Battle for Xuan Loc - Divided Ground - Vietnam

In one of the bloodiest battles of the entire 2nd Indochina War, the ARVN turned in an incredible performance during the 1975 NVA Final offensive when the soldiers of the ARVN 8th Infantry Division held the town of Xuan Loc after being attacked by four NVA divisions using Soviet-built T-54 tanks to spearhead the assault. In the month-long battle, the ARVN managed to completely destroy 3 of the 4 attacking divisions and dozens of T-54 tanks before finally being overrun. In the battle they were using U.S. supplied TOW missles for the first time against the NVA armor and they did an excellent job. They were supported by U.S. Cobra gunships also firing TOW missles and the Snakes accounted for many more tanks destroyed. But when Xuan Loc fell, there was nothing between the NVA and Siagon