Battle of Ben Het

Battle of Ben Het
Part of Vietnam War

One of two destroyed PT-76 tanks
DateMarch 3–4, 1969
Location
Ben Het Camp, South Vietnam
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam		 Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States Captain John Stovall (WIA) Unknown
Units involved
United States Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment
United States 5th Special Forces Group
South Vietnam CIDG
United States 4th Infantry Division Artillery		 16th Company, 4th Battalion, 202nd Armored Regiment
Strength
United States 4 M48 tanks
2 M42A1 tanks
1 175mm artillery battery
1 AC-47
12 Green Berets
South Vietnam 400 CIDG		 10 PT-76 tanks
Unknown number of BTR-50s
Casualties and losses
United States 1 M48A3 tank lightly damaged
2 killed
2 wounded
South Vietnam 1 killed
6 wounded		 2 PT-76 tanks destroyed
1 BTR-50PK destroyed
Unknown; no bodies found

The Battle of Ben Het was a North Vietnamese armored assault on the Ben Het Special Forces Camp. It was the only tank battle between the United States and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.