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Battle of Ben Het
| Battle of Ben Het | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 One of two destroyed PT-76 tanks | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States South Vietnam |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Captain John Stovall (WIA) | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment 5th Special Forces Group CIDG 4th Infantry Division Artillery | 16th Company, 4th Battalion, 202nd Armored Regiment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4 M48 tanks 2 M42A1 tanks 1 175mm artillery battery 1 AC-47 12 Green Berets 400 CIDG |
10 PT-76 tanks Unknown number of BTR-50s | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 M48A3 tank lightly damaged 2 killed 2 wounded 1 killed6 wounded |
2 PT-76 tanks destroyed 1 BTR-50PK destroyed Unknown; no bodies found | ||||||
The Battle of Ben Het was a North Vietnamese armored assault on the Ben Het Special Forces Camp. It was the only tank battle between the United States and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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