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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 2370333, member: 1886&quot;][ATTACH=full]484530[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]484531[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a Nha Trang (Air base) token I picked up last year. It&#039;s VN3250b, brass, M/A, 18mm, 1.8grms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nha Trang was the main base for&nbsp; USAF special ops conducted by the 14th Air Commando Wing. They operated gunships that were modified cargo aircraft such as AC-47, AC-130, AC-119. So the&nbsp; &quot;AC&quot;&nbsp; (attack cargo) replaced the &quot;C.&quot; Nha Trang also flew my favorite: Skyraiders. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All of these aircraft&nbsp; carried out, ground attacks, close air support, re-supply, extractions, armed photo recon, SARs (search and rescue) and interdiction-ie attacking supply lines running the Ho Chi Minh trail. They also conducted psyops which was usually leaflets or loud speakers at low alittude from a AC-47 or Cessna Skymaster. Psyops aircraft were referred to as the BS bomber. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> They also conducted psyops in Vietnam with drones but I&#039;m not sure if they used them at Nha Trang.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a big side note, drones played a big role in Vietnam. We&#039;ll never know how many pilots were not shot down because a SAM site gave up it&#039;s position to shoot down a drone. Drones were a military technology first. Something to remember when people are gushing as if drones were&nbsp; invented&nbsp; last year by some corporate&nbsp; gimp in black from Silicone valley. Here&#039;s a cool link about them:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://peteralanlloyd.com/general-news/the-use-of-drones-during-the-vietnam-war/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://peteralanlloyd.com/general-news/the-use-of-drones-during-the-vietnam-war/" rel="nofollow">http://peteralanlloyd.com/general-news/the-use-of-drones-during-the-vietnam-war/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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