▁when ▁regular ▁army ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁forces ▁attacked . ▁" M oral ▁dis integration ▁alone ▁can ▁explain ▁why ▁an ▁army ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁possess ing ▁more ▁that ▁five ▁times ▁the ▁equipment ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁could ▁be ▁as ▁rapidly ▁defeated ▁as ▁the ▁AR V N ▁was ▁between ▁March ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ," ▁commented ▁Joseph ▁But ting er . ▁American ▁military ▁death s ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁were ▁over ▁ 4 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁ 1 5 3 , 0 0 0 ▁wounded . ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁military ▁losses ▁( using ▁low ▁figures ) ▁were ▁about ▁ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁wounded . ▁Commun ist ▁Vietnam ese ▁military ▁losses ▁were ▁later ▁announced : ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁wounded . ▁H ano i ▁also ▁estimated ▁that ▁total ▁civil ian ▁death s ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁were ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁According ▁to ▁Sp encer ▁C . ▁T ucker , ▁" The ▁number ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁known ▁with ▁any ▁accuracy ; ▁estimates ▁vary ▁widely , ▁but ▁the ▁lowest ▁figure ▁given ▁is ▁ 4 1 5 , 0 0 0 ." ▁ ▁Chile :