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It was the first time American soldiers battled the the North Vietnamese soldiers in a large battle . The use of the airborne (helicopters) were also tested . Ia Drang cost the Americans a heavy toll along with the enemy giving way to war of atrrition , and "body counts" that gauged a units sucess . Both sides claimed a victory .
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RafaIt was to be the first major battle between the NVA and the US, and it was also to test the strategy of using Air Cavalry or simply troops leaping out of choppers onto the Landing Zone. The test was successful and it was a major victory for the US and the Air Cavalry was used the rest of the war.
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