Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord

FSB Ripcord
Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; Fire Support Base Ripcord in 1970
Date	1–23 July 1970; (3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	16°26′45.5″N 107°11′28″E / 16.445972°N 107.19111°E; A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, South Vietnam - UTM Grid YD 343-194
Result	see Aftermath
Belligerents
North Vietnam	United States
Commanders and leaders
324B Division:; Chu Phương Đới; 803rd Regiment:; Vũ Thế Đào; 29th Regiment:; Nguyễn Hòa Bình	Col. Ben Harrison; Lt. Col. Andre Lucas †
Units involved
High Command:; 324B Division; Siege at Ripcord:; 803rd Regiment, 324B Division reinforced with: 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment, Trị Thiên Army Group; 7B Sapper Battalion; 3 Fire Support Companies; At Co Pung and Hill 1078:; 29th Regiment, 324B Division, reinforced with: 1 Fire Support Company;	2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
Casualties and losses
U.S. claim:; 422 killed; 6 captured	75 killed; 8 aircraft destroyed

The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was a 23-day battle between elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and two reinforced divisions of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) that took place from 1 to 23 July 1970. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the PAVN during the Vietnam War.