Army of the Republic of Vietnam (S.O.G.)

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The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (short form: ARVN) is an INDFOR faction in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the S.O.G. Prairie Fire Creator DLC.

Overview

Made up of South Vietnamese soldiers engaging in a bitter struggle against the Communist north, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) is comprised of Army regulars, Marines (short form: TQLC), Army Special Forces (short form: LLDB) and Ranger light infantry, who serve as scouts and commandos. They are backed by airpower provided by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) alongside the U.S. military and its allies.

Equipment

• Conventional ARVN forces
• TQLC Marines
• ARVN Rangers
• LLDB operatives
• Quan Canh military police

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Supported by the U.S. military, the ARVN's forces are primarily equipped with American-made weapons and equipment. Conventional troops, vehicle crews and Rangers alike wear olive-coloured uniforms, load bearing vests, and M1 helmets.

Vehicle crews wear the same olive uniforms but don T56 helmets whilst pilots are issued grey flight suits and SVH4/APH6 helmets (with some being issued flak jackets and explosive-resistant vests). Only LLDB special operations units are given distinct tiger stripe camouflaged uniforms. Most special operations units and Rangers prefer to wear boonie hats in lieu of the M1.

Arsenal

Armoury

TBA

Motor Pool

Vehicle	Role	Notes
CH-34	Utility Helicopter	- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Can utilise Slingloading
CH-47A Chinook	Transport Helicopter	- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated sub-variant that can heal wounded infantry - Has dedicated sub-variants that can utilise Vehicle-in-Vehicle Transportation - Can utilise Slingloading
M41A3 Walker Bulldog	Light Tank	- Cannot transport any passengers - Gunner's optics have access to a rangefinder
M48A3 Patton	Medium Tank	- Can transport up to 6 passengers
M54	Cargo Truck	- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated variants that can repair, rearm, and refuel nearby ground vehicles
M67A2 Flame Tank	Medium Tank / Flame Tank	- Can transport up to 6 passengers - Uses a flamethrower as its primary weapon
M113A1	Modular Armoured Personnel Carrier	- Amphibious - Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated mobile artillery variant - Has dedicated sub-variant that can heal wounded infantry - Has dedicated sub-variant armed with a flamethrower
M151A1	Light Utility Vehicle	- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant
Type 63	Light Tank	- Amphibious - Can transport up to 7 passengers
UH-1	Light Utility Helicopter / Light Gunship	- Variable transportation capacity depending on variant - Has dedicated gunship configurations that support either two (2) or four (4) weapon pylon hardpoints - Has dedicated sub-variant that can heal wounded infantry - Can utilise Slingloading

Gallery

Trivia

• ARVN Marines (TQLC) were not originally present as a sub-faction upon the DLC's release and were only included as part of Update 1.2.
• As with their REDFOR counterpart, ARVN forces utilise a Vietnamese radio protocol, but it is only a placeholder that remains muted as no voice lines were actually recorded for the protocol.
  • However, prior to Update 1.2.1, the ARVN defaulted to using American English protocols until the hotfix implemented the change.

See also

• MACV-SOG
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Republic of Korea
• People's Army of Vietnam (REDFOR counterpart)