Self-defense counterattack of the Sino-Vietnamese War , the war against Vietnam that began in 1979, the two sides of the strength and losses in the end how much, many say different. I just read an article, I do not know whether it is accurate or not, excerpts and netizens to discuss. The article gives the following statistics on the strength and losses of the two sides in the war: :?
Input: 17 Chinese divisions (225,000 men); 11 Vietnamese divisions (130,000 men); ?
Killed: 26,000 Chinese; 30,000 Vietnamese; ?
Wounded: 37,000 Chinese; 32,000 Vietnamese; ?
Prisoners of war: 260 Chinese; 1,600 Vietnamese.
Tanks destroyed: 282 Chinese; 185 Vietnamese; ?
Vehicles destroyed: 490 Chinese; 120 Vietnamese; ?
Artillery destroyed: 670 Chinese; 200 Vietcong.?
Additionally, about 60 Soviet military advisers in Vietnam were killed or wounded, and all six Vietnamese anti-aircraft missile batteries at Lang Son were destroyed and eight damaged.
The number of Vietnamese troops and militia involved in the battle was approximately 100,000+, under the command of Vinh Chinh Dung.
Our side: Infantry: 85,000+, 400 tanks, Commander: Yang Dezhi, Xu Shiyou.
Casualty figures on the Vietnamese side:
Disputed, 20,000 casualties.
Chinese claim:40,000 killed in action.
Vietnam claims over 10,000 civilian deaths.
Our casualties:
Disputed:20,000 killed in action.
Vietnam claims:
26,000 killed; 40,000 wounded.
China claims: 6,954 killed; 15,000 wounded.
We have a variety of unfavorable factors, directly leading to excessive casualties:
During the war, the Chinese army did not have a recognizable rank and file system, leading to serious disorders in the chain of command; after the war, the Chinese army fully restored the pre-Cultural Revolution rank and file system, and the rank of colonel was added to become a four-tier system.
2. The Vietnamese army made good use of the mines that had caused a large number of casualties in the U.S. Army, which once again resulted in heavy casualties on the Chinese side.
3. The intensity of resistance on the Vietnamese side exceeded expectations, while the Chinese side's lack of experience in coordinated operations between combat vehicles, infantry and artillery led to heavy casualties during the war.
4. The front line communications were poor, and the artillery was unable to give full support due to frequent incidents of mistakenly hitting friendly forces.
5. The Type 59 and Type 62 vehicles were not suitable for use in mountainous jungle areas, and were often attacked by Vietnamese soldiers with anti-armor weapons, resulting in heavy losses. the Type 62 vehicles were too thinly armored and had insufficient defensive capabilities.
6. Infantry lacked armored personnel carriers or infantry combat vehicles to transport them, and relied on walking to fight, with poor mechanical power.
7. Insufficient medical equipment and medical personnel, resulting in a disproportionately high percentage of soldier deaths.
8. Insufficient engineering equipment and technology, especially the lack of modern river crossing tools, affecting the speed of attack.
9. Insufficient air support and lack of night fighting capability.