There was little evidence of the use of armored personnel carriers during the Sino-Vietnamese border conflict in 1979, and tanks were used as mobile artillery and as support for dismounted infantry.
Ada sedikit bukti penggunaan kendaraan pengangkut personel lapis baja selama konflik perbatasan Sino-Vietnam pada tahun 1979, dan tank digunakan sebagai artileri mobile dan dorongan untuk membuat infanteri bergerak.