period the Ukraine’s I’m pretty sure the one when they where fighting the rebels the rebels used one look it up and yes ik they are still fighting them

[@Xavier28200]

@@skyninjaslayer337 Also in Africa and I think that's more of a myth about them being used by dpr or whatever

[@patrickwentz8413]

I was surprised the Walker Bulldog was not mentioned. It was widely used by the South Vietnamese.

[@PremierHistory]

Was considered Patrick, but ultimately the length of the video got in the way

[@sheriff0017]

@@PremierHistory There's no need to keep it to 7 minutes. Take it to 20, and you'd get the M41, M551, Centurion, as well as the North Vietnamese tanks.

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Sheriff, moving forward longer videos will be considered if it’s what people would prefer

[@weekendwarrior3941]

What about the M-42 Duster, which also was deployed in the Battle of Hue and did convoy escorts in and around Danang?

[@PremierHistory]

Ah the M-42, very nice self-propelled A.A Gun

[@MFitz12]

The M24's were used exclusively by the ARVN and had been left behind by the French in the 1950's. By the early 1960's they were well worn out and difficult to maintain. Just having an engine rebuilt could take a year and they had to be shipped to Japan for that. Parts were becoming difficult to acquire as they were no longer in the U.S. supply chain. M41's were welcome replacements not so much for improved protection, firepower or performance but because they were at least current.

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Fitz! Not really what you want is it having to be sent overseas just to be repaired, luckily there were plenty of alternatives the US had for themselves

[@zadzad4353]

just imagine the level off destruction 'IF' The ONTOS Was equipped with an autoloader for its six 106mm recoilles rifles.. with a twin or QUAD .30Cal MGs or .50Cal HMG's with AP-l or HE-Incindiary ammo or mounted with a twin 20mm Oerlikon autocannon or has a twin 40mm Grenade Launcher as its secondary gun!! Imagine they open up all sixes of its 106 & its twin or quad whatever Calibre off its secondary guns theyve mounted at that time altogether!! "THUNDERSTRUCK!!" Hell yeah!!! The crew will surely hv so much fun Bringing hell to the enemy,blowing & burning eveything-anything up to smitherins! And believed me!! Ontos will be the most famously become VC & NVA Public enemy No.1 & the most hated! ONTOS will be the best & formidable WAR MACHINE!! The best ambush weapons! The best direct shot bunker buster & as an area bombardment.. Especially as anti infantry 'BANZAI CHARGE!!' But all this.... only 'IF' It ever happens.. Lol...

[@MFitz12]

@@zadzad4353 - Then put it all on an M113 "Gavin".🤦‍♂️

[@zadzad4353]

@@MFitz12 on an M113 huh... 🙄🤨🤔 We can do it with M113 too despite its thin layer off alloy skin especially its bottom floor.. How bput M2 or M3 bradleys IFV?

[@MFitz12]

@@zadzad4353 - That was a joke. Obviously you are not familiar with the infamous Mike "Sparky " Sparks and his near-religious obsession with all things M113 (and 106 RCL's).

[@nelbax2084]

I served in Nam with the 5th division, 177 armor on the DMZ. You are so wrong about crew size of an M48, 4 is max, commander, gunner, loader, driver and that's it. Where does 5th crewman fit in? I had two tanks totaled during my tour, "love juice: was taken out by an rpg near Khe Sanh and "cheap thrills" was lost to a 200 pound mine near Con Thien. Tanks were great in Nam but the NVA had many ways to take us out also. RIP Bill Christianson, "Bad moon" Ron Risen and Doc Bill Kester.

[@PremierHistory]

Thank you so much Nelson. You are right with the crew size, the 5 in the description was an error, I apologise. Amazing story Nelson and thank you for your service and for sharing with all of us. Rest In Peace to those that were lost.

[@redrock3109]

Glad you made it back. Dad had a track blown off by a mine in Nam but that was it.

[@PremierHistory]

Very lucky Red!

[@PSGE7]

Welcome home Bro!! I was a Tank Commander with A Co., 1/77. Ran many ops out of A-4. C-2, the rockpile and FSB Vandergrift. I was in on Operation Lam Som 719 down Hwy 9 to the Laotian border. I don'[t ever recall, as the narrator said carrying any AP rounds. Only anti-tank round we carried was HEAT, which worked well against bunkers too. We also carried HE, with the delay fuse, WP, beehive, and mainly jungle busting canister. And a WHOLE lot of .50 cal for Ma Deuce, packed to the gills in the bustle rack and the front fenders. I insisted upon keeping my Fire Control system in tip top shape, because I knew that one day the NVA just across the 17th parallel was gonna come busting through with a whole mess of T-54 tanks, and our superior range finding set-up and optics would give us a long range advantage. They sure did come, only they waited until the US left to do it. The ARVN's did a pretty good number on them though with the M-48'[s that we left to them until they ran out of ammo and spare parts. One of the most famous images of the end of the war is that NVA T-54 crashing through the gates of the Presidential palace in Saigon. Guerilla war my ass!!!

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks for sharing PSGE7! Sounds like you really packed a lot of .50 rounds with you, as many as possible!

[@Sprejzastaklo]

You forgot to put m56 scorpion m551 sherdian and m41 walker bulldog

[@allgood6760]

Tanks are awesome!.. thanks👍🇳🇿

[@PremierHistory]

They certainly are!

[@joaquinfabrega]

Great video. Congrats

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks for the support Joaquin!

[@sorenweisshartmann]

Thanks

[@zhuangsaur227]

What were the crew experiences of the PAVN Tanker crews as they did use the PT76 and also later the T54 T55 and Chinese Type 59s later in the war

[@hybridssuck]

Appreciate the video! But, where’s the M551 Sheridan??

[@hybridssuck]

Oh and the M41 walker bulldog?

[@jeffreym.keilen1095]

What about the M551 Sheridan?

[@oliversmith9200]

The image at 4:45, if you've seen that yeah silly movie, "Tank Girl", with the umbrella on her top cluttered tank? When I see pics like this at 4:45 I have to wonder if the creators of Tank Girl didn't also do some tank image looking when designing their props. The craft the show people have is drawing the things of real life into an entertaining fiction; that's how we recognize ourselves on stage. These guy's umbrella is cooler than Tank Girl's. Hers' didn't have fringe.

[@PremierHistory]

I thought the umbrella was a great idea given the heat in Vietnam, can’t say I’ve seen the movie though, thanks Oliver

[@baguiosoreyniel6097]

The v150 commando Sir 😂🤣😁

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Baguioso!

[@ohoang5114]

U.S:Tank go brrrr A farmer:yayyy,scrap!Come here baby,we need money to buy food!

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Waifu

[@shuikicheung9956]

M42 bulldog ? Please describe the helicopter and patrol boat of the Vietnam War?

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Shui, Helicopters and Patrol boats are certainly a subject that will be covered off in future videos!

[@weekendwarrior3941]

M-41 Bulldog. M-42 is Duster A.A. gun.

[@PremierHistory]

That’s right!

[@grahamsouthamn9798]

What about the centurion,

[@PremierHistory]

Extensively used by the Australians Graham and a great tank! Probably one of the better infantry support tanks of the war

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

TANKERS LEAD THE WAY 👊😎

[@PremierHistory]

Love it!

[@baguiosoreyniel6097]

Sir can u make about Philippine Army Old vehicles armored vehicles

[@PremierHistory]

Certainly something we can take a look at!

[@baguiosoreyniel6097]

Sir please make

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks Baguioso 👍🏻

[@fredradatz9575]

3 PLT B CO 3 rd tank BN 2 tours in the Nam USMC 65 and 67

[@originalkk882]

M551 Sheridan?

[@PremierHistory]

Sheridan was considered but ultimately the Chaffee took out the light tank spot

[@oliverdavies45]

The ontos looks scuffed as hell

[@redrock3109]

Surprised the M551 Sheridan wasn't included.

[@PremierHistory]

Ah yes the Sheridan, easily parachuted into battle! Opted to go with the Chaffee for the light tanks, but the Sheridan was certainly a tank that played its part well!

[@nelbax2084]

I was a tanker in Nam on the dmz. nobody wanted to serve on that aluminum death trap with a failed maingun.

[@davidballard1745]

I was a crewman on the M-551 Sheridan Tank while assigned to B Troop 1/1 Cav , 196th Light Infantry Brigade around the Danang AO 1971-72.

[@PremierHistory]

Doesn’t sound like you were a fan of it Nelson!

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks for sharing David, how did you find the performance of the tank compared to others?

[@user-ot4ip1wl2j]

口径105ミリですが　弾薬の送付間違い防止のために　106ミリ表記にしたと聞きました🙋👂　日本の陸上自衛隊でも１０６RRと言ってました。

[@funkrates4778]

Yes. You are absolutely right 👌💯

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Who would will in this war... 1 Tanky Boy... or 1 Tree Boi...

[@PremierHistory]

The age old battle between tank and tree

[@USSJFK]

full metal jacket

[@angloaust1575]

Even the nva Used tanks at lang vei Over running the special forces camp

[@PremierHistory]

Thanks for sharing David!

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

Is there a channel that talks about vietnamese engagement?

[@PremierHistory]

Not sure Bodyboarding Chronicles, but it’s certainly a video that could be done on this channel in the future!

[@majugamage9972]

with what ever the Tank..why did US withdrew in the end 🙃🙃

[@hprgaming9249]

Where is M60 ??

[@schlirf]

Can I get an...ALLONS! ?

[@PremierHistory]

Maybe you can!

[@stevez9392]

medic g troop nam cambodia lets go

[@PremierHistory]

Nice Steve!

[@schlirf]

@@stevez9392 Border legion...C Troop. IRONHORSE!

[@gerlag5702]

T 54 vs m48 patton, Wtf why t 54 win??

[@jansaddam3829]

So the description is not of the tanks from this attack on Vietnam, but only of one side-invader ... Maybe a list of defender tanks ... And why the Americans used such inhumane weapons as napalm - or maybe the Vietnamese were the first to use it ???

[@PremierHistory]

Yes Jan the video covers the use of US tanks. The tanks used by the Vietnamese is mentioned briefly but given there wasn’t as much variety, this wasn’t covered in detail. Thanks for sharing

[@ozzy7763]

The communists north Vietnamese and Vietcong were no saints .

[@PremierHistory]

Correct Brian