The Vietnam War was quite different in many ways, especially when it came to artillery combat and tactics. Since in a regular war, your artillery sits usually a considerable distance behind the frontlines. Yet, Vietnam was a war without fronts.
One of the key innovations in terms of artillery combat during the Vietnam War was the “firebase” or “fire . base”.
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US military: Fire . Base Crook, June 1969,
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