South Vietnam

South Vietnam (or the Republic of Vietnam) is a faction featured in Battlefield Vietnam. South Vietnam was a state that occupied the South of the actual Vietnam. It was created by a cooperation effort by anti-communist Vietnamese and the French government on June 14, 1949. Its capital was Saigon. During the 1950s, the South Vietnamese administration fought off any communist supporters or groups until, in 1963, the Vietnam War broke out with North Vietnam. During this time, the United States aided South Vietnam and together were able to push back the communist invaders. In 1973, a treaty was signed with North Vietnam to cease its invasion attempts on South Vietnam and the United States withdrew. Soon after, North Vietnam broke the treaty and conquered Saigon in 1975, unifying the two states into the actual Vietnam.

Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) were the armed forces of South Vietnam from 1955, originating from the Vietnamese National Army, to 1975, after the fall of Saigon.

Battlefield Vietnam
The ARVN fight the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong in Battlefield Vietnam.

Engagements against the NVA

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Engagements against the Viet Cong

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Equipment
South Vietnam, being allied to the United States, is issued American weapons and vehicles.

Infantry Weapons
Rifles/Carbines
 * M16A1 (w/ or w/o scope)
 * CAR-15
 * M14

Sniper Rifles
 * M21

Machine Guns
 * M60 Machine Gun

Pistols
 * M1911

Grenade/Rocket Launchers
 * M79
 * M72 L.A.W.

Vehicles
Light Vehicles
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Tanks
 * M551 Sheridan Tank
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Helicopters
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Fixed-Wing Aircraft
 * F-4 Phantom
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Emplacements
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Naval Vessels
 * Patrol Boat River

Gadgets

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