In 1969, A Vietnamese Platoon Tried To Ambush 5 Australian SAS
In 1969, A Vietnamese Platoon Tried To Ambush 5 Australian SAS In 1969, a Viet Cong platoon tracked down a 6-man Australian SAS patrol near the Courtenay Rubber Plantation — and paid dearly for it. This is the story of Captain Chris Roberts and L Troop, 3 Squadron SASR: how they moved undetected through enemy territory, what happened when 40+ NVA soldiers closed in around them, and how they fought their way out without losing a single man. 1,200 patrols. 492 enemy casualties. 1 Australian SAS killed in action. Sources include Chris Roberts' oral history from the Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs and archival footage from the Australian War Memorial.
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