shiftysgarand
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Post by shiftysgarand on Apr 30, 2019 21:36:51 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyUqZLwOo2YSometimes Youtube recommendations are on point. It has been a while since a good Vietnam movie has come out, and I don't know of one that is about Australians there. I, for one, will be watching this as soon as it becomes available.
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 30, 2019 23:51:48 GMT -5
There have been a coupke good Nam movies about the Aussies role. The battle of Long tan is an amazing story that is a natural for a war movie. The only issue is credibilitg and believability. The Aussies were so out numbered that it should have been a massacre. Sounds like a great movie.
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Post by norseman on May 1, 2019 14:11:05 GMT -5
A lot of M16’s in the ranks? Where are the FAL’s?
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Post by volkssturm on May 1, 2019 14:29:42 GMT -5
There was another Australian Vietnam movie long, long ago, 'The Odd Angry Shot" (1979). You can find some clips on YouTube, and one crappy copy of the full movie. Rented it at the video store back in the early '80's. But there really hasn't been much about the Aussies.
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on May 1, 2019 15:15:07 GMT -5
The odd angry shot is one I was thinking of. Aussies in the war had a wide assortment of weapons. M -16s Fals and the sten looking top fed sub machine gun are all perfectly appropriate. The Australion 60 Minutes coverage of the battle and some survivors trip back to the rubber plantation was quite moving. Artillery saved the day for those poor young lads. In this an numerous later battles the NVA learned to strike fast get as close as possible and break contact quickly if they dont overwhealm their opponent within 10 minutes.
This early in the war the NVA wore a very light tan uniform after about 67 most were issued a darker reed green. These thin thin cotton uniforms didnt hold their dye for long so a wide variety of shades turned up even within the same unit. If their uniforms were still green and pretty much the same shade tbey were either fresh troops or newly supplied.
Base on the trailer the gear and uniforms for both sides looked right.
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Post by volkssturm on May 1, 2019 19:03:46 GMT -5
The Owen SMG. Designed and made in Australia. Funny looking thing but it had a very good reputation for reliability in the jungles of New Guinea. www.forgottenweapons.com/submachine-guns/owen-smg/If I recall, the VC/NVA called their tactic something like "Grab them by the belt buckle." Get so close to the enemy they couldn't use artillery and close air support. You have to give the VC and NVA credit for toughness, when you consider how much punishment they took from our firepower advantage.
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Kipp
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Post by Kipp on May 19, 2019 23:19:07 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing this, it reminded me off a documentary I was watching a while back on the men at Long Tan. If anyone is interested here's a link of some of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uODWvj8aP-Q
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Post by volkssturm on Jun 3, 2019 16:23:34 GMT -5
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