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S1 E1 View from the helicopter onto the Firebase

posted 9 years ago by film_rat
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When Anderson takes off to the Chu Lai Headquarters, he - and we - look back onto the Firebase Ladybird. In this picture you can see two gigantic holes. Are we supposed to think this would be the effect of the nighttime assault, of bombs or grenades or whatever? The holes are much too big for that, they are rather like the caldera of a volcano. So what is it with these huge holes?

English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.

[–] 9 years ago

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[–] film_rat 9 years ago

Maybe you would like to check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HdPSk6R138
at 8:48
The whole firebase seems to consist merely of these two giant holes. Later in the episode, when the convoi arrives at the firebase (at 21:26 of the link above), those two giant holes aren't no longer there.

English is not my first language. Any corrections are welcome.