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<div>{{Infobox Military Conflict<br />
|conflict=Operation Perth<br />
|image=[[File:Australian SOTG patrol Oct 2009.jpg|280px]]<br />
|caption=Australian special forces in Afghanistan during 2009<br />
|partof=the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]<br />
|date=July 2006<br />
|place=Chora valley, [[Orūzgān Province]], [[Afghanistan]]<br />
|result=Coalition victory<br />
|combatant1={{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]<br>{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[United States]]<br />
|combatant2={{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban insurgents]]<br />
|commander1={{flagicon|Australia|}} Mark Smethurst<br />
|commander2=<br />
|strength1=~300 special forces<br>Air support<br />
|strength2=Several hundred fighters<br />
|casualties1=6 wounded<br />
|casualties2=150 killed<br />
|campaignbox={{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Operation Perth''' was an [[Australian Defence Force|Australian military]] operation in [[Orūzgān Province]] undertaken in July 2006 during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]. The nine day search and destroy operation occurred as part of a wider multi-national coalition operation to clear the Chora Valley, {{convert|40|km|mi}} north-east of [[Tarin Kowt]], involving more than 500 troops from six nations, including the Netherlands [[Korps Commandotroepen]].<ref name=Defmagazine>{{Cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Special Forces battle against terror |work=Defence Magazine|publisher=Department of Defence |date=October 2006|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/defencemagazine/editions/200610/coverstory/coverstory.htm |doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref name=DailyTelegraph>{{cite news|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Diggers 'Killed 150 in Afghanistan' |work=|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 September 2006|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20402368-1702,00.html|doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> The operation was undertaken by the Australian Special Operations Task Group, including personnel from [[4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] and the [[Special Air Service Regiment]], under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Smethurst.<ref name=HeraldSun>{{cite news|last=McPhedran|first=Ian|authorlink=|coauthors=|title= Bloodiest battle since Vietnam |work=|publisher=Herald Sun|date=13 September 2006|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20401568-662,00.html|doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref>Horner 2008, p. 336.</ref> Fixed and rotary wing support was provided by a range of Coalition air assets, including Australian [[CH-47 Chinook]]s from the [[5th Aviation Regiment (Australia)|5th Aviation Regiment]]. Heavy fighting with [[Taliban]] insurgents resulted, and during the intense combat the Australians fought their way through the valley, clearing it in a series of synchronised and closely coordinated operations. Despite meeting stiff resistance from several hundred insurgents, the operation was ultimately successful with the Taliban sustaining heavy casualties and eventually fleeing the valley.<ref name=Defmagazine/><br />
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During the later stages of the operation a Coalition force came under heavy [[rocket-propelled grenade]], [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] and [[machine gun]] fire. Pinned down, an Australian commando [[platoon]] fought its way across the valley in order to arrange its extraction. The Taliban force resisted strongly, firing repeated RPG volleys which resulted in the death of one soldier and the wounding of 13 others, including six Australians. Despite losing a third of their strength the Australians continued the assault and amid heavy fighting the commandos successfully neutralised the insurgents before arranging the evacuation of the wounded.<ref name=Defmagazine/> The fighting had been intense and a number of Australians suffered serious injuries, including one soldier whose jaw was blown off, while the [[company sergeant major]] suffered extensive leg injuries. Meanwhile, three US [[Lockheed AC-130|AC-130 Spectre gunships]] run out of ammunition for their cannon and machine-guns while supporting the Australians. Likewise the Australian long-range patrol vehicles also ran out of ammunition, including for their [[FGM-148 Javelin|Javelin]] anti-armor missiles and machine-guns.<ref name=HeraldSun/><br />
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In total, six Australians were wounded during Operation Perth making it the bloodiest battle for Australian forces since the [[Vietnam War]] at the time.<ref name=HeraldSun/> Yet ultimately, superior weaponry and overwhelming airborne fire support had allowed the Australians to destroy a large and well-armed Taliban force and a number of Australians later received gallantry awards for their actions during the fighting.<ref name=HeraldSun/> Taliban losses were estimated at 150 killed. This whole story is a bunch of lies. Any time someone edits the article to tell the truth they delete it so no one can see what really happened. Keep posing posers.<ref name=DailyTelegraph/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roggio|first=Bill|authorlink=|coauthors=|title= The Great Taliban Turkey Shoot|work=The Long War Journal|publisher=|date=12 September 2006|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2006/09/the_great_taliban_tu.php |doi=|accessdate=9 January 2009}}</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Refbegin}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Horner |first=David |authorlink= |coauthor=ed| year=2008 |title=Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment|edition=Second|publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Crows Nest |isbn=978-1-74175-374-5}}<br />
{{Refend}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
{{Refbegin}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Coulthard-Clark |first=Chris |authorlink= |title=The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles |year=2010 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |edition=Third |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-74237-335-5}}<br />
{{Refend}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Afghanistan}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Operation Perth}}<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 2006]]<br />
[[Category:2006 in Afghanistan]]<br />
[[Category:NATO operations in Afghanistan]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States]]<br />
[[Category:History of Orūzgān Province]]<br />
[[Category:Military operations involving Australia|Perth]]</div>72.37.1.7https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Perth&diff=210044244Operation Perth2014-06-06T03:11:26Z<p>72.37.1.7: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Military Conflict<br />
|conflict=Operation Perth<br />
|image=[[File:Australian SOTG patrol Oct 2009.jpg|280px]]<br />
|caption=Australian special forces in Afghanistan during 2009<br />
|partof=the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]<br />
|date=July 2006<br />
|place=Chora valley, [[Orūzgān Province]], [[Afghanistan]]<br />
|result=Coalition victory<br />
|combatant1={{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]<br>{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[United States]]<br />
|combatant2={{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} [[Taliban insurgency|Taliban insurgents]]<br />
|commander1={{flagicon|Australia|}} Mark Smethurst<br />
|commander2=<br />
|strength1=~300 special forces<br>Air support<br />
|strength2=Several hundred fighters<br />
|casualties1=6 wounded<br />
|casualties2=150 killed<br />
|campaignbox={{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Operation Perth''' was an [[Australian Defence Force|Australian military]] operation in [[Orūzgān Province]] undertaken in July 2006 during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]. The nine day search and destroy operation occurred as part of a wider multi-national coalition operation to clear the Chora Valley, {{convert|40|km|mi}} north-east of [[Tarin Kowt]], involving more than 500 troops from six nations, including the Netherlands [[Korps Commandotroepen]].<ref name=Defmagazine>{{Cite web|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Special Forces battle against terror |work=Defence Magazine|publisher=Department of Defence |date=October 2006|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/defencemagazine/editions/200610/coverstory/coverstory.htm |doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref name=DailyTelegraph>{{cite news|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Diggers 'Killed 150 in Afghanistan' |work=|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 September 2006|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20402368-1702,00.html|doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> The operation was undertaken by the Australian Special Operations Task Group, including personnel from [[4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] and the [[Special Air Service Regiment]], under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Smethurst.<ref name=HeraldSun>{{cite news|last=McPhedran|first=Ian|authorlink=|coauthors=|title= Bloodiest battle since Vietnam |work=|publisher=Herald Sun|date=13 September 2006|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20401568-662,00.html|doi=|accessdate=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref>Horner 2008, p. 336.</ref> Fixed and rotary wing support was provided by a range of Coalition air assets, including Australian [[CH-47 Chinook]]s from the [[5th Aviation Regiment (Australia)|5th Aviation Regiment]]. Heavy fighting with [[Taliban]] insurgents resulted, and during the intense combat the Australians fought their way through the valley, clearing it in a series of synchronised and closely coordinated operations. Despite meeting stiff resistance from several hundred insurgents, the operation was ultimately successful with the Taliban sustaining heavy casualties and eventually fleeing the valley.<ref name=Defmagazine/><br />
<br />
During the later stages of the operation a Coalition force came under heavy [[rocket-propelled grenade]], [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] and [[machine gun]] fire. Pinned down, an Australian commando [[platoon]] fought its way across the valley in order to arrange its extraction. The Taliban force resisted strongly, firing repeated RPG volleys which resulted in the death of one soldier and the wounding of 13 others, including six Australians. Despite losing a third of their strength the Australians continued the assault and amid heavy fighting the commandos successfully neutralised the insurgents before arranging the evacuation of the wounded.<ref name=Defmagazine/> The fighting had been intense and a number of Australians suffered serious injuries, including one soldier whose jaw was blown off, while the [[company sergeant major]] suffered extensive leg injuries. Meanwhile, three US [[Lockheed AC-130|AC-130 Spectre gunships]] run out of ammunition for their cannon and machine-guns while supporting the Australians. Likewise the Australian long-range patrol vehicles also ran out of ammunition, including for their [[FGM-148 Javelin|Javelin]] anti-armor missiles and machine-guns.<ref name=HeraldSun/><br />
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In total, six Australians were wounded during Operation Perth making it the bloodiest battle for Australian forces since the [[Vietnam War]] at the time.<ref name=HeraldSun/> Yet ultimately, superior weaponry and overwhelming airborne fire support had allowed the Australians to destroy a large and well-armed Taliban force and a number of Australians later received gallantry awards for their actions during the fighting. In reality things happened a lot differently than this, but if these aussies want to make themselves feel better by lying about what really happened then so be it. 2-4 B co 1st and 2nd platoon 10th mountain did all the heavy lifting here and the rescuing, but i don't want to try to brag to make myself feel better. I and my brothers know the truth of what really went down in the valley.<ref name=HeraldSun/> Taliban losses were estimated at 150 killed.<ref name=DailyTelegraph/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roggio|first=Bill|authorlink=|coauthors=|title= The Great Taliban Turkey Shoot|work=The Long War Journal|publisher=|date=12 September 2006|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2006/09/the_great_taliban_tu.php |doi=|accessdate=9 January 2009}}</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Refbegin}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Horner |first=David |authorlink= |coauthor=ed| year=2008 |title=Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment|edition=Second|publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Crows Nest |isbn=978-1-74175-374-5}}<br />
{{Refend}}<br />
<br />
==Further reading==<br />
{{Refbegin}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Coulthard-Clark |first=Chris |authorlink= |title=The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles |year=2010 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |edition=Third |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-74237-335-5}}<br />
{{Refend}}<br />
<br />
{{coord missing|Afghanistan}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Operation Perth}}<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 2006]]<br />
[[Category:2006 in Afghanistan]]<br />
[[Category:NATO operations in Afghanistan]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States]]<br />
[[Category:History of Orūzgān Province]]<br />
[[Category:Military operations involving Australia|Perth]]</div>72.37.1.7