A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) was a temporary military encampment widely used during the Vietnam War to provide artillery fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. FSBs followed a number of plans, their shape and construction varying based on the terrain they occupied and the projected garrison. The concept has continued on through current military operations.
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