Perang An Lộc

pertempuran selama Perang Vietnam (1972)

Perang An Lộc adalah salah satu peperangan utama yang terjadi selama Perang Vietnam yang berlangsung selama 66 hari dan secara taktis dimenangkan oleh Vietnam Selatan. Peperangan di An Lộc pada tahun 1972 itu adalah salah satu peperangan yang penting, dimana bala tentara Vietnam Selatan berhasil menahan laju kemenangan Vietnam Utara yang sedang bergerak maju menuju Saigon.

Perang An Lộc
Bagian dari the Perang Vietnam

An Lộc, jika dilihat dari udara tahun 1972.
TanggalApril 13, 1972 – July 20, 1972
LokasiAn Lộc, Bình Long Province, South Vietnam
Hasil Sejarah Kemenangan Vietnam Selatan dan Amerika
Pihak terlibat
Viet Cong
 North Vietnam
 South Vietnam
 United States
Tokoh dan pemimpin
Vietnam Utara Trần Văn Trà Vietnam Selatan Lê Văn Hưng
Vietnam Selatan Lê Nguyên Vỹ
Amerika Serikat James Hollingsworth
Amerika Serikat Richard J. Tallman [1]
Kekuatan
Overall ~ 35,470+

5th Division ~ 9,230
7th Division ~ 8,600
9th Division ~ 10,680
69th PAVN Art'y Command ~ 3,830
205th PAVN Regt ~ 1,250,
203rd PAVN Tank Regt ~ 3,130
429th NLF Sapper Group ~ 320

48 tanks (in 2 battalion, included 17 M41 tanks captured from ARVN [butuh rujukan]
Vietnam Selatan At An Loc: 7,500

5th Division:

  • 7th Regiment, 850
  • 8th Regiment, 2,100
  • 9th Regiment, 200

3rd Ranger Group: 1,300
Task Force 52: 500
Binh Long Provincial Forces: 2,000
Miscellaneous units: 300

Reinforcements: 25,000+
1st Airborne Brigade
81st Ranger Group

Amerika Serikat: U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy firepower support
Korban

U.S. estimate: 10,000 casualties[2]
Vietnamese figures: ~2,000 killed and 5,000 wounded[3]

47 tanks destroyed (in An Loc)[butuh rujukan]

ARVN reported: 2,280 killed
2,091 missing
8,564 wounded[4]:187
U.S.: unknown

38 tanks and APCs, 32 howitzers destroyed
10 aircraft, 20 helicopters lost[4]:188

Referensi

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  1. ^ "Richard Tallman, Brigadier General, United States Army". The Virtual Wall. Diakses tanggal 24 August 2014. 
  2. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History (edisi ke-2nd). ABC-CLIO. hlm. 51. ISBN 9781851099603. 
  3. ^ Hồ sơ cục Quân y: Chiến dịch Nguyễn Huệ 4/1972 - 1/1973: 13.412 wounded (26,83% total forces); included fase 1 (battle of Loc Ninh and battle of An Loc): 6,214 wounded. Total killed or missing during the campaign: 3,961 (included 50% in fase 1)
  4. ^ a b Thi, Lam Quang (2009). Hell in An Loc: The 1972 Easter Invasion and the Battle that Saved South Vietnam. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 9781574412765. 

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