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The ARVN claimed the PAVN lost 1,130 killed, two captured, over 300 weapons captured and 17 PT-76 and six T-54s and two trucks destroyed. [5]: 85 [18]: 85 [22]: 341 On 27 February it was decided to close FSB Hotel 2 and send the 3rd Regiment northwest to interdict Route 914.
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Indonesia, Iraq, Syria, North Korea and North Vietnam .
1 killed. 6 wounded. 2 PT-76 tanks destroyed. 1 BTR-50PK destroyed. Unknown; no bodies found. 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.
8 helicopters destroyed. The Battle of Lộc Ninh was a major battle fought during the Easter Offensive during the Vietnam War, which took place in Bình Long Province, South Vietnam between 4 and 7 April 1972. Towards the end of 1971, North Vietnamese leaders decided to launch a major offensive against South Vietnam, with the objective of ...
A U.S. Army sergeant fired the BGM-71 TOW missile system from atop the command and control center bunker destroying a PT-76 and then a heavy machine gun nest. Five PAVN armored vehicles came within 400 meters of the command post before being destroyed. By 09:30, a total of 10 tanks and armored personnel carriers had been destroyed.
PAVN losses were approximately 250 killed and 11 PT-76 and T-54 tanks destroyed. The Airborne had 155 killed and over 100 captured. [16]: 85 28 February. The U.S. moved armored units to the Laos border to prevent any PAVN armored thrust eastwards after the loss of FSB 31. [25]
The MT-L was developed to meet this requirement based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank chassis. The MT-LB is the armored variant of the MT-L. Entering production in the early 1970s, it was cheap to build, being based on many existing components, e.g. the engine, which was originally developed for trucks.
Length and surface. 13/31. 1,500 feet (457 m) M8A1 SSP. 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 ...