 | Attack repulsed at Australian base (DPR/TV/842) AWM accession number: F04671 Australian troops repulsed a second North Vietnamese regular attack on the Australian Task Force forward Fire Support Base (FSB) 'Coral' in north west Bien Hoa province on the night of 15/16 May 1968. In a three hour pitched battle the North Vietnamese troops used rocket propelled missiles, mortars and ground troops in the attack on the base, which had been established on 12 May 1968. Soon after dawn, when all enemy firing had ceased, troops from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment sent out clearing patrols to inspect up to 200 metres outside the base perimeter wire. On the immediate perimeter the battalion recovered 27 bodies by body count. More bodies were found further a field. Blood trails and signs that the attackers attempted to drag away many of their dead indicate that casualties were much higher. The patrols also recovered rockets and rocket launchers, automatic weapons, grenades, explosives, rifles and webbing equipment. The North Vietnamese were dressed in an assortment of green, khaki and black uniforms, and most wore "Ho Chi Minh" sandals, thong-type footwear cut from car tyres. Amongst those appearing in this clip are: Private Geoff Clyde, 21, of Toowoomba, Qld; 1 RAR, Lieutenant John Salter of Townsville, Qld, Commander of 10 Platoon; and Private Dan MacDonald, 20, of Croydon, Melbourne, Vic. We would be pleased to hear from anyone who can identify other soldiers appearing in this footage. Details: Cinematographer: Bill Errington Made at Fire Support Base Coral in Vietnam, May 1968 2 min 11 secs from a 3 min, 16 mm black and white, silent film original. |
 | Vietnam War Cambodian Operations April - June 1970 This is a short clip. The entire video is 72 min. For more details go to http://www.militaryvideo.com/store/store.cfm This video documents the 1970 invasion of Cambodia with film footage featuring the 9th Infantry Division, the 101st Airborne Division, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 1st Air Cavalry Division. Includes fire fights, air strikes, uncovering weapons caches, taking NVA prisoners, as well as routine activities while moving through the Cambodian jungle and fields. Also includes scenes shot at Parrots Beak, Fire Support Base Currahee and Fire Support Base Bronco. |
 | Con Thien Base Camp & The Battle For Con Thien Please Note: Portions of this video are extremely graphic This video contains excellent scenes of the Marine Corps outpost at Con Thien shot by combat cameramen in 1967. Also includes scenes of the Battle for Con Thien (including Operation Buffalo) from May through October of 1967. Also includes excellent scenes of Gio Linh, the Fire Support Base located near Con Thien. |
 | LZ Center LZ Center was one of the many fire support bases maintained by the 196th Light Infantry Brigade during the Vietnam War. Although LZ Center was labeled a Landing Zone, in reality it was a fire support base. Its 105 artillery as well as 81mm and 4.2" mortars provided fast and accurate fire missions in support of the infantrymen who patrolled the mountains and valleys of their area of operations. The crews that manned these guns were some of the best the U.S. Army had to offer. |
 | 3 RAR action in Vietnam (DPR/TV/853 & 855) AWM accession number: F04204 Australian troops inflicted heavy casualties on an estimated force of two North Vietnamese battalions in the final week of May 1968 when the enemy tried to overrun Australian Fire Support Base "Balmoral" in Bien Hoa Province, north of Saigon. This footage, shot after the, the second attack on "Balmoral" (27/28 May 1968), shows infantry of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment who also suffered heavy casualties. Evacuation helicopters were hovering over the battle scene soon after the action took place, and the wounded Australian troops, were flown out. The action began when a shower of rockets and mortar shells crashed into the wooded area. Although the Australians had little time to take cover, they suffered less casualties than they had on the previous attack, on 25/26 May. A large number of enemy weapons were captured in the engagement - many left behind as the North Vietnamese retreated shortly before dawn. Among the weapons were automatic rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, torpedoes and mortars. Seven enemy soldiers were captured after the battle. All had been wounded in the fighting, some of them seriously. They were given medical treatment. Then they, too were medically evacuated by air from the area. We would be pleased to hear from anyone who can identify any soldiers appearing in this footage. Details: Cinematographer: Richard Crothers Made at Fire Support Base Balmoral in Vietnam, 31 May 1968 6 min 15 secs, 16 mm, black and white, silent original film. |
 | arma warfare mod tutorial set up a mini base arma warfare. This is a demonstration of how to set up a mini base and use artillery and fire support.very cool |
 | Class of '70 Life on a forward fire support base in the central highlands of Vietnam, 1970. |
 | ARTILLERY MOVEMENT, 160TH COMBAT AVN, GP, 101ST ABN DIV. Summary: CH-54 helicopter brings in 155mm How and sets it down atop hill of FSB Whip. Copter flies off. Smoke from signal grenade. CH-47 comes in with 105mm How and ammo in sling. CH-47 flies in with slingload of ammunition. More of CH- 47s bringing in 105mm Hows. Soldiers setting up the 105s. AVs, Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy atop mountain. |
 | PLANE CRASH - Itek Air Boeing 737 crash - Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 24th August 2008 An Iran-bound Boeing 737 with 90 people on board crashed Sunday just outside the airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing dozens of passengers, a government official said. The Boeing 737 crashed near the Bishkek airport in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday. The six crew members members survived the crash, Ramis Satybekov, an official from Kyrgyzstan's Emergency Situations Ministry. While he didn't have exact figures, he said roughly 60 passengers were killed and more than 20 people injured were taken to local hospitals, he said. Among the passengers was an Iranian airline representative, but his status was unknown, Satybekov said. Most of the 83 passengers were Iranian or Kyrgyz nationals. The crash happened near the U.S. military's Manas Air Base, which is helping with the emergency response. Flight IRC6895 took off at 8:30 p.m. but turned around a few minutes later after experiencing "technical difficulties," a spokeswoman at Manas International Airport. The crash happened minutes later, said the spokeswoman, who would not give her name. The Aseman Airlines flight -- operated by Kyrgyzstan-based Itek Air -- was bound for Tehran, Iran. All Kyrgyz airlines -- including Itek Air -- have been banned from flying to European Union countries for failing to meet safety standards, according to an EU list published July 24. U.S. Air Force Maj. Damian Pickart said Kyrgyz authorities asked Manas Air Base for support shortly after the Aseman jet crashed about six miles off the runway. "The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing provided two large fire trucks, an ambulance and nearly two dozen medical and fire and crash support personnel to the scene of the accident," according to a military news release. "Medical personnel have also been requested to provide support at the Manas International Airport Terminal, which is adjacent to the base." Manas is a key support base for the U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan. Video: CNN Pictures: CNN |
 | Sayre Fire Base Camp, Hansen Dam, Pacoima Sylmar CA. 17 Nov 2008 This video was shot at the Sayre fire base camp at Hansen Dam near Pacoima CA. This video is of the communication trailers and other support groups working the fire. |
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