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An RPG destroyed an M67 flame thrower tank, but the PAVN were unable to penetrate Marines lines and US artillery boxed in the Marines forcing the PAVN to withdraw by 20:30. The following morning the Marines had claimed that 140 PAVN bodies were found around the Marine lines, the Marines had lost 34 dead and 192 wounded. [1]: 133
[7] It was designed as a replacement for the M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M46 and M47 Patton tanks, and was the main battle tank of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] : 5 Nearly 12,000 M48s were built, mainly by Chrysler and American Locomotive Company , from 1952 to 1961.
On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines made their way up north on Highway 561 and secured a crossroad as their first objective. As they went further north between Gia Binh and An Kha, near a place called "The Market Place" (), they made contact with the elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 90th Regiment when sniper fire began to break
The 3rd Tank Battalion (3rd Tanks) was an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps. It was formed during World War II and played a part in several Pacific island battles, most notably Iwo Jima , where its flame tanks played a key role in securing the island.
Fixing the PAVN in place with small arms fire, the Marines, with air, artillery, and tank support, launched a coordinated air-ground attack through the area killing more than 30 PAVN. The 9th Marines uncovered and destroyed numerous PAVN fortifications, a few of the positions were lightly defended, but the majority were abandoned.
[10]: 50–2 Marine ANGLICO units called in naval gunfire to hit PAVN forces near the bridges on the north bank of the river and destroyed 4 PT-76 amphibious tanks east of Đông Hà. More tanks were hit by a Republic of Vietnam Air Force A-1 Skyraider before it was shot down.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
Satchel charges destroyed Marine positions and a tank retriever. Marine losses in the attack were nine killed. [8]: 186–7 On 29 August 2/4 Marines returned to Dong Ha while the 1/4 Marines conducted a reconnaissance in force along Route 9 meeting no resistance. Marine losses in August in Operation Prairie were 37 dead while PAVN losses ...