Which is bigger, a battalion or a regiment?

Which is bigger, a battalion or a regiment?

 

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Which is bigger, a battalion or a regiment?

Is a military force a person?

Why were helicopters important during the Vietnam War?

What helicopters did they use in the Vietnam War?

Did the Vietcong have helicopters?

Did the Vietnamese have helicopters during the Vietnam War?

Did the Vietcong have an air force?

Which is bigger, a battalion or a regiment?

 

Infantry. Administrative infantry regiments consist of one or more battalions. If a regiment has only one battalion, the battalion can have the exact same name as the regiment. For example, the North Saskatchewan Regiment is the only battalion in the administrative regiment of the same name.

 

Is a military force a person?

 

Usage commentators disagree on the correct use of 'troop' - some think 'troop' can only describe a large number, while others think any number of people may be called a "troop", provided there are at least two. However, the use of "troop" to refer to a single person is almost universally frowned upon.

 

Why were helicopters important during the Vietnam War?

 

Vietnam was dubbed America's "helicopter warfare" because helicopters provided mobility throughout the war zone, enabling rapid troop transport, close air support, resupply, medical evacuation, reconnaissance and search and rescue capabilities.

 

What helicopters did they use in the Vietnam War?

 

Widespread use made the UH-1 Iroquois an icon of the Vietnam War and remains one of the most widely used helicopters in the world.

 

“A herd of Huey Slicks soars through the skies of Vietnam…”

The soldiers return to Bien Hoa after a mission to support an artillery outpost.

Did the Vietcong have helicopters?

 

After the negotiated end of American involvement in early 1973, Air Transport Group No. 919 (Lữ đoàn Không quân vận tải 919) was formed; and equipped with fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters (rotary-wing) in November.

 

Did the Vietnamese have helicopters during the Vietnam War?

 

However, there have been a number of other rotorcraft that have shaped the Vietnamese landscape. Here are 11 helicopters (including the Huey) that played a major role in the Vietnam War. SHAWNEE: The Piasecki H-21 Shawnee, also known as the “flying banana,” was another early helicopter in Vietnam.

 

Did the Vietcong have an air force?

 

The Vietnamese People's Air Force - as it was officially called - sent pilots to the Soviet Union and China to train on MiG fighters, but had no jets until February 1964, when the Soviets donated 36 MiG-15s and -17s to the VPAF.