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The translation of the insult is wrong, either out of incompetence or deliberate Political correctness by the translator YellowMonkey ( cricket photo poll!) paid editing=POV 07:06, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
'Đụ mẹ Úc Đại Lợi' literally means "F*** your mother, Australia(ns)!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.22.19.30 ( talk) 04:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
@Anotherclown: I did look at the previous discussion. My purpose was to provide a literal translation. It does indeed have the force of "get fucked", but whereas in English one says "get fucked", in Vietnamese one literally says "fuck your mother".
Surely this counts as a defeat? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyphatma ( talk • contribs) 07:32, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
My perception of Long Tần is that the Communists limped off to lick their wounds, but in this case it sounds like they said "Well, we've won - nothing else to do here." Does anyone know of any reputable scholars' views on this? Lyphatma ( talk) 07:39, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
"I was at Operation Bribie and can confirm the Australians lost there. That was one Australian Company from 6RAR against more than 1 VC Company from D445. It was a loss for the Australians, but I would not consider it a "major" battle as it had no strategic importance like Long Tan did." Canpark ( talk) 11:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I happen to know a crew member (Driver) of the M113 that recovered the damaged APC. He is adamant that the damaged M113 was towed back the entire way to Nui Dat behind his carrier. It is particularly memorable because the damages to the vehicle meant that it caused considerable drag on his vehicle. It does appear (unreferenced) in some books that the vehicle was recovered on a flatbed. His belief is that this comes from the fact that the vehicle was subsequently moved within Nui Dat on a flatbed. I would like to edit the article to correct this, however the only reference is personal discussion, and a written (but unplublished) personal account of the battle. Whats the most appropriate way to reference this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Craig Turner69 ( talk • contribs) 01:27, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
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The translation of the insult is wrong, either out of incompetence or deliberate Political correctness by the translator YellowMonkey ( cricket photo poll!) paid editing=POV 07:06, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
'Đụ mẹ Úc Đại Lợi' literally means "F*** your mother, Australia(ns)!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.22.19.30 ( talk) 04:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
@Anotherclown: I did look at the previous discussion. My purpose was to provide a literal translation. It does indeed have the force of "get fucked", but whereas in English one says "get fucked", in Vietnamese one literally says "fuck your mother".
Surely this counts as a defeat? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyphatma ( talk • contribs) 07:32, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
My perception of Long Tần is that the Communists limped off to lick their wounds, but in this case it sounds like they said "Well, we've won - nothing else to do here." Does anyone know of any reputable scholars' views on this? Lyphatma ( talk) 07:39, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
"I was at Operation Bribie and can confirm the Australians lost there. That was one Australian Company from 6RAR against more than 1 VC Company from D445. It was a loss for the Australians, but I would not consider it a "major" battle as it had no strategic importance like Long Tan did." Canpark ( talk) 11:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I happen to know a crew member (Driver) of the M113 that recovered the damaged APC. He is adamant that the damaged M113 was towed back the entire way to Nui Dat behind his carrier. It is particularly memorable because the damages to the vehicle meant that it caused considerable drag on his vehicle. It does appear (unreferenced) in some books that the vehicle was recovered on a flatbed. His belief is that this comes from the fact that the vehicle was subsequently moved within Nui Dat on a flatbed. I would like to edit the article to correct this, however the only reference is personal discussion, and a written (but unplublished) personal account of the battle. Whats the most appropriate way to reference this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Craig Turner69 ( talk • contribs) 01:27, 27 May 2015 (UTC)