▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁inf antry ▁batt alion ▁in ▁the ▁Malays ia – Sing ap ore ▁area . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁Str ateg ic ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁national ▁government ▁defence ▁review ▁directed ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁coast al ▁defence ▁training , ▁and ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 0 th , ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁coast al ▁reg iments ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Art illery ▁had ▁their ▁comp uls ory ▁military ▁training ▁oblig ation ▁removed . ▁A ▁small ▁cadre ▁of ▁regular s ▁remained , ▁but ▁as ▁Hend erson , ▁Green , ▁and ▁Cook ▁say , ▁' the ▁coast al ▁art illery ▁had ▁quietly ▁died .' ▁All ▁the ▁fixed ▁guns ▁were ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Valent ine ▁t anks ▁in ▁service ▁were ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁by ▁about ▁ten ▁M 4 1 ▁Walker ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Cent ur ion ▁t anks . ▁Event ually , ▁both ▁were ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁F V 1 0 1 ▁Sc orp ion ▁arm oured ▁reconna issance ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 7 2 ▁▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sent ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁because ▁of ▁Cold ▁War ▁concerns ▁and ▁al liance