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Originally Posted by LT. Ox
...just 'cause
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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).