The HORRORS of the TOW Missile in Vietnam — Why the NVA's T-54 Tanks Had No Answer for It

In May 1972, the NVA sent three full divisions and Soviet-supplied T-54 tanks to destroy Kontum City. Their commanders had the numbers, the armor, and a battle plan months in preparation. What they didn't have was any warning about the weapon waiting for them in the dark. Two modified UH-1 helicopters. A guidance system never before used in combat. And copper wire — hundreds of meters of it — trailing from the impact points of twenty-four burned T-54s that no Soviet engineer could explain. This is the story of the Battle of Kontum, the first combat use of the BGM-71 TOW missile in history, and the NVA after-action reports that Hanoi initially refused to believe. #vietnamwar #militaryhistory #TOWMissile #BattleOfKontum #EasterOffensive1972 #VietnamWarTales #ColdWarMilitary #USArmy #WarHistory #nva