Battle for Ben Het Special Forces ACamp June 23, 1969 SOFREP RallyPoint


The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het

Ben Het Camp is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam 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 , one of the few such encounters during the Vietnam War.


Green Beret describes harrowing tank attack during Battle of Ben Het We Are The Mighty

The 84-year-old Queenslander was on secondment to Special Forces during the Vietnam War when in May 1969 he rescued 40 fellow soldiers despite suffering numerous wounds during the Battle of Ben Het.


Ben Het, Vietnam War 1969 United States Military personnel… Flickr

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.


Ben Het, Vietnam War 1969 United States Military personnel… Flickr

MAJ Mike Linnane, USA (Ret) Special Forces, Team A-244 describes 1969 Ben Het battle.


Green Beret describes harrowing tank attack during Battle of Ben Het We Are The Mighty

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.


Ben Het, Vietnam War 1969 United States Military personnel… Flickr

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.


U1667120 25 Jun 1969, Ben Het, South Vietnam An Americ… Flickr

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.


VIETNAM WAR BEN HET SIEGE. /nTwo soldiers at the U.S. Army Special Forces camp at Ben Het, near

The story of the Battle of DakTo-Ben Het is told very well in four reference articles attached: The NVA's Operation Dien Bien Phu: The 1969 Siege of Ben Het in The VVA Veteran by John Prados, August/September 2003. Unit History of the 1/92 nd Field Artillery, Valorous Unit Citation, 04 May-June 1969, by Col. Bohdan Prehar.


Battle for Ben Het Special Forces ACamp June 23, 1969 SOFREP RallyPoint

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.


A PT76 knocked out by an M48 during the Battle of Ben Het, 3rd March 1969 r/Warthunder

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

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.


Battle of BenHet General Discussion

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.


U16671205 25 Jun 1969, Ben Het, South Vietnam An Amer… Flickr

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.


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.. At 21:00 on March 3 the Ben Het camp came under recoilless rifle fire, and was shelled with heavy mortars and artillery between 21:30 and 22:00. Over.


The 6/14 Arty Siege of Ben Het

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.


Ben Het 1969 Soldiers lying on the ground in battle a photo on Flickriver

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.