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Coastal defence weapons throughout history were heavy naval guns or weapons based on them, often supplemented by lighter weapons. In the late 19th century separate batteries of coastal artillery replaced forts in some countries; in some areas these became widely separated geographically through the mid-20th century as weapon ranges increased.
Coastal defence (Commonwealth) or Coastal defense (US) may refer to: Coastal management , the protection of the coast from the action of wind, wave and tide Coastal defence and fortification , the protection of the coast against military or naval attack
40 km of range, used for coastal defense. Redut-M: P-5 Pyatyorka: 4K44 Redut Soviet Union: 80 km of range, used for coastal defense. VLV-01: VSM-01 Vietnam: 80 - 130 km range, used for coastal defense. A part of theVCS-01 mobile coastal defense system. Based on KAMAZ-6560 8×8 truck chassis. Weighs around 40 tons and is ready to fire in 10 minutes.
VSM-01 "Red River" missile. The VCS-01, marketed as the Trường Sơn (Annamite Range) and also known as VCM-B, is a Vietnamese mobile, anti-ship missile-based coastal defense system developed to succeed the Soviet-designed, Cold War-era 4K51 Rubezh.
Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser -sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament .
Even though it is no longer directly defined a formal service branch of the Vietnam People’s Army which is the national military force, the Vietnam Coast Guard is still considered as a people's armed force (Vietnamese: lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân), employing formal military officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers ...
The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; Vietnamese: Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), internally the Naval Service (Vietnamese: Quân chủng Hải quân (QCHQ)), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (Vietnamese: Hải quân Việt Nam), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsible for the protection of the country's national waters ...
The 34th Coastal Defence Brigade, formerly the 124th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (Ukrainian: 124-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Ukrainian Marine Corps of Ukraine in Kherson Oblast. It is part of Operational Command South.