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To the Leathernecks in Hue city during the Tet Offensive of 1968. 1/5 of Delta Company, 1/1 Alpha and Golf Company, and 2/5 of Fox and Hotel Company. Semper ...
29 lis 2020 · In this photo, a marine crouches by the bodies of the Viet Cong (VC) anti-tank team that knocked out tank A-32 in the background. This M48A3 of the 3rd Marine Tank Battalion, seen near Dong Ha on 2 March 1967, is equipped with the early 18-inch Crouse-Hinds searchlight (no intrared).
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48.
The M48 Patton was the workhorse tank of the U.S. Army and Marines and the South Vietnamese. Its 90 mm gun could deal with any armored opposition or fire beehive rounds to destroy enemy infantry. Carrying troops into VC country in 1965, the M48A3, left, was with 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment.
25 gru 2023 · In March 1965, the first M48 tanks arrived in Vietnam to aid the Marine Corps. They faced booby traps, dense jungles, and guerilla warfare.
Occurring near the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border, four M48s from Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, supporting a 5th Special Forces Group camp, clashed with several NVA PT-76 tanks and a number of BTR-50 armored personnel carriers in a night battle.
The MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral is an American-made self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the United States Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998.
