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SOG: Prairie Fire is the absolute more realistic Vietnam experience ever made, especially for Arma 3. In this Arma 3 multiplayer and Arma 3 coop CDLC, you play as the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Special Operations Group (MACV SOG), the most elite force in the war.

Historical Background:
The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF).

Australian signals intelligence (SIGINT) had tracked the VC 275th Regiment and D445 Battalion moving to a position just north of Long Tan. By 16 August, it was positioned near Long Tan outside the range of the artillery at Nui Dat. On the night of 16/17 August, mortars and recoilless rifles (RCL) attacked Nui Dat from a position 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east until counter-battery fire made it stop. The next morning D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR), departed Nui Dat to locate the firing points and the direction of the enemy withdrawal. D Company found weapon pits including mortars and RCLs, and clashed with VC around midday 18 August.

Facing a larger force, D Company called down artillery fire. Heavy fighting ensued as the VC attempted to encircle and destroy the Australians. After several hours two UH-1B Iroquois from No. 9 Squadron RAAF arrived overhead to resupply them. Supported by strong artillery fire, D Company held off a regimental assault before a relief force of M113 armoured personnel carriers and infantry from Nui Dat reinforced them at nighttime. The Australian forces had withdrawn to evacuate their casualties and formed a defensive position overnight. The next day Australian forces swept the area though the VC had withdrawn. The operation ended on 21 August.

Although 1 ATF initially thought it had suffered a defeat, it was later thought to have been a victory by preventing the VC from moving against Nui Dat. The battle's outcome was indecisive, with disagreements on its effect between the 275th Regiment and D445 Battalion. The D445 Battalion regarded the battle as a success, with the political victory of an effective ambush, and the securing of the areas around Long Tan village itself. Whether the battle impaired the capabilities of the VC is disputed.

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00:00 - Mission Prep
26:14 - Dedication for a fallen Dev
29:37 - Mission Brief
31:53 - Recce Patrol Step Off
38:00 - Crossing the World's Most Rickety Bridge Under Fire
41:35 - Contact in Enemy Territory
53:45 - Moving into VC held village
58:15 - Digging into a Counter Attack
1:08:30 - Charging into Long Tan
1:24:00 - Repositioning to Flank the VC
1:44:35 - Literally the Worst Tactical Position in History
1:55:11 - Rescuing our Allies (again)
2:08:06 - DEFENDING AGAINST A WHOLE VC COMPANY
2:16:25 - They Finally Got me
2:25:28 - ENDEX and AAR

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