The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-07. IT MIGHT LOOK UNSTABLE, BEING MADE OF ARC-MESH, BUT THIS FORTY FOOT TOWER AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) THRUST HAS WITHSTOOD HEAVY MONSOON STORMS. THE TOWER WAS BUILT BY FIVE ENGINEERS FROM THE 1ST FIELD SQUADRON IN THREE DAYS TO MEET A DEFENCE REQUIREMENT AT THE BASE. THE COLUMN SECTIONS AT THE BASE'S PLATFORM WERE MADE AT THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) BASE AT NUI DAT. THEY WERE THEN TAKEN TO FSB THRUST AND PUT TOGETHER LIKE A MECCANO SET. THE BASE IS HELD DOWN BY 100 SANDBAGS AND 100 TWO-FOOT STAPLES MADE FROM HALF-INCH ROD. THE OBSERVATION TOWER IS REACHED BY WAY OF A LADDER INSIDE ONE OF THE COLUMNS, AND CARRIES 500 SANDBAGS FOR PROTECTION OF THE OBSERVER ON DUTY. FSB THRUST PROVIDES ARTILLERY SUPPORT FOR UNITS OF THE TASK FORCE OPERATING NEAR THE AREA.
Bare-chested Gunner Ted Robinson of Nambour, Qld, looking through binoculars, keeps a sharp lookout for the enemy from the top of an observation tower at Fire Support Base (FSB) Thrust. His unit, the
A massive Chinook helicopter of the US Army lifts a giant observation tower which was used at Fire Support Base (FSB) Thrust.
Fire Support Base (FSB) Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly of Canberra, ACT, and Corporal Bruce Feldman of Geelong, Vic, talk about l
May Tao, South Vietnam. 2 December 1969. A 105mm howitzer gun of 101st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, stands ready for instant action on steel mesh matting in support of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The AN
Fire Support Base (FSB) Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Thomas Daly of Canberra, ACT, and machine gunner, Private (Pte) Barry Guthrie
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM. 1969-11. PRIVATE TED MERRITT RECEIVES AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) SIR THOMAS DALY WHO CAUGHT HIM MANNING AN M60 MA
