越战50年（2015）

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered S01E06

Part 7 Nov. 23, 2021, 1:03 p.m.

Located between Saigon
and a basin in Cambodia,
禄安基地位于西贡与柬埔寨一盆地之间
North Vietnamese value An
Loc's strategic importance.
越军高度重视其战略意义
On April 8th, 1972,
1972年4月8日
the North Vietnamese
decimate Loc Ninh,
北越军在禄宁屠城
a small town 20 miles
north ofAn Loc.
禄宁是一座位于禄安北部20里的小城
As over 35,000 troops
converge on the city,
35000人的军队涌入这里
South Vietnamese forces
anticipate the invasion
南越军队事先预知到这场入侵
and at about only 7,500 strong
只有不足7500名青壮年
and cut off by enemy forces,
被敌方切断了供给线
know that they
must make a stand.
以预防他们的殊死抵抗
The North Vietnamese
arrive on April 13,
北越军于4月13日到达
but find themselves unable
to break into the city
但是却无法攻入禄安
held at bay by the
South Vietnamese.
被南越军阻挡在门外
On April 19th,
the U.S. Air Force
4月19日美国空军介入
is able to intervene
with air support
提供空军支持
when enemy forces push
因为当时北越军
for an all-out
assault on the city.
展开了全面攻击
On May 11th, they
face determined
5月11日他们同时面临了
South Vietnamese troops
as well as bombing
毅然决然的南越军
by several B-52s.
及B-52的狂轰滥炸
Their final attempt
is on May 12th,
他们最后的进攻是在5月12日
but that too is stopped
但是这一次进攻也被
as the South Vietnamese troopers
得到增援部队的
now benefit from reinforcements.
南越军队制止了
66 days after it
begins, on June 18th,
战争开始66天后 6月18日
the Battle ofAn Loc is over.
安禄战役结束了
For South Vietnam,
it is a victory
对于南越来说这是一场胜利
and one through the intervention
对于美国空军来说
ofAmerican air power.
也是一场胜利
Kon Tum in the central
highlands of Vietnam
位于越南中♥央♥高原的昆嵩省
is also of strategic importance
对于北越军来说
to the North Vietnamese.
战略位置同样重要
Taking the capital
city will effectively
控制省会城市
let them cut South
Vietnam in half.
可以有效地将南越一分为二
Defending Kon Tum are II Corps
守卫昆嵩省的是
led by Lieutenant
General Ngo Dzu
越南努祖中将领导的11军
and the U.S. 2nd
Regional Assistance Group
及由文职顾问约翰·保罗·范恩
led by civilian
advisor Lieutenant
Colonel John Paul Vann.
领导的美国第二区域援助团
Vann receives intelligence
范恩收到情报
of an impending battle
earlier in the year
预知了该年早些时候的一场战役
and has increased B-52
attacks in February and March
并且于2月和3月增加了B-52的数量
while Dzu gathers his ARVN
forces for the coming doom.
当是时南越共和国♥军♥集结起来以应对即将到来的战役
On April 23rd, in the midst
of the Easter Offensive,
4月23日在复活节攻势中
the North Vietnamese
attack nearby Tan Cahn
北越军袭击了由南越22师
protected by South
Vietnam's 22nd Division.
守卫的谭卡恩市
Enemy tanks and artillery
敌方的坦克及大炮
are no match for
the panicking 22nd.
本无法对抗22师
As the North Vietnamese
tanks roll in on Tan Cahn
当北越军的坦克于次日
in two columns the next day
开进谭卡恩
the 900 support
troops of the 22nd
22师900人的增援部队
panic and start to flee.
慌乱异常开始四处逃窜
With no hope for
an air extraction
没有期待空中支援
and most of the unit
trapped in the base,
而大多数军队又被困在基地
it is chaotic.
情况一片混乱
Much of this, as Lieutenant
Colonel Vann notes
而且像范恩中将所说
when he arrives in Tan Cahn
当他乘坐直升机穿过猛烈的炮火
in his helicopter
under heavy fire
到达谭卡恩的时候
is the lack of composure
from the 22nd's Colonel Dat.
22师的上校已经完全失去了镇定
Vann evacuates roughly 50
wounded and many civilians
范恩大概疏散了50名伤员和很多民众
and then does his best to
rally the ground troops
尽己所能集♥合♥被入侵部队
who are becoming
quickly overwhelmed
打得七零八落的
by the invading forces.
地面部队
For this, as well as his
directing air strikes
为此以及他指导对敌方坦克的空袭
on enemy tank and
anti-aircraft positions,
调遣防空部队的位置
Lieutenant Colonel Vann becomes
范恩中校
the first civilian
since World War II
成为美国二战以来第一位
to be awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross.
被授予铜十字勋章的平民
The North Vietnamese continue
on their way to Tan Cahn.
北越军队不断攻击谭卡恩
And Vann fears for the army led
范恩对成为惊弓之鸟的努祖
by an already panicking Dzu.
感到万分担心
Vann relieves Dzu
and takes control
他免除了努祖的职务自己担任
of the ARVN II Corps force.
南越共和国♥军♥11军团的指挥官
Dzu is sent off to Saigon
努祖被送到西贡
and replaced by Major Toan.
被端少校取代
Also brought in is Colonel Ba
同时到来的还有巴上校
and his experienced
23rd ARVN Division.
及他极具作战经验的23师
On May 13, enemy
artillery and tanks
5月13日敌方炮兵及坦克连
attack Kon Tum from both
the north and south.
从南北两边同时袭击了昆嵩
They are repelled by both
M72 LAW missile launchers
他们被M72轻型反装甲导弹
and TOW missiles.
和陶氏反装甲导弹击退
The Light Anti-Tank Weapon
轻型反装甲武器
is a portable single shot weapon
是一种手提式单发武器
to be disposed after
firing its payload.
是抛弃式火箭筒开火之后就要被废弃
A 66-millimeter
anti-tank missile
66毫米反装甲导弹
weighing only 5 1/2 pounds,
只有5.5磅重
the LAW could
withstand the elements
M72轻型反装甲武器
as the rocket was sealed
in the launch tube.
发射筒内预装一枚导弹头
It will prove itself
crucial in Kon Tum.
在昆嵩展示了决定性的作用
The North Vietnamese
continue to attack
北越军在随后的三天内
on and off for the
next three days.
断断续续继续了几次袭击
On May 16th, they are
relentlessly bombed
5月16日他们被B-52无情轰炸
by a B-52, breaking
their forward momentum.
阻挡了他们前进的势头
Vann will direct
300 B-52 strikes
范恩在战争过程中
through the course
of the battle.
指挥着300架B-52进行战斗
Attacks keep coming
over the next two weeks
接下来的两周战火持续蔓延
culminating in the final
battle for Kon Tum.
直到最终在昆嵩达到高♥潮♥
May 26th, 1972.
1972年5月26日
It is early morning.