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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:49 pm 
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Did you see that the Commander of the Army guys at Coral/ Balmoral died just after the ceremony on the weekend He was 92 and was watching the awarding of the Citation. He apparently closed his eyes and and crossed over.
Sad but poignant.

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:35 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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=; Are there any of these Vietnam classics you haven't watched..?
Do you agree with the rankings given in watchMojo's review..? :-k

:type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMMd2mrJnVM

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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=; Good news :woohoo: for our many Vikings fans :viking: with the announcement that Ragnar Lothbrok...

................................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNV-kCk-XY :viking:
................................. (Chippy Flokki can do ANYTHING..!)

...portrayed by our very own Aussie star Travis Frammel, will shortly be returning to a screen near you, this time as Maj.
Harry Smith
in the movie Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan :sniper: due for release 8th Aug... :yess:

........................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyUqZLwOo2Y :sniper:
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

South Vietnam, late afternoon on August 18, 1966 - for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of
a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian
and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened Main Force Viet
Cong and North Vietnamese Army soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting and the enemy massing for a
final assault each man begins to search for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency
and courage. The Battle of Long Tan is one of the most savage and decisive engagements in ANZAC history, earning both the United
States and South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citations for gallantry along with many individual awards. But not before 18 Australians
and more than 245 Vietnamese are killed.

—Martin Walsh Image

Currently filming around Kingaroy and Nerang in Qld., producers are seeking young Aussie ex-Afghanistan/ Iraq Vets to act as extras... :3some:

.................................................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wHyteavHVY
..............................................

:tv: Here a couple of short pre-production stunt :down: and special effects clips :down: from the movie... :sniper: Looks like fun...! :yess:

:type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5w2PASHSoQ ................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxVLPExi_40 (Stunts/ SFX)

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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This is how Presidents should talk about Veterans Long but its worth listening to

:type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5yJKzEzX54&t=640s

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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Just a quick reminder, 'Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan' is being released in Cinemas today... :happy:

:type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCY5y4eaXXM ...................................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSO7DBbdakE
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=; Good news :woohoo: for our many Vikings fans :viking: with the announcement that Ragnar Lothbrok...

................................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNV-kCk-XY :viking:
................................. (Chippy Flokki can do ANYTHING..!)

...portrayed by our very own Aussie star Travis Frammel, will shortly be returning to a screen near you, this time as Maj.
Harry Smith
in the movie Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan :sniper: due for release 8th Aug... :yess:

........................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyUqZLwOo2Y :sniper:
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

South Vietnam, late afternoon on August 18, 1966 - for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of
a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian
and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened Main Force Viet
Cong and North Vietnamese Army soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting and the enemy massing for a
final assault each man begins to search for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency
and courage. The Battle of Long Tan is one of the most savage and decisive engagements in ANZAC history, earning both the United
States and South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citations for gallantry along with many individual awards. But not before 18 Australians
and more than 245 Vietnamese are killed.

—Martin Walsh Image

Currently filming around Kingaroy and Nerang in Qld., producers are seeking young Aussie ex-Afghanistan/ Iraq Vets to act as extras... :3some:

.................................................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wHyteavHVY
..............................................

:tv: Here a couple of short pre-production stunt :down: and special effects clips :down: from the movie... :sniper: Looks like fun...! :yess:

:type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5w2PASHSoQ ................... :type: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxVLPExi_40 (Stunts/ SFX)

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 6:21 pm 
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We went to see "Danger Close" today. It would appear to be a well made movie on the Battle of Long Tan (I would have to differ to any more precise comment to anyone who was there).
We used to have a gentleman living four houses up from us who was one of those sent in the next day to clear the site and it has affected his life since then (apparently well placed artillery shells tend to make a fairly substantial mess of things).

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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Stroppy Chippie wrote:
We went to see "Danger Close" today. It would appear to be a well made movie on the Battle of Long Tan (I would have to differ to any more precise comment to anyone who was there).
We used to have a gentleman living four houses up from us who was one of those sent in the next day to clear the site and it has affected his life since then (apparently well placed artillery shells tend to make a fairly substantial mess of things).

:-k Haven't seen the movie yet, but I did notice that many, if not most, of the 'Aussie' soldiers in the trailers/ video clips were using the (inferior?) Yank M16 5.56mm Assault Rifles... :sniper:

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[-X ...only a few had Aust. Army issued FN/ SLR 7.62 mm/.308" L1A1... :-k Image WTF...? :dontknow:

From the movie, lucky boy... Image < ...he must have got in early, at least he got an SLR...! :yess:

Image From the movie...

Maybe they explain why in the movie..? Image :dontknow:

From the movie... Image
Real Aussies disembarking HMAS Sydney, Vung Tau... with SLRs... Image :sniper:

Corporal Jeff Taylor, 1st Australian Logistic Support Company, Image from WA, listens to Private First Class Tom Hughes,
.................................................................... ...173rd US Airborne Brigade, from Michigan, USA, explaining the operation of the US M16 Armalite rifle, 1965.
.........................................................................................................[Australian War Memorial DNE/65/0072/VN]

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:17 pm 
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Actually, there is mention in the movie of the choice of M16 over the FN, especially the lack of stopping power of the 5.56 round over the 7.62 of the FN. When they show the aerial resupply of ammunition, they also show everyone reloading magazines after the drop. I have little doubt that the directors ensured that the movie mirrored what occurred and, in the movie they also refer to ensuring that those with the M16 got the M16 bullets and those with the FNs got the FN bullets. I wonder if todays soldier is resupplied (in the field) with packed magazines rather than "bulk bullets"?

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 Post subject: Re: The Vietnam Era
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"Danger :sniper: Close" has it's own :type: Facebook Page (as you'd expect,) and worth a look at... :obey:

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