What was the Soviet Union's Vietnam?

Answer 1

As socialists and anti-colonialists they of course helped Vietnam to cope with the US-invasion or neo-colonialisms when the French occupiers were trown out in thr nortehrn part of Vietnam. The delivered some weapons. However modern air defense missiles that would have been important the help the people against murderous mass bombings (B52) and the terrible napalm bombings were not delivered in a large extent - possibly to not let escalate the conflict. Many in the west already asked for using nuclear bombing.

May be there was more, but I do not know more.

Answer 2

By far the most effective role in Vietnam played by the USSR (Soviets/Russians) was their supplying North Vietnam with SAMs and their associated Radars for the North Vietnamese Ground Defense Systems. It was the SAMs (Surface to Air Missiles) that shot down so many US SAC (Strategic Air Command) B52 bombers as well as other hi-tech US fighter bombers during the bombing campaigns over North Vietnam.

The Soviets supplied the North Viet Air Force's only MiG21s while the Red Chinese supplied the North Viet Air Force's only MiG19s (Chicom J6 versions). Both the Soviets/Chinese Communists supplied the NVAF with MiG17s (and Chicom J5 versions). The USSR supplied the NVA with PT76 & T54 tanks while the Red Chinese supplied their T63 & T59 Chicom versions of the same armored vehicles. North Viet MiG jet pilots were trained in the USSR for two years (they also had to speak Russian) & NVAF airmen were trained in Communist China. With the exception of the SAMs most of the equippment recieved by N. Vietnam came from Red China; for the simple reason...they were closer. Soviet equipment had to come thru Haiphong harbor, and during the later stages of the war, Haiphong Harbor began to sustain air attacks from US jets. Trains & trucks driving across the border could deliver much more equipment than cargo ships docking in Haiphong Harbor.

Answer 3

The Soviet Union's Vietnam, as it was called, was Afghanistan in the 1980's. Also where the Taliban, Al Qaeda first started.