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the fighting except for these cornbat areas where power lines and water
rnains were torn down or disrupted by the fighting.

The total results of the enernyrs Tet offensive in Qui-
Nhon city were as follows. :
Enerny : II0 killed, including provincial cornrnissar
Bien Cuong and a battalion cornrnander; 57 captured including Lieutenant
Nguyen, political cornrnissar of the enerny sapper battalion, and I29
weapons seized, including nine crew served weapons. Those captured
also included a nurnber of suspects and pro-Cornrnunist agents.
Friendly : l7 killed, including three Arnerican officers
and four enlisted rnen; 64 wounded and 38 weapons lost, including two
crew s e rved weapons.
Public property darnage included the Inforrnation O{fice,
the radio station, the Arrny Security Service cornpound, two police
jeeps, two arrnored vehicles two rnilitary. trucks and the 1:irtual des-
truction of the railroad stationrs workshop.

Civilian property darnage included rnoderate darnage to
Il0 houses in Huyen TranHarnlet, nine in Nguyen Cong TruHarnlet and
45 in Bach Dang tr{arnlet. Civilian casualties throughout the Binh Dinh
province were 129 killedand 116 wounded, About half of these civilian
casualties were frorn Qui Nhon city.
The o{fensive caused a total of 16,016 refugees to be
displaced frorn their hornes and villages into safer governrnent-
controlled areas.

B. ENEMY OFFENSIVE ON DISTRICT TOWNS

Besides Qui Nhon city a nurnber of district towng such
as An Nhon and Tuy Phuoc were assaulted by the enerny.

An estirnated enemy cornpany atternpted to assault An
Nhon on the rnorning of Feb 2 or the fourth day of Tet. They suffered
sixty ki1led and lost eleven weapons, including one anti-aircraft
rnachinegun. This result was obtained by the districtrs newly reinfor-
ced rnilitia garrison, supported by airstrikes. Most of the enerny
casualties were credited to airstrikes.

In Loc Ha Harnlet, just outside Tuy Phuoc district town,
a Regional Force unit engaged the enerny and killed 45 of thern and
seized eight as s orted weapons.

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