TABLE OF CONTENTS
| INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS | |||
| CHAPTER 1 - THREAT ASSESSMENT | |||
| 1. | Introduction | 1-1 | |
| 2. | North Vietnam | 1-1 | |
| 3. | South Vietnam | 1-3 | |
| 4. | Communist Intentions | 1-13 | |
| CHAPTER 2 - FRIENDLY SITUATION | |||
| 1. | Overview | 2-1 | |
| 2, | Military Region 1 | 2-2 | |
| 3. | Military Region 2 | 2-6 | |
| 4. | Military Region 3 | 2-7 | |
| 5. | Military Region 4 | 2-11 | |
| 6. | Summary/Conclusions | 2-14 | |
| Major Engagement - Won - Lost Ledger | 2-18 | ||
| CHAPTER 3 - RVNAF INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY | |||
| 1. | J2/Joint General Staff | 3-1 | |
| 2. | Unit 306 | 3-1 | |
| 3. | Division 3 (Military Interrogation) | 3-7 | |
| 4. | Corps and Division G2s | 3-10 | |
| 5. | Military Security Service (MSS) | 3-11 | |
| 6. | Unit 101 | 3-13 | |
| 7. | Vietnamese Navy Intelligence Organization | 3-13 | |
| 8. | Vietnamese Air Force | 3-15 | |
| 9. | SIGINT | 3-16 | |
| 10. | Summary | 3-17 | |
| CHAPTER 4 - RVNAF FORCE STRUCTURE | |||
| 1. | General | 4-1 | |
| 2. | Force Structure Changes | 4-1 | |
| 3. | Planned Future Reductions and Reorganization | 4-6 | |
| CHAPTER 5 - VIETNAMESE ARMY (ARVN) | |||
| 1. | Authorized and Assigned Strength | 5-1 | |
| 2. | Areas of Operation (AO) | 5-1 | |
| 3. | Combat Arms- | 5-1 | |
| 4. | Supply/Logistics | 5-30 | |
| 5. | Maintenance | 5-33 | |
| 6. | Petroleum Oil and Lubricants (POL) | 5-36 | |
| 7. | Port Operations | 5-36 | |
| 8. | RVNAF Facilities Engineering Self-Sufficiency Program | 5-37 | |
| 9. | Dependent Shelter Program | 5-37 | |
| 10. | ARVN Lines of Communication (LOC) Program | 5-38 | |
| 11. | Special Category Army with Air Force (SCARWAF) | 5-39 | |
| 12. | Retrograde Program | 5-39 | |
| 13. | ARVN Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Program | 5-39 | |
| 14. | Procurement | 5-39 | |
| 15. | Summary | 5-40 | |
| CHAPTER 6 - VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE (VNAF) | |||
| 1. | Introduction | 6-1 | |
| 2. | Authorized Strength and Assigned Personnel | 6-1 | |
| 3. | VNAF Force Deployment | 6-1 | |
| 4. | VNAF Aircraft Inventory | 6-10 | |
| 5. | Major Equipment Status | 6-10 | |
| 6. | Operations | 6-20 | |
| 7. | Logistics | 6-21 | |
| 8. | Civil Engineering | 6-30 | |
| 9. | Conclusions | 6-31 | |
| CHAPTER 7 - VIETNAMESE NAVY (VNN) | |||
| 1. | Personnel | 7-1 | |
| 2. | Personnel Readiness | 7-1 | |
| 3. | Equipment Status of Ships and Craft | 7-2 | |
| 4. | Logistics | 7-7 | |
| 5. | Supply | 7-9 | |
| 6. | Operations | 7-11 | |
| 7. | Shortfalls | 7-13 | |
| 8. | Conclusions | 7-15 | |
| CHAPTER 8 - VIETNAMESE MARINE CORPS (VNMC) | |||
| 1. | Personnel Strength | 8-1 | |
| 2. | Personnel Readiness | 8-1 | |
| 3. | Logistic Readiness | 8-2 | |
| 4. | Operations | 8-3 | |
| 5. | Conclusions | 8-4 | |
| CHAPTER 9 - TERRITORIAL FORCES | |||
| 1. | Regional Force/Popular Force (RF/PF) | 9-1 | |
| 2. | Regional Forces (RF) | 9-2 | |
| 3. | Popular Forces (PF) | 9-7 | |
| 4. | Logistic Support | 9-7 | |
| CHAPTER 10 - RVNAF COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS CAPABILITY, | |||
| 1. | C-E Self-Sufficiency | 10-1 | |
| 2. | Communication Management Agency (CMA) | 10-2 | |
| 3. | Single Integrated Military Telecommunications System (SIMS) | 10-3 | |
| 4. | Selected C-E Evaluations | 10-5 | |
| 5. | Logistics | 10-7 | |
| 6. | Conclusions | 10-16 | |
| 7. | Summary | 10-20 | |
| CHAPTER 11 - REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ARMED FORCE TRAINING | |||
| 1. | Offshore Training | 11-1 | |
| 2. | In-Country Training | 11-3 | |
| 3. | In-Country English Language Training Program (ELTP) | 11-12 | |
| 4. | Contract Training | 11-14 | |
| CHAPTER 12 - RVNAF PLANS PROGRAMS AND MORALE | |||
| 1. | Introduction | 12-1 | |
| 2. | Lines of Communication | 12-1 | |
| 3. | Military Construction | 12-2 | |
| 4. | RVNAF Retirement Plan CY 74 | 12-3 | |
| 5. | RVNAF Morale | 12-8 | |
| 6. | RVNAF Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) | 12-10 | |
| 7. | Chieu Hoi Program | 12-10 | |
| 8. | Terrorism | 12-10 | |
| 9. | Refugee Program | 12-10 | |
| CHAPTER 13 - JGS COMMAND AND CONTROL | |||
| 1. | Chain of Command | 13-1 | |
| 2. | Role of the Military Region/Corps Commander | 13-1 | |
| 3. | The Organization and Functions of MRs, Provinces, Sectors, Districts/Subsectors and Village/ Subsectors | 13-8 | |
| CHAPTER 14 - DISTINGUISHED VISITORS | |||