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The VC continually formed assault groups under the cover of the monsoon rain and moved forward but were broken up by artillery fire. Fortunately for the attackers, the soft boggy ground reduced the effect of the shell bursts, but there were a large number of wounded. The soldiers of D Company held their line and repulsed any VC that got through the artillery barrage. D Company were supported by twenty-four 105 mm and 155 mm guns from the Australian 1st Field Regiment, the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery and the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Regiment. 2,639 rounds of artillery were fired throughout the remainder of the battle and night, with fire concentrating on likely VC forming-up positions and escape routes. "A" Battery, 1st Field Regiment fired rounds every 15 seconds for three hours. The U.S. gunners were in the same base as "A" Battery and assisted the exhausted Australian gunners by carrying artillery rounds to their guns.

The VC continually formed assault groups under the cover of the monsoon rain and moved forward but were broken up by artillery fire. Fortunately for the attackers, the soft boggy ground reduced the effect of the shell bursts, but there were a large number of wounded. The soldiers of D Company held their line and repulsed any VC that got through the artillery barrage. D Company were supported by twenty-four 105 mm and 155 mm guns from the Australian 1st Field Regiment, the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery and the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Regiment. 2,639 rounds of artillery were fired throughout the remainder of the battle and night, with fire concentrating on likely VC forming-up positions and escape routes. "A" Battery, 1st Field Regiment fired rounds every 15 seconds for three hours. The U.S. gunners were in the same base as "A" Battery and assisted the exhausted Australian gunners by carrying artillery rounds to their guns.

According to Private Peter Doyle: ''"Without our artillery support they would have whipped us something fierce."''

According to Private Peter Doyle: ''"Without our artillery support they would have whipped us something fierce."''<ref>[http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4086943/long-tan-pride/ Australian Vietnam vets have come a long way since the Battle of Long Tan 50 years ago]</ref>

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