US seeks bases in Australia

"Sunny" wrote in message ...

Crap, how do you equate "Ambush Patrols" and with noisy helicopters and
gunships?


Where do get this crap?

The SAS reserved five helicopters for every 5-man patrol. It says
so in their unit history.


"Sunny" wrote in message ...
. The really sad and pathetic part, is that the
Australian Task Force was supposed to be guarding the approaches to
Long Binh and Bien Hoa at that time.Yet the units you were supposed
to check attacked our bases anyway. Despite being given the chance to
redeem themselves, the Australian Army managed to screw that up too.

Fire support base Coral rattle any bells ?


Yes, your Australian troops at FSB Coral and FSB Balmoral were saved by
US airstrikes.


1969/70 we so dominated Phuoc Tuy that your military


Only because the 5th VC Division and D445 were shattered by US troops
in Bien Hoa Province during Tet, with their remnants worked over again
by US troops during Mini-Tet 1968.