"Australian Inf and Armor in Vietnam" Topic
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sgt Dutch  | 24 Feb 2020 5:29 a.m. PST |
Very little is disgussed about the Aussies and Koreans fighting along side of the US troops. This is the first part of several I plan to post. It is to honor our Australian brothers in Arms link
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 deadhead | 24 Feb 2020 6:39 a.m. PST |
Those are great photos and have a significant novelty. Seems so odd to see Centurions and right hand drive vehicles, esp Land Rovers, in the context of Vietnam. Certainly shows just how vulnerable the M113 could be to mines or RPGs….I imagine the former from the degree of damage. The soft skinned vehicles….oh dear. Not too many would have walked away from them. |
 Extra Crispy  | 24 Feb 2020 10:07 a.m. PST |
Somewhere I have one of those nice picture books all about the Australians in Veietnam. I have been meaning to paint up a company of them for my games… |
 Legion 4  | 24 Feb 2020 4:06 p.m. PST |
Yes the "ANZACs" had Centurions in Vietnam. And their first
Infantry units there were attached to the US 173d Airborne Rgt. Certainly shows just how vulnerable the M113 could be to mines or RPGs….I imagine the former from the degree of damage. The soft skinned vehicles….oh dear. Not too many would have walked away from them. As I said I commanded an M113 Mech Co., '87-'89. We learned some lessons from Vietnam. We'd dismount if at a halt for any long period of time. We'd sandbag the troop compartment deck, the front hull and put sandbags on the top of the hull, around the TC and Troop hatches. Talked about if deployed/went to war. As they did in Vietnam, we'd get Chain Linked Fence and pickets to set up a hasty defense. Constructed about 10-15ft. in front and on the sides in our M113s in NDP/Defense. To protect against RPG's HEAT Warheads. Also a Heavy MG could penetrate the hull. So we tried to stay behind cover if at all possible. Which in many cases it was not … |
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