Military History Visualized's video: Vietnam Artillery Firebase Tactics

The Vietnam War was quite different in many ways, especially when it came to artillery combat and tactics. Since in a regular war, your artillery sits usually a considerable distance behind the frontlines. Yet, Vietnam was a war without fronts. One of the key innovations in terms of artillery combat during the Vietnam War was the "firebase" or "fire support base". »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « US military: Fire Support Base Crook, June 1969, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fire_Support_Base_Crook_1969-06.jpg Ott, David E. Field Artillery, 1954–1973. Vietnam Studies Series. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. Scales, Robert H., Jr. Firepower in Limited War. 2nd ed. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1995. Hay, John H.: Tactical and Material Innovations. Vietnam Studies. Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 2002 (1974). Foster, Randy E. M.: Vietnam Firebases, 1965-73: American and Australian Forces. Osprey: Oxford, UK, 2007. Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011 Zabecki, David T.: Artillery Fire Doctrine. In: Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011. Zabecki, David T.: Artillery, Allied and Democratic Republic of Vietnam. In: Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011. Coan, Francis M.: Fire-Support Base: In: Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011. Thayer, Thomas C.; Daddis, Gregory A.: War Without Fronts – The American Experience in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, 2016 (1985). Glantz, David M.; House, Jonathan M.: Armageddon in Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 2: September-November 1942. University Press of Kansas: United States, 2009. Herring, George C.: America’s Longest War. The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. Fifth Edition. McGraw Hill Education: New York, NY, 2014. U.S. Department of the Army. FM 6-40 Field Artillery Cannon Gunnery. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967. U.S. Department of the Army. FM 6-20-1 Field Artillery Tactics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. U.S. Department of the Army. FM 6-2 Artillery Survey. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone