Fire Support Base Coral was a fire and patrol base used by Australian, American and New Zealand troops during the Vietnam War. A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a Military encampment designed to provide Indirect fire Artillery support For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The base was situated 20 kilometres north of the city of Bien Hoa. Biên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, about 20 miles (30 kilometers east of Ho Chi Minh City, to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam On May 13, 1968, troops from the North Vietnamese Army's 7th Division launched a surprise attack on Coral, The battle, which consisted of several actions, went on for 26 days. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam People's Army ( VPA) (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam is the official name of the Armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The action was the biggest unit-level battle of the Vietnam War that involved Australians. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
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