Fire support base
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A fire support base (FSB or firebase) is an encampment designed to provide fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of their main base camp cannon and howitzers. FSBs were used extensively in the Vietnam War.
External links
- Anatomy of a Fire Base (http://splorg.org/vietnam/anatomy.html)
- The Gunpit - Basic Layout (http://www.bravecannons.org/the_gun/gunpit.html)
- FIRE SUPPORT BASES (http://www.gruntonline.com/US_Forces/US_Artillery/arty9.htm)
- The 2001 version of Vietnam LZs, FBs, FSBs and Camps (http://www.landscaper.net/firebase.htm)
- Fire Support Base Development by Major Robert V Nicoli, 9-69 (http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/vwfsb.htm)