Artillery array serving the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory

These days, an artillery battery of 15 cannons is gathered in front of the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum (Dien Bien province) to serve training and prepare for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. , has attracted great attention from locals and tourists coming to Dien Bien.

The cannons were moved to the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum from April 22, numbered from 001 to 015.

The cannon barrel is painted with the Vietnamese National Flag on a dark blue background. In addition to the 15 cannons in front of the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum, the artillery team also has 3 reserve guns to serve the upcoming ceremony.

Notes from reporters Dan tri On April 23, each cannon had 3 soldiers in charge of command, detonation and reloading. The weather in Dien Bien these days is extremely hot, but the soldiers are still training enthusiastically, every movement is fast, strong, correct, and decisive.

During this time, to serve the practice, each cannon carried 4 shells, which were 105 howitzers, model M101.

Bullets are loaded manually by the soldiers after each shot, the movements are quick and decisive.

The elite officers of Brigade 45, Artillery are enthusiastically training to prepare for the great ceremony taking place on May 7.

At exactly 5:50 p.m. on March 13, 70 years ago, Brigade 45, Artillery Corps (then Regiment 45), specifically Company 806, Battalion 2, was assigned the task of firing the first artillery shot at the base. Him Lam, opening the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign “resplendent in five continents, shaking the earth”, a brilliant milestone in the heroic history of the Vietnamese people in the Ho Chi Minh era.

In addition to the fireworks team, the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7 also had the appearance of 12 helicopters (including 9 official aircraft, 2 reserve aircraft, 1 search and rescue aircraft of the force). air force).

At exactly 3:00 p.m. on April 23, soldiers test-fired the first series of cannons. In this test firing, explosive bullets were used.

A series of cannons against the backdrop of the National Anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will open the parade.

The appearance of the cannons has attracted the attention of people and tourists. Many tourists excitedly took photos to save memories with the cannons.