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Comparison Of USAd SVA Forces During The Vietnam War

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In late night hours of January 30th, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) launched the largest battle during the Vietnam war. The U.S. and SVA defenses were unable to repeal the initial attack. By early morning hours of January 31st, over 80,000 NVA troops struck over 100 cities targeting every district capital, allied base and key military positions across the country (Willbanks, 2012). U.S. and SVA forces quickly assessed the situation, readdressed the defense issues and established a counter-offensive to bounce back the NVA forces. The defensive plans were in motion. U.S. and SVA forces used superior firepower and mobility to annihilate NVA forces, who failed to hold any of their military objectives. The fighting continued for the period
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