Vietnam was located in Southeast Asia. The region was hot, humid, and rainy. The annual rainfall was abundant, and there were many flora and fauna. There were more forests than plains, and it was a hillside forest terrain.
Vietnam's territory was shaped like an S, with a north-south distance of 1,650 kilometers. However, the narrowest point from east to west was only 50 kilometers wide. Vietnam's coastline was 3,260 kilometers long (not including).
Vietnam had a tropical monsoon climate, with an average annual humidity of 84%. Due to the differences in latitude, as well as the obvious differences in terrain, there were also considerable differences in the climate.
During the winter or dry season, the monsoon usually blew from the northeast along the coast of CF through Xiling Bay, driving away much of the moisture. As a result, most parts of Vietnam had drier winters (of course, only compared to the rainy season or summer). The summer monsoon occurred from May to October, blowing humid air inland from the southwest Indian Ocean, bringing abundant rainfall. Every May to October, coastal areas were often hit by typhoons. The annual rainfall was plentiful, with an average annual rainfall of 1,800 to 2,000 millimeters.
Some areas in the south could even reach 3,000 to 4,000 millimeters. There were more than 150 days of rain a year. Vietnam's climate was divided into the rainy season and the dry season. May to October was the rainy season, and November to April was the dry season. The rainfall during the rainy season accounted for about 80% of the annual rainfall. Vietnam was a country rich in natural resources.
The Vietnamese often described the richness of their country as "mountains of gold and seas of silver."
As it was located in the tropics, there was plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It was especially suitable for the growth of food and cash crops. Rice could be harvested twice a year, and the south could be harvested thrice a year. The export of rice was one to two million tons. Vietnam was rich in rubber, sugar cane, coffee, coconuts, raw lacquer, betel nuts, and cashews. Vietnam was rich in tropical fruits, and there was an endless supply of fruits throughout the year.
The main varieties were: bananas, pineapples, boramis, lychees, longans, oranges, lemons, mangoes, papayas, durians, and madams. Vietnam was covered in dense forests, and there were many precious tree species. It was also rich in herbs and spices. Vietnam also had a vast sea with rich marine products. It was rich in squid, sardines, abalones, sandworms, shrimp, sea crabs, hawksbill turtles, and so on. This was the country that Tangleh and company were heading to.
Vietnam, Q Port. Woo … With a loud whistle, a huge military transport ship slowly sailed into the port. After the ship docked, rows of heavily armed US Army soldiers walked down the stairs. The soldiers disembarked and stood in the open space by the shore, waiting for their officer's orders.
Boss, this is Vietnam? It's so hot here, and the sun is so big, it's so uncomfortable. Billy curiously asked Tangleh. You're asking me, but who should I ask? It's my first time here just like you. Tangleh snappily said.
No one would be in a good mood after a week at sea. After waiting for 30 minutes, their officer finally arrived.
I am your new Company Commander, Carlos. Your original Company Commander has already gone to report to another unit. A tall middle-aged man introduced himself to the soldiers. Hearing this news, the soldiers immediately started discussing. Good God, Good Guy Jackson left just like that. What should we do?
What do you mean what do we do? Don't you see a new officer is here? New commanding officer? Forget it, I don't trust him. Who knows, this new commanding officer might treat us better than Jackson. Your taste is really bad. Look at his face, you can tell he's not a good person with one look. How can you expect him to treat us well?
As the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean. When Carlos heard the soldiers' evaluation of their new commanding officer, he immediately felt a little embarrassed. He shouted, Attention, all of you, stand properly. You are no longer new recruits. Don't you know military discipline? I repeat, you must listen to my orders 100% in the future. If anyone disobeys me, I will deal with him severely. Do you understand? Yes, commanding officer, the soldiers replied in unison. That's more like it. Carlos nodded in satisfaction. I won't waste any more words with you. You must be very tired after a long journey. You must want to rest. I'll take you to our new home now!
US Marine Corps Base. The US Marine Corps Base was not far from Tangleh. It only took Tangleh 10 minutes to walk to the gate of the base. There was a machine gun bunker on both sides of the gate. Helicopters were constantly taking off and landing in the sky, and military vehicles were coming in and out from time to time. It was a busy scene.
Carlos led the soldiers into the camp and introduced the camp facilities to them. This is the bed for you to rest. Two people on a bedside table. The toilet is 100 meters on the right side of the barracks. The place for you to bathe is 300 meters on the left side of the barracks. That's all. Have a good rest. After saying that, Carlos left alone.
After resting at the base for two days, Tangleh was sent by his superior to the 16th Regiment of the New York Army to guide the training of new recruits. Everyone, hurry up. We'll board the plane at the airport in 10 minutes.
After entering the airport, Tangleh was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him. Most of these helicopters were UH1 models, and the rest were ambulance models and attack models. The UH1 (UH1 Iroquois) was a medium-sized military utility helicopter designed and manufactured by the American Bell Helicopter Company. According to the naming tradition of the US Army, it was officially named "Iroquois" (the name of the Iroquois tribe, one of the indigenous tribes of North America). The Bell Helicopter Company gave it another nickname, "Huey," which was more widely known.
The UH1 (UH1 Iroquois) was a medium-sized military utility helicopter designed and manufactured by the Bell Helicopter Company of the United States. According to the naming tradition of the US military, it was officially named "Iroquois" (the name of the Iroquois tribe, one of the indigenous tribes of North America). The Bell Helicopter Company gave it another nickname, "Huey", which was more widely known.
The UH1 helicopter was a multipurpose design. The U stood for Utility, and it was suitable for all kinds of operations, including attack missions. It was the first helicopter equipped with a turboshaft engine in the US Army.
Its civilian version was the Bell 204. During the Vietnamese War, the UH1 helicopter became the iconic image of the US Army, appearing in the media's pictures. After the US Army experimented with the Bell 204 in 1955, it was officially adopted and named the HU1 (Helicopter Utility). Chopper? It was first put into service in 959 and was renamed in 1962. It was discontinued in 1976 and produced more than 16000 units. About 7,000 of them had been used in World War Y. The UH1 had participated in almost all the local wars. It was the most commonly used multipurpose military helicopter in Western countries from the 60s to the 90s.
The two main types of helicopters used by the US Army were the UH1 Huey utility helicopter and the AH1 Cobra attack helicopter. During the Vietnamese War, the UH1 that filled the sky like locusts became an iconic symbol of the Vietnamese. They used all kinds of helicopters on a large scale to cooperate with the ground forces in battle to overcome the Vietnamese mountains, dense forests, and ravines.
Once guerrillas were discovered, they would use the M60 machine guns hanging near the hatch and the rockets on board to carry out a lightning-fast attack or a lightning-fast retreat. In short, without the UH1 in the Vietnamese war films, it couldn't be called a Vietnamese film. War was always the best platform to showcase new weapons, and new weapons often affected the progress and development of the war.
The Vietnamese War and helicopters were the best proof of the truth of this war. During the United States' participation in the Vietnamese War, helicopters appeared in almost every corner of the battlefield. Be it transporting ammunition to the frontlines or rescuing parachuting pilots, providing fire support to besieged troops, or landing operations at strategic locations, helicopters were the weapon of choice for the Americans.
They were both "flying battlefield taxis and ambulances," as well as "powerful aerial artillery platforms," and even "aerial cranes and super trucks." The Vietnamese War had completely become a war of helicopters. More importantly, the widespread use of helicopters allowed a group of infantrymen who could only walk tens of kilometers a day to become "aerial cavalry" that could move hundreds of kilometers an hour. This also gave rise to a brand new combat model — Air Mobility Combat.
The US Army could use transport helicopters to carry a large number of infantrymen and advance by leaping forward. This was the so-called "leapfrog" tactic. They could also use multiple helicopters to carry out centripetal attacks on key targets from different directions. This was the so-called "hammer" tactic. The other main type of helicopter used by the United States at the time, the AH1 Cobra, was the first armed helicopter in the history of human weapons development. It didn't need to carry infantrymen or undertake heavy reconnaissance missions. It was only responsible for destroying and shredding all enemy ground targets.
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