It was long known that such complexes existed, but it was not realized just how extensive they were in some areas, how important they were to the viet cong, and how difficult it was to detect and neutralize. Tunnel rats is a surprinsly accomplished film from director uwe boll. Tunnel rats, as american soldiers who worked in the cu chi tunnels during the vietnam war were known, used the evocative term black. Small villages dot this land, worked by peasants, who have lived there. Tunnel rats is a west coast underground hip hop collective founded in 1993 in whittier, california. If there were vent holes that we had not seen from outside, the concussion from the grenades explosions wouldnt necessarily have. Gordon l rottman entered the us army in 1967, volunteered for special forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. Tunnel rats as a unit is indeed exist for australian force in vietnam, they are the men of 3 troop, 1st field sqn, royal australian engineer. Malcolm young of firefly films, a film and television production company in singapore, is developing a documentary about the vietnam war that will look at the system of tunnels the viet cong had in south vietnam and the role of the american tunnel rats to that end, young is looking for former vietnam war tunnel rats who would be willing to be. The vietcong had been using tunnel systems for many years against the chinese, japanese and french invaders. Jan 28, 2018 documentary on tunnel rats in vietnam.
Their motto was the latin phrase nongradus rodentumnot worth a rat. Tunnel rats ofvietnam vietnams littleknown underground war and the men and women who fought it sgt. During the vietnam war, if a us tunnel rat got injured. Those were the guys who wriggled their way through the ridiculously narrow tunnels the viet cong used to transport personnel and weapons, set boobytraps, and all that. Now usually black guys managed to avoid becoming tunnel rats on account of them being so tall, but benoit was burdened with the double misfortune of being short and black during the vietnam war, a curse i wouldnt wish on my worst enemy. The vietnam tunnel rats association has reserved the australian war memorial last post ceremony for 18 february next year. During the vietnam war 19591975 a special us combat unit is sent out to. Dec 14, 2009 conflict vietnam tunnel rats ps2 cunftucker. There is a pretty good book out there called the tunnels of cu chi. Feb 09, 2018 sapper jim marett outside the ruins of a rubber plantation mansion in vietnam in 1970. Tunnel rats is a dark and intense singleplayer shooter for pc that depicts the horrific realities of the vietnam war as seen through the eyes of a young us soldier.
Tunnel rats is a dark and intense singleplayer shooter for pc that depicts the horrific realities of the vietnam war as seen through the eyes of a. It was a very stressful, nerve racking job, pushing the rat s mental state to its limits. First of all, those ops were certainly not off the book. Pacific carriers xbox360, ps3, simulator\flight, 3. For them, thats what they do and only they will do it, normal infantry within australian rank would not go into tunnel system, and they are the only unit tagged with tunnel rat acronym. They came to be known simply as tunnel rats with the unofficial motto non gratum anus rodentum not worth a rat s ass. Most of us who served as tunnel rats during the vietnam war quickly realized that crawling through. Video vietnam rats tunnel rats 2008 mux h264 eng ac3 ita aac. Since the 1940s, during the war against the french colonial forces, the viet cong had created an extensive underground system of. Overall this a excellent primer on tactics, techniques and procedures of this little know form of irregular warfare that has seen revitalization of tunnel warfare in our current conflict in afghanistan, were todays tunnel fighter carry on the linage of their vietnam tunnel rat brethrens.
In order to leave this area, you are going to have to help the australian sas out. Based on the tunnel rats of the vietnam war, 1968 tunnel rats is a thrilling low budget war film. During the vietnam war tunnel rat became a more or less official specialty for volunteer infantrymen, primarily from australia, new zealand, and the united states. He served in the 5th special forces group in vietnam in 196970 and subsequently in airborne infantry, longrange patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. This patch would be a great gift idea and a wonderful addition to your patch collection. Our tunnel rat vietnam patch is a full color, embroidered military patch. During the vietnam war 19591975 a special us combat unit is sent out to hunt and. He liked it as it was lighter, but ammunition was hard to get since we only had. War is a disgrace, is cruelty, misery, tears and death. As member of a tunnel rats squad, the player is trained to clearing out the huge tunnel systems underneath the jungle of vietnam. In 1965, soon after the first us combat troops had arrived in vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the viet cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy.
In a documentary for the film, boll revealed the film did not have a script, and instead the actors improvised their lines. However, his helicopter is shot down over enemy territory, leaving brooks stranded in the jungle as the only surviving member of his platoon. What was the mortality rate of the vietnam era tunnel rats. Military slang during the vietnam war some of the photos can be harsh or unpleasant. The vietcong used elaborate tunnel systems to store food and ammunition as well as housing medical and combat facilities. Their unofficial motto was non gratum anus rodentum in latin. Two of us were sent into the tunnel that day, myself and benoit. The tunnel rats were american, australian and new zealand soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the vietnam war. The largest tunnel systems in south vietnam some under us bases could be as vast as 200 kilometers 125 miles long and were built to. These brave soldiersmarines were called tunnel rats. No dead tunnel rats were left in a tunnel, dead or wounded they were all dragged out with commo wire, ropes, or by a comrade using a firemans crawl. The tunnel rats were not spies or saboteur sent to north vietnam or neutral cambodia. Tunnel rats in vietnam cherrieswriter vietnam war website.
The life of the tunnel rat was not to be envied, unless you are the most committed of adrenaline junkies and have a death wish. This is the same patch that is supplied to the military and sold in military base exchanges. The viet cong, who were crack forces highly skilled at guerilla warfare, might. We will use this occasion to honour our 36 comrades who lost their lives while serving as tunnel rats with 1 troop, 2 troop and 3 troop of 1 field squadron 35 kia and with 3 field troop 1 kia. There were numerous underground guerilla bases in south vietnam that had been built and supplied by forced labor from the surrounding villages. Written by tom mangold a war journalist during vietnam.
But his search places him in grave danger with a killer determined to protect the secrets of the tunnels. While tracking down specific statistics on fatality rates among the tunnel rats is not easy, it is not a stretch to venture that. Sapper jim marett outside the ruins of a rubber plantation mansion in vietnam in 1970. During the vietnam war 19591975 a special us combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the viet cong soldiers in a mantoman combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of vietnam. Sadly boll didnt get his facts right on the selection of the tunnel rats. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query tunnel rats. The bravery of these five tunnel rats in vietnam was suitably recognised with the awarding of the prestigious military medal more through the photographs taken by the men who served there, take a walk back in time to see australian tunnel rats at war and play in vietnam in the 60s and early 70s. Opinion my life as a tunnel rat the new york times. Tunnel rats were us, australian and newzelander soldiers who went inside viet cong vc tunnels to kill any vc inside, gather any intel, recover arms and finally demolish the tunnels by planting explosives. The job was time consuming, difficult the tunnels were a tight squeeze for a typical vietname. Tunnel rat patch, 25th infantry vietnam war, x rare. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site.
Special us soldiers called tunnel rats would crawl through the systems to find the enemy. Named after the tunnel rats in the vietnam war, the mixedgender, multiracial collective consists of some seventeen individual members and incorporates four affiliated groups, lpg, future shock, foundation, and new breed, which have recorded both within tunnel rats and independently. Tunnel rats is a dark and intense singleplayer shooter for pc that depicts the horrific realities of the vietnam war as seen through the eyes of. The tunnel systems could often be huge, and would be filled with all kinds of tricks and traps, not to mention people trying to kill you. Year of the rat vietnam, 1972, 1972, simulation publications, simulation of the weeks. Rats tunnel in the war of vietnam learning history. Tunnel rats were all volunteers as they soon realized that if a person really didnt want to do the job, he would just report the tunnel as a dead end. Tunnel rats, also known as 1968 tunnel rats, is a 2008 germancanadian war suspense film written and directed by uwe boll.
Steamrevolver torrent or any other torrent from the games pc. Tunnel rats, as american soldiers who worked in the cu chi tunnels during the vietnam war were known, used the evocative term black echo to describe the experience of being in the tunnels. His hunt for a motive takes him to the vietnam, where the american tunnel rats fought the dirtiest battle of the war against the viet cong. In a documentary for the film, boll revealed the film did not have a.
Pete rejoruiz, a cubanborn tunnel rat, is shown popping out of a north vietnamese tunnel. This title will be based on the personal accounts of those who served in this unique role and will describe the specialist training and equipment, not to mention the tactics and combat. We will use this occasion to honour our 36 comrades who lost their lives while serving as tunnel rats with 1 troop, 2 troop and 3 troop of 1. Jun 20, 2015 men who hid in tunnels during wars viet nam. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the vietnam war. The largest tunnel systems in south vietnam some under us bases could be as vast as 200 kilometers 125 miles long and were built to withstand bombings, explosions, poison gas etc. Tunnel rats war drama 2008 toufeeq adonis 720p brrip. During the vietnam war, tunnel rat became an unofficial specialty for volunteer combat engineers and infantrymen from australia and the united states who cleared and destroyed enemy tunnel complexes. To a man, volunteers only volunteers were permitted to join tunnel rat units they would enter the tunnels network systems of the viet cong armed with nothing more than a. Pretty good read with actual pictures from the era. They were infantrymen who volunteered to go down the tunnels of south vi. Vietnams littleknown underground war and the men and women who fought it. Most of us who served as tunnel rats during the vietnam war quickly realized that crawling through underground enemy bunkers would be the. A second murder in bangkok links the deaths to a group of vietnam veterans who worked as tunnel rats, one of whom is about to become vicepresident of the usa and cannot have their secret revealed, so he sends a mercenary to take care of any revelations.
Real vietnam footage set to the music of ccr run through the jungle. Their motto was the tongueincheek latin phrase non gratus anus rodentum not worth a rat s arse in the early stages of the war against the french colonial forces, the viet minh created an. Dec 06, 2014 tunnel rats were all volunteers as they soon realized that if a person really didnt want to do the job, he would just report the tunnel as a dead end. With michael pare, wilson bethel, mitch eakins, erik eidem. The tunnel rats faced trap doors which contained deadly spikes underneath, snakes were hung from the ceiling so they would hang down ready to attack anyone passing by and some also contained holes in the side of the tunnel wall, on the other side would be a viet cong soldier holding a spear ready to impale any intruders. A turning point presentation to introduce the cu chi tunnel rats of vietnam. During the vietnam war tunnel rat became a more or less official speciality for. Feb 19, 2014 the tunnel rats faced trap doors which contained deadly spikes underneath, snakes were hung from the ceiling so they would hang down ready to attack anyone passing by and some also contained holes in the side of the tunnel wall, on the other side would be a viet cong soldier holding a spear ready to impale any intruders. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. American soldier using a knife to probe the floor of a viet cong tunnel in the iron triangle north of saigon, south vietnam. What was it like to be an american tunnel rat in vietnam.
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