Modern
Viet Cong Infantry Regiment

1961-1968 Asia

List VN6M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Main Force Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 6 AR/rifle/Carbine/SMG sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(4 man) rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 1(3man) PHQ sqd, 3(9 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG or SAW, 0-3x RPG-2 or 3.5" M20
      1 platoon: 2x 60mm Type 31 mortars, 2 LMG

    1 MG Company:
      CHQ: 1(8 man) rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 MMG &/or 12.7mm Dshk AAHMG

    1 Mortar Company:
      CHQ: 1(6 man) rifle sqd
      2-3 platoons@ 3x 82mm M37 mortars, Obsolete FC

    1 A/T Platoon: 4x 57mm M18 or 75mm M20 or 82mm B10

Local Force Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1(12 man) rifle/SMG sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(3 man) SMG sqd, 1(12 man) Carbine/recce sqd
      3 platoons@ 1(3man) PHQ sqd, 3(9-12 man) rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 3x 57mm M18 or RPG-2 or 1x 3.5" M20, 15 crewmen with rifles

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1(3 man) pistol sqd
      2 platoons@ 3 MMG
      1 platoon: 3x 60mm Type 31 mortars

    1 Recce Squad: 1(12 man) rifle/recce sqd
    0-1 Sapper Squad: 1(5 man) rifle/engineer sqd

Divisional Sapper Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x RPG-2, 2 LMG, 1x 60mm Type 31 mortar
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(5 man) rifle sqd, 1x RPG-2
      3 platoons@ 3(5 man) rifle/engineer sqds

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 6-8 Carbine/SMG/rifle sqds, telephones with up to:

    1 Sapper/Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x RPG-2
      3-5 platoons@ 3(5 man) rifle/engineer/recce sqds, 3 LMG

    1 Transport Company: 100 porters, cycles
    2 AA Batteries@ 6x 12.7mm AAHMG

    2 Support Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 3x 75mm M20 RCL
      1 battery: 3x 82mm M37 mortars, Obsolete FC
      2 platoons@ 2-3 MMG

    0-1 Attached Sapper Swimmer Company: 25-75 combat divers

3. Notes

    a) No radios available.
    b) Infantry may have RKG-3 & RPG-43 A/T grenades, and/or Polish PGN-2 rifle A/T grenades. Sappers also have satchel charges.
    c) The 4 Infantry Regiments in 1961 each had 2 battalions. By 1965 there were 2 divisions each of 3 Regiments, plus a third division of 2 VC and 1 NVA (List VN3M) regiments.
    d) Infantry can replace bolt action rifles with SKS Carbines or PPsH41 or Thompson SMG, or occasionally from 1963, AK47 assault rifles.
    e) Some Sapper Platoons have 8 man squads.
    f) Note in service dates: PGN-2 (1962); RPG-2 (early 1965); 82mm B10 (1964?); 57mm M18 (early 1963); 75mm M20 (1964).

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