No, "only 17" were the absolute elite of American special forces caught in an attack by literally almost naked guys. It doesn't count all the locals who were trained, armed, and led (and clothed) by them and also died in the same attack by those almost naked guys.
Ignore the almost 100 wounded in the FB. After, again, they were attacked by only 50 literally almost naked guys.
I don't include any terrorist/sabotage style bombings (and mine explosions, and just shelling).
And btw the survivor of the Black Lions told you how the Main Force VC were the "best infantry in the world", while their attack special forces (suicide commandos) were the best of their kind in the world too, just the Americans had better and more arty, and of course the air power. Without heavy weapons on either side, the Vietnamese would win absolutely routinely in any large battle.
No, "only 17" were the absolute elite of American special forces caught in an attack by literally almost naked guys. It doesn't count all the locals who were trained, armed, and led (and clothed) by them and also died in the same attack by those almost naked guys.
Ignore the almost 100 wounded in the FB. After, again, they were attacked by only 50 literally almost naked guys.
I don't include any terrorist/sabotage style bombings (and mine explosions, and just shelling).
And btw the survivor of the Black Lions told you how the Main Force VC were the "best infantry in the world", while their attack special forces (suicide commandos) were the best of their kind in the world too, just the Americans had better and more arty, and of course the air power. Without heavy weapons on either side, the Vietnamese would win absolutely routinely in any large battle.