The battle was unusual in Australian combat experience in South Vietnam as it involved fierce close-quarter house-to-house fighting, although the majority of enemy killed was through heavy artillery and air-bombardment. In response to PAVN/VC attempts to capture Binh Ba the Australians assaulted the village with infantry, armour and helicopter gunships, routing the VC and largely destroying the village itself.
The battle was unprecedented in Australian combat experience in South Vietnam as it involved intense close-quarters house-to-house fighting, although the majority of enemy killed was through heavy artillery and air-bombardment. In response to PAVN/VC attempts to capture Binh Ba, the Australians launched a counterattack with infantry, armour, and helicopter gunships, routing the VC and largely destroying the village itself.