And you really have no idea why tanks are symbols of coups? A typical coup is when you take a column of tanks and drive on to the presidential (or royal) palace. The very symbol of the communist "revolution" in Afghanistan was the lead tank who was destroyed by the presidential guard before the other tanks killed everyone.
But of course you can also use APCs. Like Diem was even shot in the back of an APC after the first Saigon coup. But I do t even think South Vietnam had many tanks back then (all Diem era early 1960s battles before Americans brought their tanks along seemed to involve the M113s only when I was reading about them) so they're excused for doing it budget.
And you really have no idea why tanks are symbols of coups? A typical coup is when you take a column of tanks and drive on to the presidential (or royal) palace. The very symbol of the communist "revolution" in Afghanistan was the lead tank who was destroyed by the presidential guard before the other tanks killed everyone.
But of course you can also use APCs. Like Diem was even shot in the back of an APC after the first Saigon coup. But I do t even think South Vietnam had many tanks back then (all Diem era early 1960s battles before Americans brought their tanks along seemed to involve the M113s only when I was reading about them) so they're excused for doing it budget.