Battle of Long Tan: Australian Vietnam Vet Describes Using .50 Cal Mounted APC to Kill Enemy

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AUSTRALIA IN THE VIETNAM WAR - The battle of Long Tan - Depicted in the movie "Danger close", Armoured Personnel Carrier Commander, Adrian Roberts gives detailed account of the battle of Long Tan and the following mop up/dust off...

- The battle of Long Tan was fought on 18 August 1966. One-hundred-and-five men from D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) and three New Zealanders from an artillery forward observation party from New Zealand’s 161 Field Battery, encountered a force of more than 2,000 Viet Cong soldiers. During the battle, 17 Australians were killed and a further 25 were wounded, one of whom later died of wounds. This was the highest number of Australian casualties incurred in any one engagement of the Vietnam War.

The losses on the Vietnamese side were at least 245 dead, an estimated 350 wounded, and three captured.

Original, full length version can be found on the Australian War Memorial Channel -
The video is named "Battle of Long Tan: edited version" uploaded by AWM Collection, 7th June 2017 The link can be found below:
   • Battle of Long Tan: edited version