Close-up of the artillery array serving the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory
Việt Nam•23/04/2024
On April 22, at the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum (Dien Bien), a battery of artillery appeared ready to serve the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory. According to the reporter's observation, there are a total of 15 105mm cannons gathered here. Photo: Van Thanh Chuong Soldiers of the 45th Artillery Brigade of the Artillery Corps continue to meticulously prepare every detail of the ceremonial artillery array for the important event. The 45th Artillery Brigade of the Artillery Corps is also the unit assigned the responsibility of performing the 21-gun salute ceremony in the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory. According to the master plan, during the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, 21 artillery rounds will be fired during the singing of the National Anthem. Each round will consist of 2 shots fired from 3 cannons in the ceremonial artillery array. After receiving 15 ceremonial cannons from Warehouse Cluster 79 (CK 79 - Military Region 2), Artillery Brigade 45 of the Artillery Corps will continue to train, test and prepare the "gunners" for the grand ceremony. This artillery system will also be test-fired from April 23, 4 times a day with primers (test bullets), then fired at preliminary and final rehearsals according to the general plan of the Ministry of National Defense . As planned, the preliminary rehearsal will be held on May 3 and the final rehearsal will be on May 5 before the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory Ceremony takes place on the morning of May 7. During the preparation for the celebration, many people and tourists came to admire and take souvenir photos with the ceremonial artillery at the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum. A soldier on duty guarding the artillery at the assembly point. In our country, ceremonial fireworks are usually only used in special important events and in diplomatic ceremonies. The 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory is one such event.
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