1. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT THE 12 DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE 3 INDO-CHINA WARS presented by DAVE SABBEN MG 05 – Long Tan Aug 1966

2. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT III Corps (Third Military Region) Phuoc Tuy Province (See Map 2) South Viet Nam

3. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT Thursday 12 June 2003 23 Ba Ria Dat Do Hoa Long Tan Binh Gia Binh Ba Nui Dat Long Son Island S O U T H C H I N A S E A To Saigon GIA DINH LONG KHANH MAP 1 - PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIET NAM Courtenay Plantation Hat Dich Thua Tich G A N H R A I B A Y RUNG SAT 1ATF 1ALSG Slope 30 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 40 50 60 70 80 90 40 50 60 70 304050 60 2 P H U O C T U Y P R O V I N C E C Mangrove Swamps Rubber Plantations LEGEND Main Towns & Villages 15 44 2 23 328 Nui Thi Vai Nui Dinh Nui May Tao Long Hai Hills Vung Tau Long Dien Nui Nghe Nui Dat Long Phuoc Xuyen Moc 329 BINH TUY Scale: approx 5 Kilometre grid Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 B I E N H O A N

4. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT MAP 2 - 1ATF’s “NUI DAT” BASE, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SHOWING “LINE ALPHA” Hat Dich 40 50 40 65 70 45 50 P H U O C T U Y P R O V I N C E Nui Dat (2) Nui Nghe Nui Dat Hoa Long Phuoc Long Tan Binh Ba 2 1ATF’s “Line Alpha” Rubber Plantations LEGEND Main Towns & Villages Scale: approx 5 Kilometre grid Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 N 70 65 4535 55 2 1ATF’s perimeter 75

5. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT HOA LONG village Engineers wire gap (The dam wasn’t here in our day!) Aust 103 Bty 105 mm (6 Guns) 5RAR area Concert area (where the concert was being held) Airfield (Was not there in Aug 66) Nui Dat 1 hill Task Force chopper pad Aust 105 Bty 105 mm (6 guns) US 155 mm Bty (6 Guns) NZ 161 Bty 105 mm (6 guns) 6RAR chopper pad (where choppers loaded ammo) 6RAR area A Coy area (where the APCs picked up A Coy) 6RAR Bn HQ (where Townsend was until boarding APCs) Task Force HQ & Arty Fire Control Centre (Jackson, Darlington) NORTH Air photo of Nui Dat taken from north-east and much later than 1966 APCs area HQ & vehs LONG TAN 5000 metres from the guns this way

6. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 46 45 44 43 48 49 66 67 68 69 65 47 464544 43 48 49 66 67 68 69 65 Long Tan Long Phuoc Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation MAP 3: THE 17 AUG BOMBARDMENT, SHOWING VC BASEPLATE SITES & TARGET AREAS 2 Weir Destroyed Bridge Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Mortars RCLs Baseplate positions TARGET AREA Field Gun TASK FORCE BASE N Song Cau Suoi Da Bang Nui Dat 2 Nui Dat Task Force HQ SAS lines 105 Bty Artillery Engineer lines XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________

7. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 46 45 44 43 48 49 66 67 68 69 65 47 464544 43 48 49 66 67 68 69 65 Long Tan Long Phuoc Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation MAP 4: THE WITHDRAWAL TRACKS USED BY THE VC FIRE TEAMS, PRE-DAWN, 17 AUG 2 Weir Destroyed Bridge Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Mortars RCLs Tracks: Foot Cart Field Gun TASK FORCE BASE N Song Cau Suoi Da Bang Nui Dat 2 Nui Dat XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________

8. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR N 68 67 47 MAP 5: D COY FORMATIONS AS THEY FOLLOW THE SINGLE CART TRACK, 1500 hours, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang Returning to base Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Bullock Cart Tracks Axis of Advance 10 D 11 D 12 D D 6RAR

9. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT This photo shows what the battlefield looked like on the day of the battle. The ground was bare mud – not even the low grass and leaves shown here.

10. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 10 D B- 6RAR 12 D N 11 D 68 67 47 MAP 6: D COY FORMATIONS AS THEY FOLLOW THE TWO CART TRACKS, 1520 hours, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR Returning to base Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Bullock Cart Tracks Axis of Advance

11. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR 10 D12 D N 11 D 68 67 47 MAP 7: D COY FORMATIONS AT FIRST CONTACT WITH SMALL NVA PATROL - 1540 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR Returning to base Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Bullock Cart Tracks Axis of Advance 6-man NVA Patrol

12. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR 10 D12 D N 11 D 68 67 47 MAP 8: 11 PLATOON LOCATION AND FIRST ENEMY ENVELOPING MOVES - 1600-1630 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR B Coy asked to hold position Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Bullock Cart Tracks NVA Bn (est)

13. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT LOAD FIRE A 105mm Howitzer is loaded and fired from an emplacement at Nui Dat. …fire support made the vital difference on the day...

14. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR 10 D12 D N 11 D 68 67 47 MAP 9: 10 PLATOON MOVES TO NORTH-WEST OF 11 PLATOON TO HELP - 1630-1700 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR B Coy stopped Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid NVA Bn (est)

15. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR 12 D10 D N 11 D 68 67 47 MAP 10: 10 PLATOON RETURNS; 12 PLATOON MOVES SOUTH THEN EAST - 1700-1800 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid NVA Regt (est) B Coy called to move to D Coy

16. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 4544 43 66 67 68 69 65 47 464544 43 48 49 MAP 11: ROUTES TAKEN BY RAAF AMMUNITION RESUPPLY HELICOPTERS, 18 AUGUST 1966 TASK FORCE BASE 2 N Song Cau Weir Long Phuoc Nui Dat 47464849 D 6RAR Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Rubber Plantation Monsoon Storm 6RAR Helipad DOHLE & LANE Circling over the river 66 65 67 68 69 Orange smoke seen - Wrong Red smoke - ammo dropped! Nui Dat 2 RILEY & GRANDIN Suoi Da Bang Long Tan 2 choppers join for ammo run (1) Riley & Grandin (R&G) move forward to locate Delta Company while Dohle & Lane (D&L) take a holding pattern over the river. (2) R&G overfly Long Tan village, turn north west towards the battlefield. (3) R&G call for smoke - see “Orange”. “Incorrect”. Circle anti-clockwise and see “Red”. “Correct”. (4) Rejoin with D&L and guide them to Delta Company position. (5) Ammo drop made “...right into the CSM’s lap...”. (6) Both helicopters return to Task Force helipad. Destroyed Bridge 6 3 2 1 4 5 5RAR 6RAR XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________

17. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47464544 43 4849 66 67 68 69 65 47 464544 43 48 49 66 67 68 69 65 Long Tan Suoi Da Bang 1 2 Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation APC’s Contacts MAP 12: THE ROUTE TAKEN BY THE APC & A/6RAR RELIEF COLUMN, 18 AUGUST 1966 TASK FORCE BASE 2 Scale: approx 1000 metre grid Nui Dat 2 N Song Cau Destroyed Bridge Weir Long Phuoc Nui Dat 1APC Sqn 3 Tp A 6RAR... D 6RAR XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXX _____ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________ XXXXXXXX __________

18. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT APCs crossing water. Note that on 18 Aug 1966. the water was flowing swiftly and the APC was packed!

19. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 47 49 67 48 49 68 46 47 48 B- 6RAR N 68 67 47 Niu Dat 2 Suoi Da Bang D 6RAR B Coy moving to D Coy 11 Platoon: 15 Missing In Action Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid APCs & A/6RAR advancing MAP 13: D COMPANY CONCENTRATED: THE MAIN ENCIRCLING MOVES - 1800-1830 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 Reduced 6RAR HQ Group in APCs following D445

20. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT

21. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT 67 48 N 68 67 Niu Dat 2 Copyright Dave Sabben 2002 Rubber Plantation Scale: approx 1000 metre grid MAP 14: D COMPANY DISPOSITION IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE BATTLE - 1830 - 1900 hrs, 18 AUG ’66 48 Composite Section 11 Platoon 9 Section, 12 Platoon CAP CHQ Section 7 & 8 Sections, 12 Platoon 1, 2 & 3 sections, 10 Platoon CHQ & FOO D6RAR 68 D445 Battalion moving to “close the door” on the Australian position. This force was contacted and negated by the APC Relief Column (1845 hrs). Approx. 100 metres 11 Platoon: 15 Missing In Action

22. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT THE 12 DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE 3 INDO-CHINA WARS presented by DAVE SABBEN MG 05 – Long Tan Questions?

23. THIS SLIDE AND PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY DAVE SABBEN WHO RETAINS COPYRIGHT © ON CREATIVE CONTENT THE FINE PRINT This Powerpoint show is copyright to Dave Sabben but is freely available for any non-profit use. It may be downloaded free from Dave’s website: www sabben com It was prepared for presentation to those who join his Decisive Battlefields and Long Tan Trek Tours of Viet Nam (see green panel for the “commercial”) as introductions for the various battles. Because the shows are live presentations, much more is in the narrative than is included in the text on the slides. The shows are intended to be introductions and overviews – not detailed expositions or analyses. Views and conclusions are the author’s and are not offered as the only possible or even as fully comprehensive views. Where possible, permissions have been obtained to use maps or photos but some have been used without specific permission. Copyright holders who want their material either not used or credited, please contact Dave Sabben at http://www.sabben.com/contact%20us.html Anyone wishing to make an anonymous donation towards the cost and time of putting this show together is invited to make a donation of any amount to (Australian) Westpac bank account BSB# 733 000, Account# 853 546 (branch = 360 Collins St, Melbourne), or (Australian) CBA bank account BSB# 063 550, Account# 1024 7640 (branch = Hampton, Victoria), either account in the name of David Sabben. If passing this slide show to others, please don’t remove this slide. THE “COMMERCIAL” As at 2011, Dave Sabben leads one tour per year (second half of October) to visit some of the areas of Australian/ANZAC operations of 1966-1971. The highlight of these tours is to walk the Long Tan battlefield with Dave (a platoon Commander in that battle). The walk takes about 4 hours – about the time of the battle – so the group goes to all the key locations of the battle and hears about what happened pretty much in “real time”. For further enquiry into these tours, please visit: http: //www sabben com/longtantrek/ and select VN%20Long%20Tan%20Trek%20Tours.html or VN%20Decisive%20Battlefields%20Tours.html An optional extension to the Long Tan Trek Tour takes in the main US battles of northern South Viet Nam including Da Nang, Hue, the DMZ (including Khe Sanh) and the A Shau Valley (Hamburger Hill), then visits both Hanoi (‘Hanoi Hilton’, War Museum) and the Dien Bien Phu valley (both Viet Minh and French positions). As well as the once –a-year-in-October tours, Dave can arrange a similar tour at any time of year for a group of 20 or more. Dates, durations, standards of accommodation, inclusions etc will be all your call. Please contact Dave (with numbers and preferences) at http://www.sabben.com/contact%20us.html Note that these are “battlefield-oriented” tours – they do NOT go to the popular tourist sites. “Tourist” tours can be added before or after. If passing this slide show to others, please don’t remove this slide. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SLIDE