越战50年（2015）

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered S01E06

Part 3 Nov. 23, 2021, 1:03 p.m.

这是以越南爱国传奇人士
of legendary Vietnam
patriot Le Loi.
黎利命名的
719 comes from the year 1971,
719源于行动年份为1971年
and the vital Route 9.
以及关键的九号♥线路
The abandoned Khe
Sanh Combat Base
已经被弃用的卡森战门营
will be the nerve
center of the assault.
将会成为这次袭击的关键所在
Route 9 leading into Khe Sanh
通向卡森的九号♥线路
will be cleared by engineers
将会被扫荡开通
for the South Vietnamese
to use in their assault.
以便南越在袭击中可以利用此路线
The plan is for U.S.
forces in South Vietnam
此次计划是让在南越的美军
to guard the border from
within and create diversions.
从内部防守边界并且分散敌人的注意力
Following, the South
Vietnamese Army,
接下来南越军队
will attack Laotian
town Tchepone
将会袭击老挝一个叫车邦的城镇
the perceived nerve
center of the NV base 604.
车邦是越共基地604的中枢所在
Finally, the South
Vietnamese will carry out
最后南越将在车邦境内
search and destroy
missions within Tchepone
执行搜查与毁灭性任务
and when finished make their
way back to South Vietnam.
任务结束之后再回到南越
Skirting the Cooper-Church,
围绕着库伯丘奇
American artillery
will provide support
美军炮兵将会直接在老挝边界
directly to the South Vietnam
side of the Laotian border
支援南越军队
while air support
will be provided
而空中支援
outside of the Khe Sanh Base.
将会在卡森营地进行
Route 9 to Laos is secured
通向老挝的九号♥线路直到老挝边界
to the Laotian border
by February 5th.
到2月5号♥为止一直都有人守卫着
And a new airstrip is built
新的飞机跑道已经建起了
and ready for operation
by February 15.
为2月15号♥的行动做好了准备
Meanwhile, the 101st
Airborne Division
同时第101空降师
begin a faint attack
away from Khe Sanh
在远离卡森的地方进行了偷袭
to distract North
Vietnam's attention.
以分散北越的注意力
North Vietnamese
troops in Base Area 604
北越驻守在604根据地的士兵
are estimated at 22,000.
估计有22000人
February 8th, 1970.
1970年2月8日
It starts with a 4,000
men South Vietnamese
先是南越一支4000人的
armor infantry task force
装甲步兵特遣部队
moving west down Route
9 to Laos undisturbed.
沿着九号♥线路向西潜入老挝
Their northern flank
is covered by Airborne
他们的北翼则由向北移♥动♥的
and Ranger elements
to the north.
空军及突击部队掩护
Two Ranger battalions
are airlifted
两支突击部队被空运到了着陆区
to LZs designated as
early warning areas
这些着陆区是预防北越入侵的
for North Vietnamese incursions.
预先警报区域
The 1st Infantry Division
covers the southern flank
第一步兵师
of the advance in several LZs.
则在几个着陆区中负责南翼的进军
Does not stay peaceful for long.
和平很快就被打破了
American air support helicopters
美国空中支援直升机
are fired upon by North
Vietnamese artillery
被北越的炮弹
and machine gun positions.
以及机关枪击落
The poor conditions of Route 9
第九线路的恶劣情况
make it impossible for all
导致只有履带车辆
but tract vehicles to travel.
可以顺利通过
The armored forces make
it in to their objective
装甲部队终于在2月11日
on February 11th, establishing
a firebase at A Luoi,
成功达成目标在承天建立一个火力基地
20 kilometers inside
Laos on Route 9
这个基地位于老挝境内距离九号♥线路有20英里远
where they establish central
command of the operation.
他们在这里建立起这次行动的中♥央♥司令部
As the South Vietnamese forces
在南越军队等待下一步命令的时候
await orders to proceed,
valuable time is lost,
宝贵的时间已经流失了
allowing the North Vietnamese
这给了北越充分的时间
to funnel in massive
troop reinforcements.
进行大规模的军力补充
The communists are kept diverted
共♥产♥党人依然被
by U.S. Naval task force
美国海军特遣部队
off the North Vietnam coast
在北越海岸上分散注意力
who appear to be staging
an amphibious landing
美国海军似乎筹划着
20 kilometers from
the city of Vinh.
在距离荣市20英里的地方进行水陆两用的着陆
They soon catch on to
the South Vietnamese
他们很快发现了南越在老挝的行动
actions in Laos and
move 36,000 troops
三月份的时候
to the area of
Tchepone by March.
他们将36000名士兵转移到车邦
The South Vietnamese are
outnumbered two to one.
但是南越寡不敌众
By February 18th the NV forces
到2月18日
start attacking the firebases,
越共♥军♥队开始攻击火力基地
first pounding them
with long-range
先是用远距离的防空大炮
anti-aircraft artillery,
沉重打击他们
and then finishing off the
job with ground troops.
接着派遣地面部队完成接下来的工作
After three days of fighting,
经过三天的激战
the 39th ARVN Ranger Battalion,
第39突击部队中
over 600 North Vietnamese
troops are killed,
超过600名北越士兵被杀
but 65% of the rangers
are left alive to retreat.
但是还有65%的突击队员存活下来撤退了
Meanwhile, South
Vietnamese President Thieu
与此同时南越总统阮文绍
and General Lam decide
to divert operations
以及兰将军决定
immediately towards Tchepone.
马止将行动转移到车邦
Many believe that a
victory in Tchepone
很多人认为车邦的胜利
was Thieu's objective all along.
一直以来都是阮文绍的目的
It would be symbolic
and boost his image
对于即将到来的选举来说
for the upcoming elections.
这是具有象征意义的胜利也能够提高他的形象
On March 3rd, elements
of the 1st Division
3月3日第一师的士兵
are heli lifted to two
firebases and an LZ.
被直升机送到了两个火力基地以及其中一个着陆区
The damage incurred on the air
battalions is catastrophic.
空中部队遭受了灾难性的损失
11 helicopters are shot down
仅在运送一支部队的时候
and another 44 damaged while
carrying a single battalion.
已经有11架直升机被击落 44架被损坏了
In March 6th, 276
UH-1 helicopters
3月6日 276架UH-1直升机
protected by gun
ships and fighter jets
在武装直升飞机以及喷射战机的掩护下
left two battalions from
Khe Sanh to Tchepone.
将两支部队从卡森运往了车邦
It is the largest helicopter
assault of the war.
这是此战中规模最大的直升机袭击
When the South Vietnamese
forces arrive in Tchepone,
在南越军队到达车邦的时候
all they find are the bodies
他们只看见了
of North Vietnamese soldiers
killed by airstrikes.
因空袭而丧命的北越士兵
As South Vietnamese
forces bee to retreat,
在南越军队忙于撤退的时候
the North Vietnamese
apply further pressure.
北越军队则乘胜追击
At battle's end 7,682 South
Vietnamese are killed.
此战结束之后南越死亡了7682名士兵
215 U.S. soldiers,
美方损失215名士兵
more than 100
helicopters are lost,
以及损失了100架值升机