I can clearly see a large machine gun turret on that "transport".
not "transport" , a landing ship LST-848 No. 505. It´s the biggest ship of Viets that participated in the clash. And because it the biggest one , it had been alive as result of the clash,
Now check some details from the Chinese source to see how this Viets ship with large MG on board were damaged : After the first Viets one sank, Frigates No. 531 of China caught the Viets HQ505 and opened 100mm fire on it, till it had been seriously damaged at Collins Reef,
Which side is the AGGRESSIVE one in this case ? Clearly , the BIGGER one ,
赤瓜礁附近海面战斗开始以后,位于赤瓜礁西北一海里鬼喊礁海域的越军505号登陆舰也向我531号舰开火,我海上指挥所立即命令531号舰坚决反击。 531号舰迅速利用速度优势抢占有利攻击阵位,随即以舰炮火力实施反击,越军505号舰难以与我531号舰对抗,很快505号登陆舰就被531号舰多发炮弹命中,全舰燃起大火浓烟滚滚,不得不挂白旗向鬼喊礁抢滩搁浅,后来该舰在鬼喊礁上整整燃烧5天
Next time , pls choose some American figates with 100mm canon on board and try to catch them down in Hawaii