WorksheetsThe Battle of Long Tan
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was the battle of Long Tan
Long Tan is Australia's only memorial site in Vietnam
True
False
What were the challenges faced by Australian soldiers as the battled at Long Tan ?
Outnumbered by the Viet Cong
Monsoon
Bad leadership
Fatigue
One Autralian soldier described the Viet Cong soldiers as being like...
Lighting
Tigers
Zombies
Ducks
The age range of those killed in the BAttle of Long Tan was (a)
True or False
Of those who died (KIA or from wounds in hospital) more than 50% were conscripts into the Army
True
False
Officially how many Viet Cong casualties were recorded post battle?
550
1200
245
300
The battle of Long Tan was the only major battle that the Australians were involved in during the war. It ensured that the Viet Cong were not able to operate in Phuoc Toy province in anything like (major) strength afterwards.
(Ian Sutherland, Conflict in Indo China, Nelson, Melbourne, 1993 p. 82)
Is this assessment of the battle of Long Tan true or false?
True
False
What was the significance of the Battle of Long Tan?
