firebase


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fire·base

 (fīr′bās′)
n.
A military base or site from which heavy fire is directed against the enemy.

firebase

(ˈfaɪəˌbeɪs)
n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an artillery base supporting advancing troops
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Noun1.firebase - an artillery base to support advancing troops
base, base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
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And, after being relieved the following day, they set up a firebase, so they could support the rest of the battalion if needed.
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BATTLES OF THE VIETNAM WAR, 1965-1973 BATTLE BATTLE DEATHS DATES Ia Drang Valley * 300 Oct 23-Nov 26, '65 Khe Sanh 205 Jan 20-Apr 14, '68 Dak To ** 192 Nov 1-Dec 1, '67 Cu Nghi 121 Jan 28-31, '66 Hue 119 Feb 2-Mar 2, '68 Kim Son Valley 107 Feb 16-28, '66 Con Thien (ambush near) 84 Jul 2, '67 "Nine Days in May" 79 May 18-28 '67 Dak To 76 Jun 22, '67 Vinh Huy 73 May 30-Jun 2, '67 Ong Thang 70+ Oct 17, '67 Hamburger Hill (Ap Bia) 70 May 10-20, '69 Dong Ha 68 Apr 29-May 4, '68 Firebase Ripcord 61 Jul 1-23, '70 Tam Quan 58 Dec 6-20, '67 LZ Bird 58 Dec 27, '66 Dong Son 54 Sep 4, '67 Con Thien 51 Jul 2-3, '67 Thom Tham Khe 48 Dec 27-28, '67 Tan Son Nhut Air Base (near) 48 Mar 2, '68 * LZ Albany alone claimed 155 KIA on Nov 17, making it the single deadliest U.
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I left the 101st Airborne Division only four months before the siege of that firebase, and had served with some of these same men.
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and the South Vietnamese army during their desperate effort to defend the besieged firebase in July 1970.
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At the onset of the operation, an ODA from SOTF-33 and a company of the Afghan National Army's 201st Corps would secure a small foothold in the north of Tagab Valley that would later become the permanent firebase for that ODA.
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alone), KIA at Firebase Mary Ann in Vietnam during a one-hour firefight on March 28, 1971.
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