WI US paid for Britain in Vietnam?

If the UK was in Vietnam, would the war go on for longer or end roughly at same time as OTL?

That depends on the size and composition of the British forces and the tasks they perform.

If the commitment was similar to the Confrontation; 5 brigades, balanced naval forces including carrier and amphibious units and an air component including V bombers then I would say that the war would be fought differently and perhaps end differently. This is because such a large balanced force would need to have its own RoE, which likely aren't as restricted as the US' and produce different results in battle and thus different results at the negotiations.

However if the British merely matched what Australia did; brigade group, bomber squadron and destroyer on the gunline with maybe a single cruise from a carrier or helicopter cruiser then I'd say there would be no significant change to the course of the war.
 
Well I was thinking is what was said before, a division of three brigades, one brigades each from the UK, Oz and NZ with a rotating commander from each country, with air support and naval forces, with the UK supplying one carrier on rotation?

With that I think the timescale would be the same?
 
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