Battle of BenHet General Discussion
The Battle of Ben Het was the only PAVN-US Army tank battle during the course of the Vietnam War. 10 PT-76s faced 3 M48s. On March 3, 1969, the Special Forces' Ben Het Camp was attacked by the PAVN 202nd Armored Regiment. The 202nd was given the task of destroying the camp's 175 mm self-propelled guns.
One of two PT76s from the PAVN 202nd Armored Regiment, destroyed by US M48 Pattons from the 1
As reported on the combat seen by The 1/92nd Field Artillery. segment by Sean Flynn (son of Errol) who was killed a few months later.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
Ben Het Camp (also known as Ben Het Special Forces Camp, Ben Het Ranger Camp and FSB Ben Het) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Kon Tum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.The camp was notable for being the site of a tank battle between the U.S. Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), one of the few such encounters during the Vietnam War.
VIETNAM WAR BEN HET SIEGE. /nTwo soldiers at the U.S. Army Special Forces camp at Ben Het, near
A Battery Platoon was at Ben Het, with the mission of GSR with priority of fires to Ben Het counter battery. B Battery was located at FSB 6 (YA863265) 7 km southwest of Dak To. C Battery (-) was located at LZ Bass (ZA028935) 22 km west of Kontum and C Battery Platoon was located at FSB 12, Ben Het, 15 km northwest of Dak To.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
Ben Het at night is a scene that is at once beautiful and fascinating, weird and horrible. Dali, Goya, Bach, The Beatles, Hemingway and Zanuck would understand. Flares hang in the sky, casting milky, light purple shadows.. Drop back by tomorrow for more home front news of the Battle of Ben Het as it appeared in 1969.
U1667120 25 Jun 1969, Ben Het, South Vietnam An Americ… Flickr
Ben Het Camp is a former U.S. Army base northwest ofKon Tum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The camp was notable for being the site of a tank battle bet.
Green Beret describes harrowing tank attack during Battle of Ben Het We Are The Mighty
Ben Het has the distinct honor of being one of the few places during the Vietnam War where a tank against tank battle took place. This happened in March 1969 when PAVN forces reinforced with armor engaged the troops at the camp resulting in the destruction of tanks on both sides.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
The Ben Het SF camp was located about 15km west of Dak To airfield. 11km further west is the Cambodian border.. PT-76s from the PAVN 202nd Armored Regiment, destroyed by US M48 Pattons, from the 1/69th Armored battalion, during the battle of Ben Het, March 3, 1969, Vietnam
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MAJ Mike Linnane, USA (Ret) Special Forces, Team A-244 describes 1969 Ben Het battle.
밴햇 전투시 파괴된 월맹군의 PT76 수륙양용 경전차 Destroyed North Vietnan Army PT76 amphibious light tank during
CBS news article on the June 1969 assault in Ben Het A-Camp, filmed and partly reported by Sean Flynn (son of Errol) who was killed a few months later. Ben Het Special Forces Camp was sited in one of the most most dangerous places on earth; the tri-border area between Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
The Battle of Ben Het was a North Vietnamese armored assault on the Ben Het Special Forces Camp. It was the only tank battle between the United States and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The Ben Het Camp Special Forces Camp was located along the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia tri-border area and run by the 5th Special Forces Group. At the time of the battle, there were 12 Green Beret advisers and.
Ben Het, Vietnam War 1969 United States Military personnel… Flickr
The North Vietnamese attack, by armor elements of the B-3 Front, came on the heels of a week-long preparation featuring daily Communist shellings of Allied positions in the Dak To-Ben Het, area. This was supported indirectly by other enemy attacks throughout South Vietnam which were part of the spring offensive which began in latter February.
Battle for Ben Het Special Forces ACamp June 23, 1969 SOFREP RallyPoint
Below is a clip from the Stars and Stripes News from the battle on June 26. B52s SATURATE BEN HET JUNGLES *Stars and Stripes Thursday, June 26, 1969. SAIGON (UPI)- American B52 bombers unloaded.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
Ben Het was a special forces camp overlooking one of the many infiltration points into South Vietnam from the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Among the units there were Operational Detachment Alpha A-244, which consisted of 12 Green Berets.. A PT-76 that was destroyed during the Battle of Ben Het. (US Army photo) The North Vietnamese were beaten back.
Ben Het, Vietnam War 1969 United States Military personnel… Flickr
The battle of Dak To (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Đắk Tô - Tân Cảnh) in Vietnam was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3 and 23 November 1967,. The battalion was moved west of Đắk Tô to the Ben Het CIDG Camp to protect the construction of Fire Support Base 12 on 2 November. The PAVN's official.
The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het
The Battle of Ben Het. Marines ride an M42A tank in Vietnam (Public domain) Late in the evening on March 3rd, 1969, a camp by the name of Ben Het came under intense fire. The area was shelled by heavy mortars and peppered by explosive recoilless rifle fire. The Americans scrambled to locate the source of the incoming fire.
