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Khe Sahn was miserable. When the road to Dong Ha was closed supply lines were available only by unreliable air lifts. Helicopters lacked the defensive ability to continue either supply or evacuaation. USAF aircraft made a valiant effort to bring in supplies and munitions and they suffered losses. Aircraft brought in tons of artillery shells that fit no weapon located at Khe Sahn, and pallets of .45 ACP ammunition that could only be used by a few hundred pistols. The airstrip became a junkyard of burned up aircraft and unuseable trash. Sanitation became deplorable. Medical evacuation beame impossible. Marine airlift also failed, it brought in the correct product, but in inadequte volumns. The infrastructure was failing. The outpost hills could no longer provide support, and the methodical encroachment of the VietMinh continued. Khe Sahn became a ghetto, a sewer and an American Dien Bien Phu.
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The Siege of Khe Sahn took place during the Vietnam War from January to April 1968 when the North Vietnamese Army surrounded the U.S. Marine garrison in Khe Sahn, South Vietnam. The siege was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war. Despite heavy casualties on both sides, the U.S. forces were eventually able to defend the base and the siege was lifted.
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Who won the battle of siege at khe sahn?
The US Marines at Khe Sanh won because Khe Sanh did not fall to the NVA. At Khe Sanh, General Giap intended to repeat his success against the French Army at Dien Bien Phu fourteen years earlier, but the siege failed because the US managed to supply Khe Sanh by air and provide tactical air support for the defenders, whereas the French air link to Dien Bien Phu was tenuous at best after that siege began.
How do you get around the fallen army tank during the Khe Sahn level of black ops?
crawl under it
In the 30 day Siege of Khe Sanh how many tons of munitions was delivered by air to support the Marines?
Close Air Support:A total of 18,000 tons of munitions and aerial resupply was delivered to Khe Sanh during the Siege. In addition, the US Air Force flew 9,691 sorties and delivered 14,223 tons of ordnance on North Vietnamese Army (NVA) targets in the area, the US Marine Corps flew 7,098 sorties against NVA targets and delivered 17,014 tons of ordnance and the US Navy flew 5,337 sorties and delivered 7,941 tons of ordnance on NVA targets. That works out to 922 planes per day flew tactical missions into Khe Sahn during the Siege (That is 38 aircraft in the vicinity of Khe Sahn an hour for a full month. Or think of it as more than a plane every 2 minutes.)That is what is called close air support.
What US battle in Vietnam is compared to dien bein phu?
The siege of Khe Sanh .
What are the release dates for War Stories with Oliver North - 2001 Siege at Khe Sanh 1-9?
War Stories with Oliver North - 2001 Siege at Khe Sanh 1-9 was released on: USA: 3 February 2002
What did the American people think about Khe Sahn?
Many people (watching the news) were curious to see what LBJ was going to do about it. Because he did state, "...I'll not have any Den Ben Foos!" (Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 which resulted in a French defeat; and the end of the French Indochina War). What he did do about it, was send a US Army detachment directly from the US into the besieged zone, and ordered all out B52 strikes upon the place. It was the B52 Stratofortress's which saved Khe Sahn; and saved LBJ.
Could you list the Marines wounded at Khe Sanh?
The Offical U.S. figures for casualties during the Battle, have 205 killed and 816 wounded. A more detailed assessment found 730 killed, 2,598 wounded, and 7 missing. Not sure how many of those were Marines. For more information about the siege of Khe Sanh see: http://www.answers.com/topic/siege-of-khe-sanh
Where can one find information about the Battle of Khe Sanh?
One can find information about the Battle of Khe Sanh online via the 'History' website. The seventy seven siege took place in early 1968 and was one of the most deadliest in history.
What were the american military bases in vietnam?
Khe Sahn Phan Rang Bien Hoa Tan Son Nhut Tuy Hoa Da Nang Nha Trang Phu Cat Binh Thuy Cam Ranh
Where is Khe Sanh?
Northern I Corps. It is located in North Central Vietnam. It is located 39 Miles west of Dong Ha. It was the site of one of the bloodiest battles during the Vietnam War. For more info see: http://www.answers.com/topic/siege-of-khe-sanh
What date was the most us killed?
Probably 1968. '68 had the Tet offensive, the most GIs present (500,000 men), the siege at Khe Sanh, etc.
What does sahn mean in text?
It is a stupid gangster way of saying "son" like "what is up sahn." Actually, a sahn is a courtyard outside a mosque.
