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Old 03-02-2016, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LT. Ox View Post
...just 'cause
Completely understand why you and other Vietnam vets would feel that way. I do encourage others though to watch it and get a feel for just how bad shit can get.
The radio messages in the doco were recreated using the original transcripts. Artillery was firing constantly for several hours at 25% greater than the maximum rate (8 rounds per minute for these particular guns).
Although it was only a company on the ground, virtually everyone in the Australian task force was involved - even the cooks and clerks were called on to help keep the artillery supplied with ammo (although that isn't mentioned in the video).
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