Conflict catalog

1977 Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Weapons and Equipment

Conflict between Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea. This catalog is present because import workflows supplied source-backed F-5 use by Vietnam against Khmer Rouge forces.

The 1977 Cambodian-Vietnamese War followed escalating clashes between Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea and included Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia and subsequent fighting against Khmer Rouge forces.

This catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in 1977 Cambodian-Vietnamese War use.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

3 weapon systems

Vietnam

1 weapon system in this catalog

Vietnam

Khmer Rouge

2 weapon systems in this catalog

Khmer Rouge

Context

Status: Published catalog
Domains: land, air

Shenyang J-5/J-6, Jet fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsShenyang J-5/J-6Jet fighter familySide: Khmer RougeRole: Ground-attack fighterBuilt: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation / Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group / Nanchang Aircraft Company / ChinaShenyang J-5/J-6 covers two Chinese-built fighter lines derived from Soviet designs: the J-5/F-5 from the MiG-17 and the J-6/F-6 from the MiG-19. The J-5 gave China a mass-produced jet fighter, while the J-6 became a supersonic export family used for air defense, training, reconnaissance, and tactical attack.

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II, Supersonic light fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsNorthrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger IISupersonic light fighter aircraftSide: VietnamRole: Captured fighter used for ground attackBuilt: Northrop Corporation / United StatesThe Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II is a lightweight supersonic fighter family developed by Northrop for export customers, low operating cost, and easy support. The later F-5E/F Tiger II and F-5N/F adversary aircraft kept the design relevant through radar, structural, avionics, and training-role upgrades, while combat use spans Vietnam, Iran, Yemen, North Africa, and other source-limited air-war records.

Harbin H-5 bomber, Twin-jet light bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsHarbin H-5 bomberTwin-jet light bomberSide: Khmer RougeRole: UnknownBuilt: Harbin Aircraft Factory / ChinaThe Harbin H-5 is a Chinese-built derivative of the Soviet Ilyushin Il-28, produced by Harbin Aircraft Factory as a twin-jet tactical light bomber with a three-person crew and a 3,000 kg maximum bomb load. Chinese state-industry history describes the H-5 as heavily reworked for local production, with a redesigned wing, shared H-6 equipment, bomber-trainer, reconnaissance, electronic-warfare, torpedo, and nuclear-test variants, and Chinese service lasting until the early 2010s.