| Firebase Delta | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°31′44″N 107°47′46″E / 14.529°N 107.796°E / 14.529; 107.796 (Firebase Delta) |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1967 |
| In use | 1967-72 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War Battle of Kontum |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Vietnamese Rangers |
Firebase Delta is a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
History
The base was established approximately 25 km northwest of Kontum.
At the start of the Easter Offensive the base was defended by one company of ARVN Airborne and one of Rangers. On 31 March 1972 a CH-47 of the 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company on a resupply mission to the base was shot down, the crew survived and made it to the base. On the morning of 3 April as U.S. forces were attempting to evacuate the CH-47 crew the base came under attack by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 52nd Regiment, the assault was repulsed using intensive tactical air strikes and the PAVN suffered 353 killed.
On 21 April the PAVN launched an assault by 3 tanks supported by infantry and by the evening had succeeded in overrunning the base.
Current use
The base has reverted to jungle.
References
- Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- ^ McKenna, Thomas (2011). Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam. University Press of Kentucky. p. 85. ISBN 9780813134017.
- "U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Command History 1972, Annex K. Kontum, 1973. MACV" (PDF). p. K-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.