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south of the defenders along the rubber tree line. Firing continually during their sweep, they turned west, then north, before doubling back and entering the perimeter from the southeast. The vehicles took up positions between Troop A's vehicles on the eastern part of the perimeter defense. At the same time the 1st
Platoon of Troop B moved down Route 13 from its position eight kilometers north. After knocking past a hastily built communist ambush just north of the perimeter, they moved around to the south. Moving into the perimeter, the platoon took up positions between Troop A's vehicles on the western half of the defensive ring.
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Sidney S. Haszard, who was located to the south. Within 20 minutes of the start of the mortar attack, the VC ground assault began. The main attack came from the south and southwest, accompanied by a secondary attack from the north. These were the troops of the 273rd
Regiment, who had been waiting in position in the rubber trees before moving forward under mortar fire cover, wearing dark clothes.
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along the trail at a point 1.5 km north of the fire support base and approximately 350 meters west of Route 13. The ambush was to be in position by 1800. The perimeter was manned on the west by the 1st
Platoon, commanded by First Lieutenant Roger A. Festa and to the east by the 3rd Platoon under Second Lieutenant Hiram M. Wolfe, IV.
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This is to advise you that during the battle of Ap Bau Bang on 20 March the
Regimental Commander of Q763 (273d Regiment) and his Battalion Commanders disgraced themselves by performing in an un-soldierly manner. During this battle with elements of this Division and attached units your officers failed
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During the battle, resupply and medical evacuation missions continued. Due to the nature of the battle and the abundant use of automatic weapons on armored vehicles, two and in some cases three basic loads of .50-caliber and 7.62mm. ammunition were expended. At 0330 the VC fire eased; resupply of the
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During the attempted retrieval operation, and for the next four hours, gunship fire and air strikes hit the VC from above. An Air Force flareship kept the battle area continually lighted. Initially the artillery covered the northwest, west, and southwest sides of the perimeter while aircraft attacked
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Meanwhile, Haszard travelled in an APC followed by another bearing his command group as they tried to move into the perimeter. Close to the perimeter, Haszard's APC was disabled by VC fire. Alcala sent a tank out of the perimeter to help. Haszard was fired on as he left the APC to attach the towline.
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Americans concluded that the VC mortar positions were 1.5–2 kilometers west of Ap Bau Bang in and around an old village that had been destroyed. The positions were located by radar from Lai Khe, although one officer thought that airborne artillery observers seeing the flashes were more effective.
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Platoon sector on the eastern side of the perimeter, Wolfe detected VC movement and requested night illumination from a 4.2-inch mortar, which revealed VC troops crossing the highway from east to west. Wolfe's men fired and the VC stopped, having struck one American vehicle's gun. By 0100
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Captain Alcala advised his superiors at 0050 that he felt able to repel the attack, but he asked for a ready reaction force to be readied. Colonel
Haszard then alerted the 1st Platoon of Troop B and the 3rd Platoon of Troop C to the north and south of Ap Bau Bang respectively to move to Fire Support
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American intelligence sources had indicated that the area was densely populated with VC guerrillas, noting the existence of a well-used trail to the north of Fire
Support Base 20 which ran east and west. Alcala sent his 2nd Platoon commanded by First Lieutenant Harlan E. Short to establish an ambush
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attacked the base with machine guns, mortars, rockets and small arms fire. Initially, they swarmed over the
American armored vehicles, but were dispersed by the vehicles firing on one another, although some of the vehicles were destroyed. With the help of artillery and air strikes, as well as flares
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Although more infantry than usual were killed by small arms fire, they were attacking cavalry and armored units, most VC deaths in this battle still resulted from artillery and air strikes. During the battle, 29 US air strikes delivered 29 tons of ordnance, and
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The elements of Troops B and C moved in to assist their colleagues. The 3rd Platoon of Troop C, moved up Route 13 from their position five kilometers to the south, driving through a barrage of fire before reaching the base perimeter at 0127. At the direction of Alcala, the platoon swept 1.5 km
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At 2250 that night a VC probe signaled the start of the battle. The probe was spearheaded by a herd of fifteen belled cattle driven across Route 13 at a point 150 meters northeast of the perimeter. At 2300 the VC opened fire on the northeast section of the perimeter with a wheel-mounted .50-caliber
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The perimeter now contained the artillery battery, all of Troop A, and the two relief platoons, which provided a large quantity of armor. Alcala expanded the perimeter by 40 m with a counterattack at 02:20. Several VC who attempted to remove the .50-caliber machine gun from one of the burning
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The VC on the southwest portion of the base perimeter were swarming over some of the APCs. Track 17 responded by firing canister ammunition at the impacted tracks to remove the VC, as they were too close for an APC to clear from itself. This killed the VC, but in one case, VC mortar fire hit
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At the same time, the 2nd Platoon returned along Route 13 from its ambush site, the men firing intermittently as they came. They crossed to the southern half of the perimeter under the heaviest VC attack. As they took their positions, they were hit with recoilless rifle fire and grenades.
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rounds. The Americans reported their battle losses at 3 killed and 63 wounded. VC prisoners confessed that they were from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 273rd Regiment of the 9th Division. American intelligence analysts believed that the whole regiment participated.
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machine gun positioned on the railway embankment. One tank trained its searchlight on the VC machine gun position and returned fire along with three APCs for around three minutes. The VC machine gun fired five separate bursts before it was destroyed by the Americans.
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Following the battle, General Hay wrote a propaganda letter to the 9th Division commander, taunting him about their defeat. The letter was translated into Vietnamese, and leaflets were dropped into the VC area. The original English version read:
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Base 20. He gave Alcala permission to recall his 2nd Platoon from the ambush site to the perimeter. Haszard noted the growing size of the VC offensive and decided to move with his command element to A Troop's position.
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1995 "Đêm 20 tháng 3, một trung đoàn (sư đoàn 9) tập kích căn cứ hỏa lực Mỹ ở Bầu Bàng, 2 trung đoàn khác tiến công cụm quân Mỹ ở Đồng Rùm, tiêu diệt 1 tiểu đoàn pháo binh, 3 chi đoàn thiết giáp."
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tracks of Festa's unit were killed, as were others trying to storm the foxholes containing the wounded. While fighting continued, part of Festa's unit were trying to evacuate their wounded.
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and aerial searchlights to spot their enemies, the Americans repelled the Viet Cong. U.S. forces claimed 227 VC killed and captured three, while losing 3 and suffering 63 wounded.
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to accomplish their mission and left the battlefield covered with dead and wounded from their units. We have buried your dead and taken care of your wounded from this battle.
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on a north–south axis east of Route 13. Later a switch was made and the aircraft attack runs were made from east to west on the south and southwest sides of the perimeter.
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units and evacuation of the wounded was completed during the next 75 minutes while the artillery and air strikes continued. Of the 63 wounded, 26 were evacuated.
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simultaneously, blowing up the APC, killing one and injuring many others. Later Wolfe's track was directly hit for a second time by an
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and 500 pound bombs. This last wave of firepower ended the attack. At 0700 the final air strike and artillery rounds were fired.
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Lịch sử nghệ thuật chiến dịch Việt Nam trong 30 năm chiến tranh
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Vietnam Studies Cedar Falls–Junction City: A Turning Point
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134:Troop A, 5th Cavalry Regiment
3328:History of Tây Ninh province
1466:Joint General Staff Compound
1456:Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack
798:Thayer, Irving and Thayer II
2970:, Troop A had 129 men, six
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1843:Vietnamization 1969–1971
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363:Dương Liễu – Nhông Pass
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2008:Montgomery Rendezvous
1891:Massachusetts Striker
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395:American intervention
177:63 vehicles destroyed
164:Casualties and losses
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847:Tan Son Nhut airbase
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2627:Freedom Deal
2625:
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2545:
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2517:
2515:
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2503:Flaming Dart
2501:
2496:Pony Express
2494:
2487:
2482:Pierce Arrow
2480:
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2407:Ban Me Thuot
2406:
2397:
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2342:Tong Le Chon
2316:
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2252:
2240:
2228:
2222:FSB Mary Ann
2214:
2207:
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2198:
2184:
2177:
2173:Son Tay Raid
2165:
2158:
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2144:
2134:Chicago Peak
2132:
2125:
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2111:
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2090:
2076:
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2029:Idaho Canyon
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1994:
1987:
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1964:
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1903:
1896:
1889:
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1863:Dewey Canyon
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1856:Bold Mariner
1854:
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1690:Nevada Eagle
1688:
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1662:
1658:South Saigon
1630:
1623:
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1609:
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1596:Toan Thang I
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1572:
1565:
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1549:Lima Site 85
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1379:Badger Tooth
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1305:
1298:
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1268:
1262:1st Loc Ninh
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1235:
1228:
1221:
1214:
1212:
1205:
1198:
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1172:
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1153:Diamond Head
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962:2nd Bàu Bàng
961:
935:
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893:
886:
879:
877:
870:
864:
863:
851:
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825:
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813:Deckhouse IV
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783:Sunset Beach
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507:Double Eagle
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463:Harvest Moon
461:
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443:1st Bau Bang
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309:
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140:9th Division
138:
83:Belligerents
3084:perimeter.
2760:Stable Door
2746:Game Warden
2740:Vung Ro Bay
2734:Market Time
2606:Giant Lance
2592:Igloo White
2547:Tiger Hound
2526:Steel Tiger
2489:Barrel Roll
2414:Hue–Da Nang
2399:Spring 1975
2347:Trung Nghia
2321:(1973–1974)
2298:Thunderhead
2209:Finney Hill
2201:Lam Son 719
2084:FSB Ripcord
2071:Green River
1989:Lamar Plain
1973:Apache Snow
1938:Geneva Park
1924:Atlas Wedge
1807:Meade River
1739:Quyet Chien
1643:West Saigon
1625:Allen Brook
1611:Scotland II
1555:Quyet Thang
1517:Coronado XI
1365:Yellowstone
1300:Coronado IX
1207:Dragon Fire
1193:Coronado IV
1167:Coronado II
1041:Prairie III
1009:Beaver Cage
902:Sam Houston
880:Cedar Falls
872:Deckhouse V
697:Nathan Hale
650:Crazy Horse
643:Paul Revere
556:Silver City
542:Cocoa Beach
230:Vietnam War
228:during the
33:Vietnam War
3297:Categories
3130:References
2951:Background
2772:Sea Dragon
2692:Eagle Pull
2666:Homecoming
2554:Shed Light
2475:Ranch Hand
2392:Phước Long
2382:Thượng Đức
2367:Svay Rieng
2352:Ap Da Bien
2236:Long Khánh
2113:Elk Canyon
2078:Texas Star
1917:Maine Crag
1898:Wayne Grey
1780:Thượng Đức
1451:US Embassy
1433:Coronado X
1351:Manchester
1223:Coronado V
1174:Hood River
1140:The Slopes
1069:Kingfisher
1048:Prairie IV
1034:Prairie II
916:Enterprise
820:Shenandoah
678:Lam Son II
622:Birmingham
186:3 captured
182:body count
175:400 killed
74:US victory
3104:Aftermath
3006:disposal.
2974:, twenty
2972:M48 tanks
2940:Viet Cong
2817:End Sweep
2560:Thanh Hoa
2533:Arc Light
2510:Iron Hand
2461:Farm Gate
2420:Phan Rang
2357:Quang Duc
2242:Chenla II
2015:Utah Mesa
1786:Maui Peak
1510:Hop Tac I
1483:Quảng Trị
1372:Muscatine
1293:Lancaster
1270:MacArthur
1257:Ong Thanh
1134:Concordia
1092:Kole Kole
1016:Con Thien
997:Manhattan
806:Attleboro
685:Hawthorne
664:Hardihood
636:Austin IV
609:Xa Cam My
491:Van Buren
388:Dong Xoai
321:Kien Long
316:Long Dinh
261:Đồng Khởi
172:VC Claim:
169:3 killed
109:Viet Cong
3174:Archived
3020:infrared
2987:Route 13
2936:Bàu Bàng
2828:East Sea
2797:Đồng Hới
2791:Sealords
2724:stations
2685:New Life
2678:Babylift
2579:Yen Vien
2426:Xuân Lộc
2362:Tri Phap
2337:Hồng Ngự
2332:Cửa Việt
2277:Loc Ninh
2167:Tailwind
2146:Chenla I
1813:Hat Dich
1774:Vinh Loc
1670:Kham Duc
1618:Delaware
1574:Carentan
1502:Lo Giang
1425:Lang Vei
1414:Khe Sanh
1358:Saratoga
1335:Napoleon
1314:Santa Fe
1160:Coronado
1127:Billings
1106:Union II
1078:Crockett
1062:Kentucky
957:Suoi Tre
909:Pershing
841:Geronimo
769:Amarillo
755:Long Tan
744:Colorado
718:Hastings
691:Hill 488
596:Jackstay
589:Fillmore
535:Harrison
528:New York
477:Marauder
449:Ia Drang
436:Gang Toi
406:Starlite
368:Qui Nhơn
352:Binh Gia
341:Nam Dong
304:Hiep Hoa
255:Biên Hòa
152:Strength
56:Bàu Bàng
51:Location
27:Part of
3031:Lai Khe
2887:1973–74
2585:Niagara
2468:Chopper
2387:Phú Lộc
2377:Duc Duc
2049:LZ Kate
2002:Binh Ba
1911:Ben Het
1878:2nd Tet
1759:Duc Lap
1719:Binh An
1581:Pegasus
1531:Patrick
1524:Houston
1488:Bến Tre
1446:Da Nang
1343:Phoenix
1286:Osceola
1237:Bolling
1113:Dragnet
1055:Buffalo
1027:Hickory
976:Lejeune
895:Gadsden
853:Fairfax
827:Atlanta
737:Prairie
671:Wahiawa
657:El Paso
615:Georgia
582:Lincoln
516:Mastiff
424:Plei Me
419:An Ninh
413:Piranha
378:Sông Bé
299:Go Cong
279:Sunrise
267:Chopper
123:Unknown
3277:
3252:
3098:napalm
3053:Spooky
3051:AC-47
2997:Battle
2925:Saigon
2718:&
2715:Yankee
2573:Popeye
2292:Kontum
2282:An Lộc
2248:Nui Le
1653:An Bao
1638:Dai Do
1567:Walker
1537:Tam Kỳ
1495:Coburg
1407:McLain
1386:Auburn
1307:Neosho
1277:Dak To
1244:Medina
1186:Benton
928:Bribie
888:Desoto
790:Seward
750:Duc Co
568:Oregon
383:Ba Gia
373:Ka Nak
346:An Lao
293:Ấp Bắc
286:Shufly
94:
71:Result
3062:RPG-2
2766:PIRAZ
2721:Dixie
2620:Patio
2317:Post-
2192:Snuol
1713:Robin
1321:Essex
1230:Kunia
1200:Swift
1120:Akron
990:Baker
983:Union
952:Ap Gu
711:Macon
575:Texas
562:A Sau
484:Crimp
333:USNS
3275:ISBN
3250:ISBN
2955:The
2911:, a
2903:The
2892:1975
2882:1972
2877:1971
2872:1970
2867:1969
2862:1968
2857:1967
2852:1966
2847:1965
2842:1964
2613:Menu
2566:Bolo
2254:1972
1725:Thor
865:1967
776:Byrd
549:Utah
470:1966
430:Hump
399:1965
335:Card
248:Laos
159:~600
43:Date
3049:an
2919:of
1477:Hue
1020:DMZ
760:SS
704:Jay
310:34A
180:US
3299::
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3147:.
3033:.
2927:.
62:,
58:,
31:,
3283:.
3258:.
1018:/
964:)
940:(
215:e
208:t
201:v
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