VIETNAM COMBAT OPERATIONS

People's Army of Vietnam:

VOLUME 4: COUNTEROFFENSIVE II
Taking the Offensive Viet Cong Regulars:
1 JULY 1966 TO 31 DECEMBER 1966
(version 11.08)

1.0 SCENARIO DATAS: Viet Cong Main Force:

1.1 Scenario Parameters:

Map Scale: 4km per hexagon (5km in editor)

Viet Cong Local Force:
Map Size: 250 x 178 (1000km x 712km)
Unit size: company/battalion
Units in theater: 1379
Turn length: Half-week
Number of turns: 53
Weather zones: 2
2.0 SCENARIO BRIEFING & OPTIONS:
1.2 Unit Color Code: This volume is the fourth in a planned series of 24
scenarios trying to recreate in detail the various
United States Army: campaigns of the Vietnam War between 8 March 1965 (the
landing of the first two US ground battalions) and 30 April
1975 (The Fall of Saigon). It covers the second half of
1966, a period that marked a significant change in the
United States Air Force: allied strategy. General Westmoreland, having recieved
substantial reinforcements, went on the offensive in
selected "priority areas" and began corps-scale operation
that November with ATTLEBORO. It was also the period
United States Navy: chosen by the Northvietnamese to open a new front along
the DMZ by invading Quang Tri Province and drawing III
MAF away from its coastal enclaves. The human player will
earn VPs by capturing objective flags on map but also by
fulfilling a number of missions during the game (for
United States Marine Corps: example by conducting combat operations, securing
certain areas, establishing bases and CIDG camps etc...).
A chronology of events has been included in this manual, it
serves both as a guideline for the player and to explain the
Australia: missions the he will have to conduct to earn VPs.

2.1 What's New in Volume 4:

-Corrected missing river connection in Chau Doc.

New Zealand:
-Corrected minor event engine bugs.
-Updated abbrevaitions and glossary.
-Broke ATF artillery into individual batteries.
-Mission VPs are now received when operation is initiated,
Republic of Korea: not terminated.

2.2 Recommended Game Options:

Royal Thai Army: Advanced Rules:

-Command & Control: ON
-Scenario Variability: OFF
-Fog of War: ON
-Environment: ON
Philippines: -Active Disengagement: OFF (1)
-Air Staff Assistant: OFF
-No Borders: ON (2)
-High Supply: OFF
Special Forces:
(1) This is to simulate the high fluidity of the Vietnam
battlefield and the frustrating ability of the VC/NVA to
easily disengage.
Republic of Vietnam: (2) See In Game Options
In Game Options: All modified HQ icons retain of course both airlift and
To reinforce Fog of War, I highly recommend turning airmobile capacity.
Possession view to invisible in the Control Panel at the
start of Game Turn 1. Important rule: All non-airborne units that can use air
transport can only do so from one friendly airfield/airport
to another, they can never be airdropped (the only
3.0 HOUSE RULES: exception to this are the US Marine Force Recon units and
Special Forces, who were trained for parachute insertions).
I've tried to limit the number of house rules to a minimum
but some are necessary to give more realism to the game:
3.3 Airborne rules:
3.1 Air rules:
Only the following unit types are considered airborne-
capable in this game:
-No MACV/RVNAF/FWA air units can be placed on Air
-Airborne and Parachute Infantry (1)
Superiority or Interdiction missions (Air Superiority is
-Special Forces (2)
useless as there is no PAVN/PLAF air units and the only
-Marine Force Recon (3)
interdiction campaign of the War occured over the Ho Chi
Minh Trail which is outside the scope of the game)
(1)HQs are not considered airborne-capable in this
scenario (even HQs of an airborne formation like the 173d
-No more than 10% (rounded down to a minimum of 1)
Airborne Brigade or the ARVN Airborne Division).
of MACV/RVNAF/FWA air units can be placed on Combat
Support mission on any given turn, all other air units can
(2)This apply only to units with the SF symbol (crossed
be used in direct support only. Also, no B-52 units can
arrows), not to all units of the 5th SFGA (CIDG units for
ever be placed on Combat Support, they must be used
example can't be air-dropped)
in direct strikes (Arc Light raids) or direct support for
ground combat.
(3)In this scenario the only eligible unit is the 1st Force
Reconnaissance Company.
-By the summer of 1966 the attack carrier strike force
moved to Yankee Station, just north of the 17 parallel.
th
Important rule: Airborne units can be dropped on any type
At this point, the carriers primarily supported the attack on
of hex except Mountains.
North Vietnam and the supply routes in Laos and along the
Ho Chi Minh Trail. To reflect this, only one or two carriers
-For more realism, you might want to restrict airborne
will now be available for air support in South Vietnam. No
operations in Volume 4 to South Vietnamese, Special
WESTPAC air units can be placed in Combat Support
Forces and Marine Force Recon only (Historically, the US
mission, they can only be used in direct support for
conducted only one major airborne assault during the War
ground combat and may do so only above (and including)
in February 1967 using a battalion of the 173d Airborne
hexrow xxx,75 (In other words the five northernmost
Brigade).
provinces of QUANG TRI, THUA THIEN, QUANG NAM,
QUANG TIN and QUANG NGAI).
3.4 Borders:
-To better simulate the adverse effects of Monsoon
The MACV/RVNAF/FWA player can never enter or attack
weather, the MACV/RVNAF.FWA player will suffer from a
(even with air or artillery) an hex located in the DMZ(1),
75% air shock penalty during Monsoon turns.
Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia. ZOCs can extend into such hexes, however.
3.2 Airlift and Airmobile rules:
I could have enforced this rule with the event editor but I
chose to rely on the player's good faith instead, only the
Due to the extensive use of air and helicopter transport
PAVN VP hexes located outside SVN and the DMZ are
during the War I had to make a number of counter
"protected" (see section 5.0)
modifications to give new or previously ground-bound
units an airlift and/or airmobile capability (See Units Notes
(1) The DMZ is the strip of land between North and South
& Modifications for a detailed list of mods).
Vietnam extending from 104,10 to 88,13
The following unit type can now use air transport:
3.5 Air Units Basing:
-US Airmobile Infantry
-US Airmobile Cavalry
TOAW has only one type of airfield which is a pain to
-US Airmobile Artillery
represent all the different kinds of air facilities that existed
-US Airmobile Engineer
in Vietnam, from the remote dirt strips used to resupply
-US & ARVN Marine Infantry
isolated camps to the mutli-runways jet-capable airbases
-US Marine Recon
along the coast, and there is no way to prevent the player
-BDQ (ARVN Rangers)
to base his air units wherever he feels like, yet, for a more
closer description of reality you might want to follow these
The following unit type can now use airmobile transport:
simple guidelines:
-US, ARVN & ROK Marine Infantry
As a general rule, air units at start or entering as
-US Marine Recon
reinforcements appear on the historical bases from where
-BDQ (ARVN Rangers)
they operated during the War and players should leave
-CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Group)
them there. If you still wish to move them, you should try
-RF (Regional Forces)
to restrict jet units to Airports only (marked as AP on the
-BDR (ARVN Border Rangers)
map).
Similarly, air units appearing in off-map boxes should
Note: These are in addition to previously eligible unit
remain there and not be re-based in South Vietnam.
types.
3.6 Helicopters of the Special Landing Force:
The 7th Fleet's Assault Ready Group/Special Landing Force
was a combined USN/USMC formation capable of striking
along the length of the South Vietnamese coast and far
inland. The Marine component consited of an embarked
medium helicopter squadron (HMM) and an infantry
battalion landing team (BLT). To represent the embarked
helicopter squadron I used a modified air unit symbol (see
Units Modifications):
-The ARG/SLF helicopters cannot be used for any type of
air missions, but only to provide airmobile transport to
friendly units within range.
-They can be based only at the following locations:
Okinawa (173,16), The SLF holding box (147,27) or
aboard the ARG (Task Group 76.5).
3.7 ARVN Divisions activation:
According to the allied combined plans for the early years
of the war, US units were supposed to conduct offensive
operations against major enemy units and base areas
while ARVN divisions were, for the most part, confined to
pacification duties. To reflect this, ARVN infantry divisions
(Su Doan) and regiments (Trung Doan) are on garrison
status during most of the game but will sometimes be
activated for offensive operations. The player will be
warned of any changes in ARVN formation orders in the
recent news window. This does not apply to ARVN
airborne, marines, ranger groups and to corps formations,
which are always activated, and to regional forces, which
are always on garrison status.
The following table shows turns during which ARVN
formations are activated:
Unit Game turns available
Su Doan 1 1+
Su Doan 2 1-15
Su Doan 5 1, 8-30, 37-43
Su Doan 7 18-22, 29-31, 41-50
Su Doan 9 2-3, 31-32
Su Doan 10 2-3
Su Doan 21 27-29, 40-45
Su Doan 22 16-20, 32-34, 48+
Su Doan 23 20-45
Su Doan 25 2-4
Trung Doan 42 22-23, 50-51
Trung Doan 51 -
4.0 VICTORY POINTS:
The MACV/RVNAF/FWA player will earn victory points in
several ways during the game:
4.1 On-map Victory Points:
There are two types of VPs on map, sanctuary VPs and
Population VPs.
Sanctuary VPs are located outside South Vietnam and
represent PAVN/PLAF base areas in NVN, Laos or
Cambodia. They are off-limits for the human player and
trying to capture them will automatically end the game
with a victory for the PO.
Population VPs are the objective hexes located within the
border of South Vietnam and represent the population of
each provinces of the country. Each points roughly equals
10,000 people and there are 1800 such VPs (for a total
south vietnamese population of 18 million people). At the repeated these themes. During the previous spring,
start of game, the South Vietnamese government controls
1254 of these VPs (or 12,540,000 people) while the Viet
Cong controls 546 of them (or 5,460,000 people).
(For those of you familiar with it, these numbers are
derived from the venerable Vietnam 1965-75 published by
Victory Games in 1984)
4.2 Mission Victory Points:
Each mission that the human player fulfills will earn him
victory points, the exact number will appear in the Recent
News panel.
4.3 Victory Points for destroyed enemy HQs:
Each destroyed enemy HQs will earn the human player VPs
as follows:
-Theater HQ (Region 5 and COSVN): 30 VPs
-PAVN Front HQ: 20 VPs
-VC Military Region HQ: 10 VPs
-Divisional HQ: 5 VPs
4.4 Programmed Opponent Victory Points:
The PO will recieve additional VPs as follow:
-10 permanent VPs for each CIDG camp captured
-For each Provincial Capital, Autonomous Municipality and
Saigon (marked in BOLD on map) captured, the PO will
receive a number of permanent VPs equal to three times
the objective value marked on map, even if the objective
is subsequently recaptured by the MACV/RVNAF/FWA
player.
-10 VPs for each South Vietnemese divisional HQ
destroyed
-15 VPs for each Free World Allies divisional HQ destroyed
-20 VPs for each US divisional HQ destroyed
-30 VPs for each South Vietnemese Corps HQ destroyed
-50 VPs for each US Corps HQ destroyed
4.5 Automatic Victory:
-If the MACV/RFNAF/FWA player captures an objective hex
located in NVN, Laos or Cambodia, the game will end
immediatly with a PAVN/PLAF victory.
-If the COMUSMACV or JGS HQs (both located in 89,183)
are destroyed the game will end immediatly with a
PAVN/PLAF victory.
5.0 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
Westmoreland had cemented his views on the coming
"year of the offensive" at an August 1966 meeting with
officials in Honolulu and during a later discussion in
Washington with President Lyndon B. Johnson. Publicly,
the MACV commander described the conflict as a "total
war" centering on a political struggle with sociological,
economic, and pscychological – as well as military –
aspects. From a purely military standpoint, North
Vietnam's open invasion of the South was, he believed,
transforming the revolutionary struggle into a war of
attrition, with enemy seeking to break American morale by
inflicting heavy casualties on the battlefield. These actions,
he maintained, had failed and would continue to fail.
Instead, MACV was "making progress on all fronts,
destroying the enemy's main force conventional units and
supporting Saigon's pacification campaign. Ultimate
success, however, would depend on American
"endurance," both in South Vietnam and at home.
To his own field commanders and staffs, Westmoreland
American spoiling attacks in the northernmost part of the area pacification operation in Trang Bang district, Hau
country and in the mountainous Central Highlands had Nghia Province.
made it impossible for the enemy to take advantage of 13 Jun.-4 Jul. Operation SANTA FE, 1/27 (25thInfantry)
South Vietnamese political turmoil earlier in the year. area pacification operation in Duc Hoa district, Hau Nghia
Elsewhere, the security compaign in the Vietnamese Province.
countryside was making slow but undeniable gains. 13 Jun.-14 Jul. Operation FRESNO, 2/27 (25thInfantry)
Although the conflict would continue to be a war of area pacification operation west of Bau Trai, Hau Nghia
attrition, American ground forces were now prepared to Province.
take the initiative on a major scale. 19 Jun.-1 Jul. MISSION: The 3d and 1st Brigades of the
1st Cavalry Division and the 2/327 (101st Airborne) are
To fuel the American offensive, Westmoreland expected terminating Operation NATHAN HALE in the Trung Luong
heavy reinforcements during the second half of 1966 and Valley of Phu Yen Province.
the first month of 1967, nine U.S. Army brigades and 21 Jun.-5 Jul. Operation ENOGGERA, 6RAR security
regiments, which would give him a total of twenty-seven around Xa Long Phuoc, 2-3 km SW of Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy
Army and Marines brigade-size forces in South Vietnam. Of Province.
the arriving forces, Westmoreland slated four brigades and 23 Jun.-8 Jul. Operation YORKTOWN, 2/503 (173d
a regiment for III Corps area around Saigon, one brigade Airborne) search and destroy SE of Xuan Loc, Long Khanh
for the Mekong Delta south of Saigon, and the remainder Province.
for II Corps in the Central Highlands and coastal lowlands. 24 Jun.-15 Jul. MISSION: Operation BEAUREGARD in
The additions, he believed, would give him a "well- progress. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (minus
balanced" expeditionary force that could "be sustained 2/327) operating from Dak To (125,75) is conducting
indefinitely...[to] see this war through without calling up extensive patrolling between the CIDG Camp there, the
the reserves." one at Dak Pek (122,63) and the one at Mang Buk
(137,70).
Taken from Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, 25 Jun.-1 Jul. Operation COCO PALMS, 1/5 (25th
October 1966 to October 1967 by George L. MacGarrigle, Infantry) search and destroy in Boi Loi Woods.
Center for Military History 1998. 29 Jun.-1 Jul. Operation OAKLAND/LIEN KET 46, 2/7,
3/11 Marines, 2/5 ARVN Bn, 37th BDQ search and destroy
in Quang Ngai Province.
6.0 CHRONOLOGY:
30 Jun.-31 Jul. Operation BENNING III, 2d Brigade, 1st
This chronology serves both as an historical guideline and Cavalry Division road security in Binh Dinh Province.
to detail all the missions (indicated as MISSION) the
player can choose to fulfill to earn additional VPs. None are JULY 1966:
mandatory and you can decide to do only some of them or -------------------------Turn 1-------------------------
none at all. 1 Jul. US military strength in RVN reaches 274,000.
1 Jul. SAC quick reaction force of six B-52's at Guam
Color code: initiates continuous alert for strikes against urgent targets
MISSION: United States in SVN.
MISSION: Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces 1 Jul. A C-141 aircraft flies from Saigon to Travis AFB,
MISSION: Free World Allies Calif. in the first direct USAF Medevac from RVN to the US.
1-6 Jul. Operation HOLT/LAM SON 286, 3/4 Marines follow
(?) indicates that operation datas are missing or subject to up to Operation JAY in the Co Bi-Thanh Tan area of Thua
caution. Thien Province.
2 Jul. Construction of new MACV headquarters at Tan Son
Ongoing operations prior to scenario start: Nhut soccer field begins.
26 Mar.-21 Jul. MISSION: Operation FILLMORE 2-30 Jul. MISSION: The 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8,
continues. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Divison (with 2/8, 1/7, 2/7 Cav and the 2/327 (1st Brigade, 101st
2/327), 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Airborne) will initiate a reconnaissance in force operation
Regiment are conducting search and destroy and rice named HENRY CLAY on HL-487 between Cheo Reo
harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province, vicinity of (144,111) and Buon Blech (137, 118) and then all the way
Tuy Hoa (170,118). from QL-14 to the Cambodian border, Phu Yen, Phu Bon
26 Mar.-23 Sep. Operation SU BOK, battalion-size and Darlac Provinces.
operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and 2-31 Jul. MISSION: Operation KAHANA I&II begins.
Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province. Operating from Xuan Loc (107,179), the 1st Brigade, 25th
10 May-31 Jul. MISSION: Operation PAUL REVERE I Infantry Division with 4/9 and 4/23 opconed will conduct a
continues. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operating road security operation between Gia Ray (112,177) and Vo
from LZ Oasis (127,99) has launched a campaign along Dat (115,173) in Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces.
the cambodian border to prevent a sortie from then 1st -------------------------Turn 2-------------------------
PAVN Division and a possible attack of the CIDG Camps at 4 Jul. Operation JAMES BOND, 2d Brigade, 1 Cavalry
st

Plei Djereng, Duc Co and Plei Me. intelligence gathering in Binh Dinh Province.
25 May 66-8 Feb.67 Operation LAM SON II, 2d Brigade, 4-14 Jul. MISSION: Operation SYDNEY I begins. 5RAR
1st Infantry Division pacification campaign in Binh Duong will conduct a search and destroy operation around Xa
and Bien Hoa Provinces. Binh Ba (107,187), in west-central Phuoc Tuy province, 7
2 Jun.-13 Jul. MISSION: The 1st Infantry Division with its km northwest of Nui Dat.
1st and 3d Brigades and its Armored Cavalry Squadron is 4 Jul.-27 Oct. MISSION: The 3d Marines from the Da
conducting an operation named EL PASO II to protect the Nang TAOR with 1/3 and 3/3 (135,37) and 3/9 at the An
allied installations in Binh Long Province, especially the city Hoa Combat Base (133,44) will conduct a search and
of An Loc (88,158) and the CIDG Camps at Loc Ninh destroy operation named MACON along the Ky Lam river
(87,154), Minh Thanh (84,164) and Chon Thanh (88,165) between An Hoa and Dien Ban (139,41). The R20 VC Inf
and to keep Highway 13 and Route 245 open. Bn is reported in the AO.
3 Jun.-3 Jul. Operation FORT SMITH, 2/14 (25thInfantry) 5 Jul. ARVN units conduct one-day search-and-destroy
Operation CUU LONG 32/66 in Kien Hoa Province
5-7 Jul. RVNAF units launch two-day search-and-destroy
operation in Vinh Binh Province (?).
5-11 Jul. ARVN units launch six-day search-and destroy
Operation BINH PHU 9/10/11 in Binh Dinh Province
6-10 Jul. MISSION: Operation THANG LONG begins. The
45th ARVN Regiment of the 23rd Division based at Ban Me
Thuot (131,130) will mount a search and destroy
operation between the Mewal Plantation (133,126) and
Buon Ho (139,123) in Darlac Province.
6-14 Jul. MISSION: III MAF finally launches the much
postponed Operation WASHINGTON, an extensive
reconnaissance mission of the enemy Do Xa Base Area,
the suspected location of Military Region 5 HQ. Operating
from Hau Duc (138,56), the 1st Marine Recon Battalion and
the 1st Force Recon Company will search the Song Tranh
Valley south of Hau Duc. A two-battalion strike force from
the Chu Lai TAOR will stand ready to reinforce.
7 Jul.-3 Aug. MISSION: Operation HASTINGS/LAM SON
289 begins. TF DELTA with 2/1, 1/3, 2/4, 3/4 and 3/12
Marines will move north to the DMZ and, operating from
Dong Ha (104,15) and Cam Lo (100,15), will conduct
search and destroy operations between Route 9 and the
southern boundary of the DMZ while the 2d ARVN Infantry
Regiment will operate south of Route 9. The SLF with BLT
3/5 will reinforce on 16 Jul. with Operation DECKHOUSE II.
Intel reports that the 324B PAVN Division has infiltrated
Quang Tri Province from NVN with as many as 3
regiments.
-------------------------Turn 3-------------------------
8-12 Jul. ARVN units launch four-day search-and-destroy
Operation THANG LONG 243 in Darlac
8-13 Jul. Operation EWA, 1/27 (25th Infantry) search and
destroy between the Vam Co Dong and Cambodian border
in Hau Nghia Province.
9 Jul. Former I Corps generals Thi, Dinh, Cao, Nhuan, and
Chuan sentenced to 60 days confinement and removed
from military service by special Armed Forces Disciplinary
Council.
9 Jul. MISSION: Battle of the Minh Thanh road. As part
of EL PASO II, TF DRAGOON consiting of 1/2 Inf and B & C
Troops, 1/4 Cav will leave An Loc airfield (87,159) and
travel to Minh Thanh (84,164) via HL-245 to provoke an
ambush by the 9th VC Division. 2/2 and 1/18 at Minh
Thanh, 1/28 at An Loc AF and 1/16 at Quan Loi AF
(89,158) will stand ready to reinforce.
9-17 Jul. Operation AURORA I, 173d Airborne Brigade
search and destroy NW of Xuan Loc, northern Long Khanh
Province.
9 Jul.-22 Aug. MISSION: The 3rd Battalion of the ROK
Cavalry Regiment (CAPITAL Division) will move to LZ 27V
(119,102) along the cambodian border and conduct
search-and-destroy Operation BUN KAE 66-9 in Pleiku
Province in conjunction with Operations PAUL REVERE I&II.
-------------------------Turn 4-------------------------
12 Jul.-3 Sep. Operation EL PASO III, 1st Infantry
Division reconnaissance in force along Route 13 to provide
security for Quan Loi, Binh Long Province.
14 Jul. Philippine President Marcos signs bill providing for
dispatch of 2,000-man Philippine Engineer Battalion
(PHILCAG) to RVN.
14-22 Jul. Operation KOKULIEA, 2d Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia and
Binh Duong Provinces.
-------------------------Turn 5-------------------------
15 Jul. MISSION: Battle of Helicopter Valley. As part of
Operation HASTINGS, the 2/4 and 3/4 Marines will air-
assault the Song Ngan Valley (98,13) just south of the
DMZ. The DMZ itself however, remains off-limits.
15-23 Jul. Op.SYDNEY II, 5RAR cordon and search
around Duc My/Xa Binh Ba, West-central Phuoc Tuy
province, 6 km N of Nui Dat
15-23 Jul. Operation MOKOLEIA, 1/5 (25th Infantry)
search and destroy in the Filhol Plantation.
16 Jul. US units discover 20-mm AA weapons and
ammunition in Binh Duong and Quang Tri Provinces, first
indication that enemy possesses this caliber weapon.
16-18 Jul. MISSION: Operation BRISBANE begins 6RAR
will launch a search and destroy mission in the Nui Dinh
hills (104,189), some 4 km north of Route 15 and 12 km
WSW of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province.
16-30 Jul. MISSION: Operation DECKHOUSE II begins.
The SLF with 3/5 Marines as BLT will conduct an
amphibious assault on the coast between Cua Viet
(106,13) and the southern boundary of the DMZ. Once
ashore, the BLT will join TF DELTA in Operation HASTINGS.
17 Jul. Ho Chi Minh proclaims partial mobilization of NVN,
reiterates intransigent stand on settlement of the war.
17 Jul. SECSTATE and SECDEF agree to ARC LIGHT B-52
strikes against selected remote Laos targets, to be
executed without knowledge or concurrence of the RLG,
with public cover in form of strike in nearby SVN territory.
17 Jul. ARVN elements conduct one-day search-and-
destroy Operation LAM SON 290 in Quang Tri Province.
17-22 Jul. Operation CEDAR RAPIDS I, 1/2, 2/2, 1/16,
1/26 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in the Ong Dong
jungle, Binh Duong Province.
17 Jul.-1 Aug. Operation HAYES, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division reconnaissance and screening west of Dak To and
Dak Pek in Kontum Province.
17 Jul.-3 Aug. Operation AURORA II, 173d Airborne
Brigade search and destroy 80km NE of Bien Hoa, Binh
Tuy, Lam Dong and Long Khanh Provinces.
-------------------------Turn 6-------------------------
21 Jul.-1 Aug. MISSION: The reunited 1st Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division will begin Operation JOHN PAUL JONES
with phase I, securing Vung Ro Pass and Route 1 south of
Tuy Hoa (170,118) to protect engineer parties constructing
a new port at Vung Ro Bay (174,124)
-------------------------Turn 7-------------------------
22-24 Jul. Operation CEDAR RAPIDS II, 1/2, 2/2, 1/16,
1/26 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in the Ong Dong
jungle, Binh Duong Province.
23 Jul. First civilian Philippine medical team arrives in SVN
23 Jul.-6 Aug. MISSION: The 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (1/5, 1/27, 2/27) will mount Operation
KOKOHEAD to clear the area between Trang Bang
(80,176) and the Ho Bo Woods (84,174) in Hau Nghia
Province.
24 Jul. US tactical air strikes commence in the DMZ.
24 Jul. Royal Thai Air Force squadron arrives in SVN to aid
VNAF airlift mission.
24-29 Jul. MISSION: Operation HOBART begins. 6RAR
will conduct a search and destroy east of Long Tan
(108,189) in Phuoc Tuy Province, in an area 5 to 9 km
east to southeast of Nui Dat.
-------------------------Turn 8-------------------------
25 Jul. Premier Ky declares in magazine interview that
invasion of NVN is necessary to win war.
25 Jul. Operation STEEL HORSE VII, 6/16 Art extensive
harrassment and interdiction program in Binh Dinh
Province.
26-29 Jul. Operation FRANKLIN/LIEN KET 50, 1/7, 2/7
Marines, 2d ARVN Division search and destroy in Quang
Ngai Province.
27 Jul.-1 Aug. Operation SPRINGFIELD I, 1/16, 1/26 (1st
Infantry) search and destroy along Route 13, Ap Bau Bang
area.
-------------------------Turn 9-------------------------
29 Jul. First British medical team arrives in RVN.
30 Jul. B-52's bomb enemy facilities in DMZ for first time.
31 Jul.-2 Sep. Opeartion BENNING IV, 1st Brigade, 1st
Cavalry Division road security in Binh Dinh Province.
Ongoing operations:
LAM SON II, SU BOK.
Operations terminated:
1 Jul End of NATHAN HALE, 1 Jul End of COCO PALMS, 1
Jul. End of OAKLAND/LIEN KET 46, 3 Jul. End of FORT
SMITH, 4 Jul. End of SANTA FE, 5 Jul. End of ENOGERRA,
8 Jul. End of YORKTOWN, 13 Jul. End of EL PASO II, 15
Jul. End of BEAUREGARD, 21 Jul. End of FILLMORE. 31 Jul.
End of BENNING III, 31 Jul, End of PAUL REVERE I.
Arrival:
3 Jul. HMM-364
5 Jul. VMFA-323
7 Jul. 4th Engr Bn
14 Jul. VMA-224
16 Jul. 615th TFS
16 Jul. 175th Engr C Coy
23 Jul. 1/22 Inf
Departure:
1 Jul. Support Command Nha Trang
14 Jul. VMA-211
Status:
1/1 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (16-30 Jul.)
2/9 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (19-30 Jul.)
1/22 Inf located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
6/14 Art relocated to Pleiku/Camp Enari (20 Jul.)
4th Engr Bn located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
39th Engr C Bn relocated to Tuy Hoa
299th Engr C Bn relocated to Pleiku (29 Jul.)
588th Engr C Bn relocated to Cu Chi
175th Engr C Coy at Tay Ninh West
615th TFS stationed at Phan Rang
HMM-363 assigned to SLF (4 Jul.)
HMM-364 located at Ky Ha
VMA-224 stationed at Chu Lai
VMFA-323 stationed at Chu Lai
48th Avn Co relocated to Tuy Hoa (17 Jul.)
AUGUST 1966:
-------------------------Turn 10------------------------
1 Aug. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Dak Seang
(121,71), secure the site and build the camp for
detachment A-245.
1-25 Aug. MISSION: Operation PAUL REVERE II
initiated. Operating from LZ OASIS (127,99), Task Force
WALKER with the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (1/14,
1/35, 2/35), the 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7,
1/12), the 3d Battalion, ROK Cavalry Regiment and the
1/69 Armor will screen the Duc Co and Plei Me CIDG
Camps from possible NVA attacks, leapfrogging via LZ
PINK (124,99) and LZ JULIET (123,104) all the way to the
Chu Pong Massif (121,106).
1-31 Aug. MISSION: The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division with 1/5, 4/9, 2/14 and 4/23 opconed will initiate
Operation OAHU in Tay Ninh Province between Go Dau Ha
(77,175) and Tay Ninh City, to clear the area around Ben
Cau (75,172), keep open the stretch of Route 22 in the AO
and clear the Vam Co Dong riverbanks. This operation will
also protect the deployement of the 196th Infantry Brigade
to the Tay Ninh West AF.
2 Aug. Premier Ky reaffirms that he will leave politics after
formation of constitutionally elected government.
2-5 Aug. Operation CHEYENNE, 1/28, 2/16, 1/18, 2/18,
1/2, 1/26 (1st Infantry) road clearing operation between
Lai Khe and An Loc.
2-8 Aug. Operation BUCKS, 3/1 Marines search and
destroy 15km south of Da Nang.
2-15 Aug. MISSION: Phase II of Operation JOHN PAUL
JONES begins. Moving to northern Phu Yen Province, the
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division will search the area
between the Dong Tre CIDG Camp (163,113) and Song
Cau (168,108). Prisoners confirmed that the 5th PAVN
Division HQ is in the area.
3 Aug.66-31 Jan.67 MISSION: After closing Operation
HASTINGS, III MAF initiates Operation PRAIRIE to monitor
NVA infiltrations through the DMZ. Leaving only 2/4
Marines at Dong Ha, the 4th Marines at Phu Bai will stand
ready to reinforce if any significant contacts are made. The
first step will consist in occupying the Rockpile (95,17) to
deny its use to the enemy.
-------------------------Turn 11------------------------
5-15 Aug. Operation EVANSVILLE, 1/2, 1/26 (1st
Infantry) search and destroy around Phuoc Vinh, Binh
Long Province.
5-18 Aug. Operation HOLSWORTHY, 5RAR cordon-and-
search around Xa Binh Ba, Phuoc Tuy Province, 5 km north
of Nui Dat.
5-22 Aug. MISSION: The combined 5th Marines/2d ARVN
Division Operation COLORADO/LIEN KET 52 is initiated to
locate and destroy the 2d PAVN Division in the Que Son
Valley. Operating from Thang Binh (142,45), the 6th ARVN
Regiment with 2/6, 4/6 and the 4th ACR will push west
towards Que Son (138,46) while a VNMC Task Force with
the 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions will be heli-lifted west of Que
Son to etablish a blocking position. At the same time, 2/5
Marines will conduct an air-assault on Hiep Duc (134,49)
to seal the valley's western exit. The 1/5 and 3/5 Marines
will stand-by at Tam Ky, ready to reinforce the operation if
needed.
7 Aug.-1 Sep. Operation LAHAINA, 2/27 (25th Infantry)
pacification in the Bau Trai District of Hau Nghia Province.
-------------------------Turn 12------------------------
8 Aug.-1 Sep. Operation AIEA, 1/27 (25th Infantry)
pacification in the Trang Bang District of Hau Nghia
Province.
10 Aug. MISSION: The 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
with 1/5 and 2/5 joins Operation PAUL REVERE II, air-
assaulting LZ RAY (123,107) and LZ CAT (123,110) to
search the southern slopes of the Chu Pong Massif.
10 Aug. Battle of Cam Khe. As part of COLORADO, the
1/5 Marines battles two NVA battalions west of Tam Ky.
10-12 Aug. Operation WILCOX, USMC search and destroy
in Quang Nam (?)
10 Aug.-7 Sep. MISSION: The 173d Airborne Brigade,
2/18 Inf (1st Infantry), 1st ATF and the 33rd and 35th BDQs
will start a search and destroy operation named TOLEDO,
at the junction of Phuoc Tuy, Bien Hoa and Long Khanh
Provinces (104,185). The objective is the Long Nguyen
Secret Zone rumored to harbor the 5th VC Division.
10 Aug.-10 Oct. Operation STABLE, arrival and
movement of the ROK 9th Infantry Division, 100th
Logistical Command, and HQ ROKFCV through Nha Trang
and Tuy Hoa.
11-13 Aug. Operation MANITOWOC, search and destroy
operation in III CTZ (?)
-------------------------Turn 13------------------------
13-14 Aug. Operation ELDORADO, 1/16, 1/28, 1/26 (1st
Infantry) search and destroy around Ap Bau Tran, Binh
Long Province.
13-21 Aug. Operation SUWANEE, 1/9, 3/9 Marines search
and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
-------------------------Turn 14------------------------
15-17 Aug. Operation BELFAST, 1st Infantry Division
search and destroy in Binh Duong Province.
15-19 Aug. Operation GALLUP, search and destroy
operation in III CTZ (?)
16 Aug.-5 Sep. MISSION: Phase III of Operation JOHN
PAUL JONES begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division, joined by 2/8 (1st Cavalry Division), 1/22 (4th
Infantry Division) and two battalion of the 47th ARVN
Regiment will continue searching for the elusive 5th PAVN
Division between Tuy An (169,113) and Dong Tre
(163,113) and in the Song Ky Lo Valley (159,110) Ongoing operations:
northwest of the CIDG Camp. LAM SON II, SU BOK, MACON, EL PASO III, JOHN PAUL
16-20 Aug. MISSION: Operation DECKHOUSE III JONES, BENNING IV
initiated. In support of Operation TOLEDO, the SLF with Operations terminated:
1/26 Marines as BLT will conduct an amphibious assault in 1 Aug. End of HAYES, 1 Aug. End of SPRINGFIELD I, 3
the Vung Tau Peninsula at Long Hai (106,193) then search Aug. End of HASTINGS/LAM SON 289, 3 Aug. End of
the Long Hai Hills to the northeast. AURORA II, 6 Aug. End of KOKOHEAD, 22 Aug. BUN KAE
18-21 Aug. MISSION: Operation SMITHFIELD begins. 66-9
6RAR returns to the Long Tan area (108,189) for a search Arrival:
and destroy mission immediately to the northeast of the 1 Aug. B-50 Det Project OMEGA, B-56 Det
town to prevent rocket and mortar attacks on the TF Project SIGMA
basecamp at Nui Dat. HMM-263, VMFA-314, 37th SPS
18-20 Aug. RVNAF units launch two-day search-and-clear 2 Aug. 3/5 Mar
Operation QUANG DIEN in Thua Thien Province. 9 Aug. 1/12 Inf
-------------------------Turn 15------------------------ 10 Aug. HQ 2d Bde/4th Inf Div, 2/8 Inf, 4/42 Art
19-22 Aug. Operation CASTINE, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry 12 Aug. 3d Sqn/11th ACR
Division search and destroy in Binh Duong Province. 13 Aug. 13th BS
19-29 Aug. Operation ALLEGHENY, 2/3 Marines search 15 Aug. HQ ROK Vietnam Field Command
and destroy in Quang Nam 14 miles southwest of Da 3/82 Art
Nang. 352d TFS
20-22 Aug. Operation OTTAWA, 3/4 Marines search and 20 Aug. 5/7 Cav
destroy in Thua Thien Province. 26 Aug. HQ 196th Inf Bde, F/17 Cav, 2/1, 3/21,
-------------------------Turn 16------------------------ 4/31 Inf
22 Aug.-1 Sep. MISSION: Operation AMARILLO is 27 Aug. 2/26 Mar
launched. The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division with 1/2, 28 Aug. 97th MP Bn
1/26 and Troop C, 1/4 Cav opconed will conduct a road 30 Aug. 93d MP Bn
clearing operation between Phuoc Vinh (93,169) and the Departure:
Division main base camp at Di An (92,179). 1/16 at Lai 1 Aug. VMFA-542
Khe will serve as a reaction force. 11 Aug. HMM-163
23 Aug. Operation POLE STAR, search and clear operation 30 Aug. 3/3 Mar
by the ROK 2d Marine Brigade in their new TAOR near Binh Status:
Son, about 15 miles SW of Chu Lai. HQ 2d Bde/4th Inf Div located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
23-25 Aug. MISSION: Battle of Razorback Ridge. As part HQ 196th Inf Bde located at Tay Ninh West
of Operation PRAIRIE, the 2/4 Marines fights a two-day 1/4 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (13 Aug.)
battle for the Razoback (94,16), a steep ridge northwest of 3/5 Mar located at Chu Lai
the Rockpile 2/7 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (27 Aug.)
23 Aug.-26 Sep. Operation MALLARD, deployement of 2/26 Mar located at Da Nang
2/34 Armor from Vung Tau to Long Binh. 2/7 Cav relocated to Phan Thiet (26 Aug.)
25 Aug. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Minh Long 5/7 Cav located at An Khe
(152,67), secure the site and build the camp for 3/11 Arm Cav located at Bien Hoa
detachment A-108. F/17 Cav located at Tay Ninh West
25-27 Aug. ARVN elements launch two-day search-and- 2/1 Inf located at Tay Ninh West
destroy Operation LONG PHI 984 in Kien Giang Province 2/8 Inf located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
25-31 Aug. Operation DARLINGHURST, 5RAR search and 1/12 Inf located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
destroy around Binh Gia in Phuoc Tuy Province. 3/21 Inf located at Tay Ninh West
-------------------------Turn 17------------------------ 1/22 relocated to Tuy Hoa (25 Aug.)
26 Aug.-6 Sep. Operation PAWNEE, 3/4 Marines search 4/31 Inf located at Tay Ninh West
and destroy in Phu Loc District of Thua Thien Province. 4/42 Art located at Pleiku/Camp Enari
26 Aug.-18 Oct. MISSION: Operation PAUL REVERE III 3/82d Art located at Tay Ninh West
kicks off. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division with 1/14, 93d MP Bn located at Qui Nonh
1/35, 2/35, 1/69 Arm and 1/7 Cav will continue search 97th MP Bn located at Cam Ranh Bay
and destroy and pacification operations around LZ Oasis 13th BS stationed at Da Nang
(127,99), Duc Co (120,99) and Plei Djereng (121,93) and 352d TFS stationed at Phan Rang
keep open HL-568 between the two CIDG Camps. VMFA-314 stationed at Chu Lai
Beginning 28 Sep. the 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division HMM-263 located at Marble Mountain
with 2/8 and 1/12 will join the operation. 117th Avn Co relocated to Tuy Hoa
26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68 MISSION: I FFV instructs the 1st 37th SPS located at Phu Cat
Cavalry Division to begin a long term economy-of-force B-50 Det Project OMEGA located at Ban Me Thuot
operation in Binh Thuan, the southernmost province of II B-56 Det Project SIGMA located at Ho Ngoc Tau
Corps. Codenamed BYRD, a battalion-size Task Force built HQ ROK Vietnam Field Command located at Nha Trang
around 2/7 Cav, A/227th Avn Bn, C/229th Avn Bn and a 2d ROK Marine Brigade relocated to Chu Lai (18 Aug.)
battery from 1/21 Art will move by air from An Khe to the 1 Aug. New CIDG camp opens at Dak Seang
Phan Thiet airfield (133,179) and conduct pacification and 25 Aug. New CIDG camp opens at Minh Long
search and destroy operations in the province, beginning
immediately north of Phan Thiet. SEPTEMBER 1966:
27-29 Aug. Operation JACKSON/LIEN KET 54, 3/5, 3/7
Marines, 4th ARVN Regiment search and destroy in Quang 1 Sep. US military strength in RVN reaches 306,000.
Ngai Province. 1-7 Sep. Operation ALICE, 3/21 (196th LIB) search and
-------------------------Turn 18------------------------ destroy in Tay Ninh Province.
30 Aug-29 Sep. Operation BLUE JAY, 196th LIB 1-12 Sep. Operation KIPAPA, 4/9, 4/23, 1/5 (25th
deployment and security of Tay Ninh West. Infantry), 7th ARVN Regiment search and destroy in Filhol
Plantantion.
1 Sep.-11 Oct. MISSION: The 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division with 1/5, 1/27, 2/27 will begin Operation SUNSET
BEACH, a search and destroy and pacification mission
between Bau Trai (79,180), Go Dau Ha (77,175) and the
Boi Loi Wodds (80,171).
-------------------------Turn 19------------------------
2 Sep. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Trang Phuc
(124,124), secure the site and build the camp for
detachment A-233.
2-6 Sep. RVNAF elements launch Operation DAN CHI 261,
a four-day search-and-destroy action in An Xuyen and Bac
Lieu Provinces.
2-29 Sep. Operation BENNING V, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division road security in Binh Dinh Province.
3 Sep.-8 Oct. Operation DECATUR, 1/26, B-1/4 Cav (1st
Infantry) security for Quan Loi-An Loc area.
4-6 Sep. Operation CRANSTON, 1/16 (1st Infantry)
security and resupply between Lai Khe and Quan Loi.
4-15 Sep. Operation NAPA/LIEN KET 56, 1/5, 3/5
Marines, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6 ARVN Bns search and destroy in
Quang Tin Province northwest of Tam Ky.
4 Sep.-8 Oct. MISSION: The 2/18 (2d Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division) will initiate Operation BATON ROUGE in
the southern portion of the Rung Sat Special Zone
(97,190) to secure the water line of communication
between the port of Saigon and the sea.
4 Sep.-25 Oct. MISSION: The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne
Division with the 1/22 (4th Infantry) opconed will begin a
rice harvest protection campaign in Phu Yen Province
named Operation SEWARD. 2/327 will operate around Tuy
An (169,113) while the 1/327 will be in the Hieu Xuong
Valley (167,121) and the 1/22 will secure the road
between Vung Ro Bay (174,124) and Tuy Hoa. 2/502 will
serve as a rapid reaction force at Tuy Hoa South
(172,119).
-------------------------Turn 20------------------------
5-29 Sep. Operation MEADOWLARK, deployement of 11th
ACR from Vung Tau to Long Binh.
6-9 Sep. ARVN units begin three-day security Operation
MANH HO 3/4/5/6 in Binh Dinh Province.
6-12 Sep. Operation BANGOR, 1/26 (1st Infantry) search
and destroy in Binh Duong province
7-12 Sep. Operation CANNON, 2/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
8 Sep. Operation SEASIDE, search and destroy in III CTZ
(?)
8-9 Sep. Operation WILTON, search and destroy in III
CTZ (?)
8-13 Sep. Operation ATHOL, 4/31 (196th LIB) search and
destroy in Michelin Rubber Plantation.
8-14 Sep. Operation PAWNEE II, 3/4 Marines search and
destroy in Phu Loc District of Thua Thien Province.
8-16 Sep. Op.Fresno, 1/7 Marines search and destroy in
Mo Duc district, Quang Ngai Province.
8-24 Sep. MISSION: Operation VAUCLUSE begins. 6RAR
will conduct a search and destroy mission in the Nui Dinh
Hills (104,189), 9 km WSW of Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy
Province.
-------------------------Turn 21------------------------
9 Sep. First deep-water pier in Da Nang harbor opens with
arrival of USS Aludra
10 Sep. The first US aircraft, USAF A1-E, shot down in
DMZ by NVA AA fire.
11 Sep. Elections held throughout RVN for Constituent
Assembly.
-------------------------Turn 22------------------------
12 Sep. First Brazilian contribution, medical supplies,
arrives in RVN.
13-22 Sep. Operation ATLANTIC CITY, 3d Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division, 4/503 (173d Airborne) security for Dau
Tieng airfield, Binh Duong Province.
13 Sep.-1 Oct. MISSION: Operating from LZ HAMMOND
(162,91), the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8,
2/8, 1/12 and the 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division with
1/5 and 2/12 will conduct a search and destroy operation
in the Kim Son Valley (158,85) named THAYER I. The 3d
Brigade at An Khe will stand ready to reinforce with 1/7
and 5/7 Cav.
14 Sep. West German hospital ship Helgoland arrives in
Saigon to treat VN civilians.
14 Sep.-24 Nov. MISSION: The 196th Light Infantry
Brigade will initiate Operation ATTLEBORO, a series of
battalion-size probes around Tay Ninh. While one battalion
is in the field, the other two will remain behind to provide
security and finish construction of the Brigade basecamp
at Tay Ninh West-AF (71,168)
14 Sep.-5 Nov. MISSION: For the first time, US ground
units are authorized to operate in the Mekong Delta area
south of Saigon. 4/9 Inf from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division will begins Operation LANIKAI phase I in
conjunction with the 3rd Battalion, 50th ARVN Regiment.
After establishing a basecamp at Ben Luc (83,187), the
two battalions will conduct a joint pacification campaign in
Long An Province.
15-21 Sep. Operation DANBURY, 1/16, 2/28, 2/16, 1/2
(1st Infantry) search and destroy in Thanh Dien forest.
15-24 Sep. MISSION: In support of Operation PRAIRIE,
the SLF with 1/26 Marines as BLT will mount Operation
DECKHOUSE IV, conducting an amphibious assault
between Cua Viet (106,113) and the southern boundary of
the DMZ. Intel reports the possible presence of an NVA
battalion in the AO.
15 Sep.-14 Nov. Operation KALIHI, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division search and destroy in the Filhol
Plantation.
-------------------------Turn 23------------------------
16-27 Sep. MISSION: After terminating Operation
FRESNO, the 1/7 Marines with elements of the 4th ARVN
Regiment will begin Operation GOLDEN FLEECE 7-1/LIEN
KET 60 to pacify the Mo Duc District between Mo Duc
(158,67) and Quang Ngai City (155,62).
16 Sep.-19 Oct. Operation WREN, deployement of 1st
PHILCAGV from Cam Ranh Bay to Tay Ninh West-AF
-------------------------Turn 24------------------------
19 Sep.-4 Oct. Operation KAMUELA 2/14 (25th Infantry)
search and destroy in Boi Loi Woods and Ben Cui
Plantation.
20-22 Sep. Operation HUNTSVILLE, 3d Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division, 48th ARVN Regiment search and destroy
in III CTZ (?)
21 Sep.-30 Oct. Operation CASULA, 5RAR and 6RAR
construction of base defensive works in the area of 1st ATF
basecamp.
22-28 Sep. ARVN units begin six-day search-and-destroy
Operation BINH PHU 27 in Binh Dinh Province.
22 Sept.-5 Oct. MISSION: Battle of Mutter's Ridge. As
part of Operation PRAIRIE, the 3/4 Marines will sweep the
Nui Cay Tre ridge (95,15) north of the Rockpile. Dug-in
NVA, possibly in regimental strength, are reported in the
area.
-------------------------Turn 25------------------------
23 Sep.-1 Oct. Operation LONGVIEW 1st Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division security and road clearing between Phuoc
Vinh and Bien Hoa.
23 Sep.-9 Nov. Operation MAENG HO 6, ROK Capital
Division search and destroy in Binh Dinh Province.
24 Sep. Operation COFFEE, 2/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
25 Sep. Operation BOYD, 1/16, 2/28 (1st Infantry)
reconnaissance in force around Lai Khe.
-------------------------Turn 26------------------------ 334th Avn Co located at Bien Hoa
26 Sep.-9 Oct. MISSION: The 173d Airborne Brigade will 335th Avn Co located at Bien Hoa
begin search and destroy Operation SIOUX CITY to protect HQ ROK 9th Inf Div located at Ninh Hoa
engineer parties working on a new CIDG Camp at Xom Cat 28/9th ROK located at Tuy Hoa
(98,173) in Bien Hoa Province. Secure the site and build 29/9th ROK located at Ninh Hoa
the camp for detachment A-312. 1st PHILCAGV located at Tay Ninh West
27 Sep. RVN's 117-member constituent assembly 101 Fld Bty located at Nui Dat
inaugurated. 2 Sep. New CIDG camp opens at Trang Phuc
28-29 Sep. Operation MONTEREY, 1/5, 3/5 Marines
search and destroy in Quang Tin Province. OCTOBER 1966:
28-30 Sep. Operation KATHY, 2d and 8th TDNDs search
and destroy in the Capital Military District. 1 Oct. US military strength in RVN reaches 321,000.
29 Sep.-11 Oct. Operation BENNING VI, 2d Brigade, 1st 1-4 Oct. Operation LITTLE ROCK, 1/28, 1/2, 1/4 Cav (1st
Cavalry Division road security in Binh Dinh Province. Infantry) 48th ARVN Regiment search and destroy in the
-------------------------Turn 27------------------------ Ong Dong jungle, Binh Duong Province.
30 Sep.-3 Oct. Operation CROW'S NEST, 5RAR search 1-25 Oct. Operation KERN, 2/3 Marines reconnaissance in
and clear in Phuoc Tuy Province, 12 km north of Nui Dat. force of the Khe Le Valley in Quang Nam Province.
Ongoing operations: 2-24 Oct. MISSION: Operation IRVING/DAI BANG 800
LAM SON II, MACON, PRAIRIE, STABLE, PAUL REVERE III, begins. Operating from LZ HAMMOND (162,91), the 1st
BYRD Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division with 1/8, 2/8, 1/12 and the
Operations Terminated: 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division with 1/7 and 5/7 will
1 Sep. End of AIEA, 1 Sep. End of LAHAINA, 1 Sep. End of sweep the Nui Mieu mountains (165,87) all the way to the
AMARILLO, 2 Sep. End of BENNING IV, 3 Sep. End of EL sea. 1/5 and 1/9 Cav will serve as the divisional reserve.
PASO III, 5 Sep. End of JOHN PAUL JONES, 6 Sep. End of In companion Operation DAI BANG 800, elements of the
PAWNEE, 7 Sep. End of TOLEDO, 23 Sep. End of SU BOK, 22nd ARVN Division will block the plain between HAMMOND
26 Sep. End of MALLARD, 29 Sep. End of BLUE JAY and the Dam Tro O lake (165,85) while the ROK CAPITAL
Arrival: Division in Operation MAENG HO 6 will sweep the Phu Cat
1 Sep. 175th, 334th, 335thAvn Cos Mountains (165,92) to the south.
2 Sep. 71st Avn Co 2-27 Oct. Operation BATHURST, 5 and 6RAR intensive
5 Sep. 919th Engr C Coy patrolling and civic action around Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy
7 Sep. 28th ROK Inf Regt Province.
8 Sep. HQ 11th ACR, 1st Sqn/11th ACR, 2d -------------------------Turn 28------------------------
Sqn/11th ACR, HQ 18th MP Bde 3 Oct. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Du Lap
12 Sep. 2/34 Armor (119,137), secure the site and build the camp for
18 Sep. 614th TFS detachment A-239.
16 Sep. 1st PHILCAGV 3 Oct. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Xom Cat
20 Sep. 101 Fld Bty (98,173), secure the site and build the camp for
25 Sep. HQ 4th Inf Div detachment A-312 (see Operation SIOUX CITY).
27 Sep. 1/26 Mar 3-10 Oct. Operation LEE/LIEN KET 64, 2d ROK Marine
HQ ROK 9th Inf Div Brigade, 4th ARVN Regimentt search and destroy in Quang
29th ROK Inf Regt Ngai Province.
28 Sep. HMM-363 3-10 Oct. Operation DECATUR (part 2), 1st Infantry
Departure: Division security around Quan Loi.
1 Sep. Co A, 82d Avn 3 Oct.-16 Nov. ARVN Airborne Task Force launch 44-day
Co A, 501st Avn search-and-destroy Operation LAM SON 318 in conjunction
Co A, 502d Avn with Operation PRAIRIE in Quang Tri Province.
197th Avn Co 4-8 Oct. Operation NORWALK, 1st Inf security in III CTZ
20 Sep. 105 Fld Bty (?)
29 Sep. 1/9 Mar 6-17 Oct. MISSION: Operation CANBERRA/ROBIN kicks
Status: off. The 1st Australian Task Force will launch a security
4th Inf HQ located at Pleiku/Camp Enari operation along Route 15 (101,189) to protect the
HQ 11th ACR located at Bien Hoa deployement of the 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division from
HQ 18th MP Bde located at Long Binh Vung Tau to its basecamp at Bear Cat (98,181). The 173d
1/3 Mar relocated to Khe Sanh (29 Sep.) Airborne Brigade will join the operation on 10 October
2/4 Mar relocated to Phu Bai (29 Sep.) after completion of SIOUX CITY.
3/4 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (17 Sep.) 6-15 Oct. Operation HICKORY, 3/11 (11th ACR) search
2/5 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (30 Sep.) and destroy and recon around Nhon Trach, Bien Hoa
2/7 Mar relocated to Chu Lai (30 Sep.) Province.
3/7 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (29 Sep.) -------------------------Turn 29------------------------
2/9 Mar relocated to Dong Ha (30 Sep.) 8-15 Oct. Operation KENT, 2/7 Marines search and
1/26 Mar located at Da Nang destroy in Quang Ngai Province.
2/34 Armor located at Long Binh 8-16 Oct. Operation TULSA, 1st Infantry Division, 5th
B-2/34 Arm relocated to Phu Loi (19 Sep.) ARVN Division security operation between Phu Cuong and
1/11 ACR located at Bien Hoa An Loc.
2/11 ACR located at Bien Hoa 8 Oct.-4 Dec. MISSION: Operation WINCHESTER begins.
919th Engr C Coy located at Bien Hoa MACV has ordered the reinforcement of the Da Nang TAOR
614th TFS stationed at Phan Rang to free more Marine battalions to move north to the DMZ.
HMM-362 assigned to SLF (28 Sep.) The 4/503 of the 173d Airborne Brigade and C-2/34 Arm
HMM-363 located at Ky Ha will immediately move there to relieve the 2/26 Marines
71st Avn Co located at Bien Hoa and secure the Hai Van Pass (135,33).
175th Avn Co located at Vinh Long
-------------------------Turn 30------------------------
10-17 Oct. The 173d Airborne Brigade begins its portion
of Operation CANBERRA/ROBIN.
11-20 Oct. Operation TETON, 3/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
11 Oct.-14 Nov. Operation KAILUA, 2d Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia Province
(continuation of SUNSET BEACH)
11 Oct.66-17 Nov.67 Operation UNIONTOWN, security
for the Bien Hoa airbase and the Long Binh logistical
complex (one battalion from the 1st, 9th or 25th Infantry
Divisions assigned on a rotation basis)
13 Oct.-9 Nov. Operation BLACKJACK 21, MSF mobile
guerrilla operation in the Plei Trap Valley.
-------------------------Turn 31------------------------
15 Oct.-? Operation PROJECT DELTA 13-66 begins
northwest of Khe Sanh (?)
16 Oct. RVNAF units launch one-day search-and-destroy
Operation CUU LONG 22/KT in Dinh Tuong Province.
16-17 Oct. Operation CRADDOCK, search and destroy in
III CTZ (?)
16-26 Oct. Operation QUEENBEYAN, 5RAR search and
destroy around Nui Thi Vai, Phuoc Tuy province, 16 km
WNW of Nui Dat.
16 Oct.-2 Nov. MISSION: The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division with 1/26, 1/28 and 2/28 opconed will initiate
Operation SHENANDOAH I. Starting from Quan Loi
(189,158), the Brigade will first push north to Loc Ninh
(87,154) and then southwest to the Minh Thanh Plantation
(84,164) to try to provoke a reaction from the 9th VC
Division.
16 Oct.-3 Dec. Opration LEEDS, 1st Infantry search and
destroy in III CTZ (?)
-------------------------Turn 32------------------------
18-20 Oct. Two ARVN bns encounter estimated two VC
bns during heliborne landing in two-day Operation DAN
CHI 263 in Chuong Thien Province.
18-30 Oct. Operation DOVER 1/5 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Tin Province.
18 Oct.-30 Dec. MISSION: The newly arrived 4th
Infantry Division will begin Operation PAUL REVERE IV.
Operating form LZ 3 TANGO (121,95), the 2d Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
will push west to the Se San river (117,94), past the Nam
Sathay (115,92) and then all the way to the cambodian
border. Once there, the brigades will swing north and
systematically clear the Plei Trap Valley (116,85).
18 Oct.66-1 Feb.67 Operation DUCK, deployement of the
9th Infantry Division from Vung Tau to Bear Cat.
19 Oct. MISSION: As part of ATTLEBORO, 2/1 (196th LIB)
is moved to Dau Tieng (80,169) to begin search along the
Song Saigon to the northwest.
20 Oct. MACV accepts as confirmed the presence in RVN
of the Nong Truong 5 NVA Div, bring in-country confirmed
total to 7 enemy divisions.
20-24 Oct. Operation BETHLEHEM, 1/18 (1st Infantry)
search and destroy southwest of Phu Cuorg (It phases into
ALLENTOWN for 25-26 October and, finally, into LAM SON
II for 27-31 October 1966)
20 Oct.-8 Dec. MISSION: The 11th ACR will begin
Operation ATLANTA to keep open the lines of
communication between Bien Hoa (94,178) and Xuan Loc
(107,179) and to provide security for the construction of
the regiment's basecamp, named Blackhorse, at Long Giao
(106,181).
-------------------------Turn 33------------------------
21-23 Oct. Operation MADISON, 3/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
21 Oct.-5 Nov. Operation ALLENTOWN/LAM SON II
South, 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy
in Binh Duong, Bien Hoa and Gia Dinh Provinces.
-------------------------Turn 34------------------------
24 Oct. US, RVN, ROK, Australian, New Zealand,
Philippine and Thai Chiefs of State meet in Manila for two-
day summit conference on war.
25 Oct. Operation SEA DRAGON, a naval operation
against enemy junks delivering supplies to the south,
begins.
25 Oct.-28 Nov. MISSION: Following Operation BATON
ROUGE in the same area, the newly arrived 3/22 (3d
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division) will start Operation
BREMERTON to clear the area between the Lau Tau
Shipping Channel (95,187) and the Siorap (92,191)
25 Oct. 66-12 Feb. 67 MISSION: The 1st and 3d
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division initiate search and destroy
Operation THAYER II. With LZ HAMMOND (162,91) as their
logistical base, the two brigades will continue their
relentless pursuit of the 3d PAVN Division in the Kim Son
(159,85) and Suoi Ca (160,90) Valleys, opening LZ BIRD
(158,85). Reports indicate high desertion rates and low
morale in the NVA units operating in the area.
25 Oct. 66-2 Apr. 67 MISSION: Operation ADAMS kicks
off. The 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division with 1/8, 3/8,
3/12 and A-1/10 Cav will conduct a rice denial operation
around Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province, keeping Route 1
opened between Tuy Hoa and Tuy An (169,113).
26 Oct. Fire aboard USS Oriskany in Tonkin Gulf kills 43
US, injures 16.
26 Oct. Phan Khac Suu elected Speaker of the GVN
Constituent Assembly.
26 Oct. President Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay.
27-29 Oct. Operation SPANWAY, 2/12 (4th Infantry)
search and clear in Hau Nghia Province.
-------------------------Turn 35------------------------
29 Oct.-24 Dec. Operation PAWNEE III, 2/26 Marines
security along Route 1 in the Phu Loc District, Thua Thien
Province.
30-31 Oct. Operation BUNDABERG, 5 and 6RAR County
Fair operation 1 km south of Nui Dat.
30 Oct.-5 Nov. MISSION: Regrouping all its battalions at
the Tuy Hoa South airfield (172,119), the 1st Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division will commence Operation GERONIMO
phase I, sweeping the area south of the Song Da Rang
(163,120) between Cung Son (160,119) and Tuy Hoa
while the 47th ARVN Regiment will screen Route 7B along
the river. The 18B PAVN Regiment has been reported
somewhere around My Thanh (166,123)
-------------------------Turn 36------------------------
31 Oct. Operation TRAVIS, emergency airlift of 2d
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division from An Khe to LZ OASIS in
support Operation Paul Revere IV.
Ongoing operations:
LAM SON II, PRAIRIE, BYRD, ATTLEBORO, LANIKAI I,
KALIHI, MAENG HO 6
Operations terminated:
1 Oct. End of LONGVIEW, 1 Oct. End of THAYER I, 3 Oct.
End of CROW'S NEST, 4 Oct. End of KAMUELA, 8 Oct. End
of BATON ROUGE, 8 Oct. End of DECATUR, 9 Oct. End of
SIOUX CITY, 10 Oct. End of STABLE, 10 Oct. End of
BENNING VI, 11 Oct. End of SUNSET BEACH, 18 Oct. End
of PAUL REVERE III, 19 Oct. End of WREN, 25 Oct End of
SEWARD, 27 Oct. End of MACON, 30 Oct. End of CASULA.
Arrival:
1 Oct. HQ 54th Art Gp 27th Engr C Bn
HMM-165, VMA-211
4 Oct. HQ 1st Bde/4th Inf Div, 1/10 Cav, 1/8,
3/8, 3/12 Inf, 6/29 Art, 5/16 Art
9 Oct. HQ 3d Bde/4th Inf Div, 2/12, 3/22 Inf,
2/22 Mech Inf, 2/77 Art
30th ROK Inf Regt
10 Oct. VMFA-542
12 Oct. 8th BS
16 Oct. 86th Engr C Bn to Dau Tieng (80,169) while the 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry
18 Oct. 1/40 Art, 2/94 Art Division will be airlifted to the Suoi Da CIDG Camp
19 Oct. 14 and 15th Engr Bn, 720th MP Bn (Army) (76,166) and the 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division to the
20 Oct. G/65 Art (quad .50) Tay Ninh West airfield (71,168). Once in position, the four
23 Oct. 7/9 Art brigades will search the area around the Suoi Da CIDG
28 Oct. 7/13 Art Camp all the way to the cambodian border via Prek Klok
29 Oct. 3/3 Mar (74,161) and Katum (75,158). Intelligence believes that
30 Oct. 1/83 Art the 9th VC Division is massing for a possible attack on the
Departure: CIDG Camp at Suoi Da.
13 Oct. 13th BS 5-8 Nov. 2nd ARVN Division units launch 3-day search-
31 Oct. HMM-161 and-destroy Operation LIEN KET 68 in Quang Tin Province.
Status: 5-19 Nov. Operation SHASTA I, 2/1, 2/3, 1/26 Marines
HQ 3d Mar Div relocated to Phu Bai (10 Oct.) search and destroy south of Hill 55, Quang Nam Province.
HQ 1st Mar Div relocated to Da Nang (10 Oct.) 5 Nov.-10 Dec.. MISSION: Operation LANIKAI phase II
HQ 3d Marines relocated to Dong Ha (10 Oct.) begins. 4/23 (1st Brigade, 25th Infantry) relieves 4/9 at Ben
HQ 1st Bde/4th Inf Div located at Tuy Hoa Luc (83,187) to continue Operation LANIKAI in Long An
HQ 3d Bde/4th Inf Div located at Bear Cat Province with 3/50 ARVN.
HQ 54th Art Gp located at Xuan Loc 6-7 Nov. Operation YASS, 6RAR cordon and search of
3/3 Mar located at Da Nang Lang Phuoc Hoa on Route 15, Phuoc Tuy Province.
2/26 Mar relocated to Phu Bai (11 Oct.) 6-12 Nov. MISSION: 5RAR will begin Operation HAYMAN
A-2/34 Arm relocated to Cu Chi (5 Oct.) to clear Long Son Island (102,191) from possible VC units
C-2/34 Arm relocated to Da Nang (8 Oct.) operating there.
1/10 Cav located at Pleiku/Camp Enari 6 Nov.-4 Dec. MISSION: The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne
1/8 Inf located at Tuy Hoa Division begins phase II of Operation GERONIMO. Moving
3/8 Inf located at Tuy Hoa by air to Dong Tre (163,113) the brigade will join 1/8 Cav
2/12 Inf located at Bear Cat (1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division) arriving from An Khe and
3/12 Inf located at Tuy Hoa begin a search and destroy operation in the mountainous
1/22 relocated to Pleiku/Camp Enari (10 Oct.) area known as the "Hub" (166,116) between Dong Tre and
2/22 Inf located at Bear Cat Tuy Hoa. The 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division on
3/22 Inf located at Bear Cat Operation ADAMS will block along Route 1 between Tuy
4/503 relocated to Da Nang (8 Oct.) Hoa and Tuy An while the 47th ARVN Regiment will block
7/9 Art located at Phu Loi south along the Song Da Rang.
7/13 Art located at Phu Cat -------------------------Turn 38------------------------
5/16 Art located at Pleiku/Camp Enari 7-20 Nov. Operation MERIDIAN, 2/503 (173d Airborne),
6/29 Art located at Tuy Hoa 33rd and 35th ARVN BDQs search and destroy around Minh
1/40 Art located at Dong Ha Thanh (in conjunction with ATTLEBORO).
G/65 Art located at Dong Ha 8-14 Nov. Operation ARCADIA, 1/1, 3/1 Marines search
2/77 Art located at Bear Cat and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
1/83 Art located at Nui Dat 9-27 Nov. ROK Marine units launch 18-day search-and-
2/94 Art located at Dong Ha destroy Operation DRAGON EYE in Quang Ngai Province.
14th Engr C Bn located at Tuy Hoa 10-25 Nov. Operation MAENG HO 7, ROK Capital Div
15th Eng Bn located at Bear Cat search and destroy in Binh Dinh Province.
20th Engr C Bn relocated to Ban Me Thuot (5 Oct.) -------------------------Turn 39------------------------
27th Engr C Bn located at Bien Hoa 12 Nov. The New York Times reports that up to 40
86th Engr C Bn located at Phu Loi percent of all economic or military aid to the Saigon
720th MP Bn located at Long Binh government fails to reach its destination due to theft,
13th BS relocated to Phan Rang (10 Oct.) corruption, black marketing and waste.
389th TFS relocated to Da Nang (10 Oct.) -------------------------Turn 40------------------------
VMA-211 stationed at Chu Lai 14-21 Nov. Operation BULLDOZER 5, Khanh Hoa Province
VMFA-542 located at Chu Lai (?)
HMM-165 located at Ky Ha 16 Nov.66-12 Jan.67 MISSION: Operation DAN TAM 81
129th Avn Co relocated to Phu Hiep (25 Oct.) begins. The 1/11 (11th ACR) will join the 1st and 2nd
30/9 ROK located at Dong Ba Thin
th
Battalion, 43rd ARVN Regiment in a rice harvest security
3 Oct. New CIDG camp opens at Duc Lap operation. The cavalry squadron will keep open Route 333
3 Oct. New CIDG camp opens at Xom Cat between Gia Ray (112,177) and Vo Dat (115,173) while
the two ARVN battalions protect the harvest in the La Nga
NOVEMBER 1966: Valley.
-------------------------Turn 41------------------------
1 Nov. US military strength in RVN reaches 350,000. 18 Nov.-3 Dec. MISSION: The 5 and 6RAR will begin
1 Nov. VC attack central Saigon with approximately 24 Operation INGHAM to clear the area between the TF
rounds of 75mm RR fire as National Day celebrations are basecamp at Nui Dat and (107,189) and Xuyen Moc
beginning. (112,189) and clear eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. The D445
1 Nov. MISSION: 1/27 and 2/27 (25th Infantry) are VC Mobile Battalion might be present in the area.
placed under operational control of the 196th Light Infantry 18 Nov.-23 Dec. Operation ATLANTA (part 2) 2d Brigade,
brigade and join Operation ATTLEBORO. 25th Infantry Division, 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 5th
2-8 Nov. Operation MARSHALLTOWN, 2/12 (4th Infantry) ARVN Division search and destroy in Binh Duong and Hau
search and destroy in Hau Nghia Province. Nghia Province.
-------------------------Turn 37------------------------ 19 Nov. Enemy releases 59 VN POWs captured at A Shau
4 Nov. MISSION: II Field Force decides to expand in March.
ATTLEBORO to a large-scale search and destroy operation. 19-27 Nov. 2nd ARVN Division launches eight-day
The 1st and 2d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division will displace Operation LIEN KET 70 in Quang Ngai Province.
20-27 Nov. Operation RIO BLANCO/LIEN KET 70, 1/7
Marines search and destroy in Quang Ngai Province.
-------------------------Turn 42------------------------
24 Nov.-2 Dec. Operation WACO, 173d Airborne Brigade
resumes responsibility for the Bien Hoa TAOR.
-------------------------Turn 43------------------------
25 Nov.-9 Dec. Operation BISMARK, 1st Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division road security between Di An and Phuoc
Vinh.
25 Nov.66-8 Jan.67 Operation KELLEY HILL, security
operation in III CTZ (?)
25 Nov.66-8 Apr.67 MISSION: Operation FITCHBURG
begins. The 196th LIB with 2/1, 3/21 and 4/31 will conduct
a search and destroy operation to protect the approaches
to Tay Ninh City (72,168) and Tay Ninh West airfield,
beginning with the area comprised between Route 22
(70,164) and the Rach Ben Da (68,165).
27 Nov.-23 Dec. Operation CHARLESTON, 2/18 (1st Inf)
search and destroy in III CTZ (?)
-------------------------Turn 44------------------------
28 Nov.66-1 May 67 Operation CANARY, arrival and
deployement of the 199th LIB between Vung Tau and Long
Binh.
28 Nov.66-14 May 67 Operation FORT NISQUALLY, 3d
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division deployement from Bear Cat
to Dau Tieng and operations.
29 Nov.-5 Dec. Operation HEARLDSBURG, 3d Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division search and destroy in III CTZ (?)
29 Nov.-7 Dec. Operation MISSISSIPPI, 2/5 Marines
search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
30 Nov. Allies declare 48-hour cease-fire over Christmas
and New Year, four-day cease-fire over TET (8-12
February), following communist declaration of Christmas
and New Year cease fires.
30 Nov.-6 Dec. Operation SUTTER, 1/5 Marines search
and destroy in Quang Tin Province
30 Nov. 66-12 Dec.67 MISSION: Operation
FAIRFAX/RANG DONG initiated. Three battalions, one each
from the 1st, 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions will join the
30th, 33rd and 38th BDQs for a double force security and
pacification campaign in and around the Saigon Military
District and Gia Dinh Province. This operation is the first
attempt at the pair-off program where an ARVN battalion
is complettely integrated down to platoon level with an
Amercian battalion to conduct joint operations. The
campaign will begin immediately south of Saigon (90,183)
and extend progressively to the whole province. The 199th
Light Infantry Brigade will take over FAIRFAX after
deployement in January 1967.
Ongoing operation:
LAM SON II, PRAIRIE, BYRD, WINCHESTER, UNIONTOWN,
LEEDS, PAUL REVERE IV, DUCK, ATLANTA, THAYER II,
ADAMS, PAWNEE III.
Operations terminated:
2 Nov. End of SHENANDOAH I, 5 Nov. End of ALLENTOWN,
5 Nov. End of GERONIMO I, 9 Nov. End of BLACKJACK 21,
9 Nov. End of MAENG HO 6, 14 Nov. End of KAHILI, 14
Nov. End of KAILUA, 16 Nov. End of LAM SON 318, 24
Nov. End of ATTLEBORO, 28 Nov. End of BREMERTON.
Arrival:
1 Nov. HMM-163, VMA(AW)-242
3 Nov. 35th Engr C Bn
7 Nov. 1/44 Art, G/65 Art
8 Nov. 1st Arm Amph Co
10 Nov. 180th Avn Co, 336th Avn Co
15 Nov. VMF(AW)-232
26 Nov. D/52 Inf
28 Nov. D/71 Art
29 Nov. D/51, C/54, D/58, C/87 Inf (MP)
5/2 Art, D/71 Art
30 Nov. 11th Eng Bn (III MAF)
Departure:
1 Nov. HMM-364, VMA-224
5 Nov. 2/4 Mar
15 Nov. VMF(AW)-235
Status:
1/4 Mar relieves 2/4 at Phu Bai (5 Nov.)
D/51 Inf located at Phan Rang
D/52 Inf located at Long Binh
C/54 Inf located at Tuy Hoa
D/58 Inf located at Qui Nonh
C/87 Inf located at Long Binh
5/2 Art located at Long Binh
7/9 Art relocated to Bear Cat (13 Nov.)
1/44 Art located at Dong Ha
D/71 Art located at Long Binh
1st Arm Amph Co located at Da Nang
11th Eng Bn located at Phu Bai
14th Engr C Bn relocated to Dong Ba Thin
20th Engr C Bn relocated to Pleiku (10 Nov.)
27th Engr C Bn relocated to Xuan Loc (15 Nov.)
35th Engr C Bn located at Bear Cat
308th TFS relocated to Tuy Hoa (15 Nov.)
VMF(AW)-232 stationed at Da Nang
VMA(AW)-242 stationed at Da Nang
HMM-163 located at Marble Mountain
180th Avn Co located at Phu Hiep
336th Avn Co located at Soc Trang
DECEMBER 1966:
1 Dec. US military strength in RVN reaches 361,000.
1 Dec. Battle of Phu Huu(2) 1/9, 5/7, 2/12 (1st Cav) west
of LZ Bird (part of THAYER II)
1-2 Dec. Operation DANGLESNIFF, two-man SASR teams
are inserted individually into eight separate locations in the
mountains of Nui Thi Vai area to test the effectiveness of
CS crystals laid on a previous operation by 5RAR.
1 Dec. 66-14 May 67 MISSION: The 1st and 2d
Brigades, 25th Infantry Division will begin Operation ALA
MOANA in Hau Nghia, Tay Ninh, and Binh Duong Provinces
to locate and destroy VC forces, supplies and base camps
and to interdict VC harvest, movement, and storage of
rice. The first phase will consist in a search of the area
between the Ho Bo (84,174) and Boi Loi Woods (80,171).
-------------------------Turn 45------------------------
4-5 Dec. Operation ALEXANDRIA, 11th ACR, 43rd ARVN
Regiment search and destroy near Xuan Loc and Duc
Thanh, Long Khanh and Phuoc Tuy border.
-------------------------Turn 46------------------------
6 Dec.66-19 Jan.67 MISSION: Operation PICKETT
begins. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division is alerted
for an immediate airlift to Kontum (132,84). From there,
the brigade will launch a search and destroy operation in
the northern Plei Trap Valley (116,85) along the disused
Route 613 in support of the 4th Infantry Division heavily
engaged in Operation PAUL REVERE IV.
6-7 Dec. Operation TRINIDAD, 1/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
7-11 Dec. Operation TRINIDAD II, 1/1 Marines search and
destroy in Quang Nam Province.
7-12 Dec. Operation CORTEZ, 3/5 Marines search and
destroy in the Que Son Valley, Quang Tin Province.
7 Dec. 66-5 Jan. 67 MISSION: Operation CANARY/DUCK
begins. The 173d Airborne Brigade and the 1st Australian
Task Force will provide security along Route 15 (101,189)
for the deployment of the 199th LIB (Canary) and 9th
Infantry Division (Duck) from Ba Ria to Phu My and from
Phu My to Long Binh.
-------------------------Turn 47------------------------
9 Dec. Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrives in Saigon for
two-day visit.
9-14 Dec. Operation ROVER, the evacuation of all civilians -------------------------Turn 52------------------------
from the Kim Son Valley, was conducted by elements of 27 Dec. Battle of LZ BIRD. 1/12 (1st Cavalry) overrunned
the 1st Cavalry Division. Once the Valley was cleared, it by NVA Regt 22 in the Kim Son Valley (part of THAYER II).
was designated a "free-fire" zone . 27-31 Dec. Operation WIGGINS, 2/3 (199th LIB) search
10 Dec.66-12 Jan.67 MISSION: The A-219 MIKE Force and destroy in Bien Hoa Province.
from Pleiku will be airlifted to Buon Mi Ga (146,134) in 27-30 Dec. US and ARVN units launch Operation DAN CHI
Darlac Province to commence Operation BLACKJACK 22, a 270D in Chuong Thien Province, a 3-day search-and-
reconnaissance in force on the area between Buon Mi Ga destroy operation).
and the Buon Ea Yang SF Camp (140,129). 28-30 Dec. Operation NASHVILLE, search and destroy
11-16 Dec. Operation STERLING, 3/9 Marines search and operation in III CTZ (?)
destroy in Quang Nam Province. -------------------------Turn 53------------------------
11-18 Dec. Operation LANIKAI III, 2/14 relieves 4/23 at 31 Dec.66-1 Jan.67 48 hours New Year cease-fire
Ben Luc to continue pacification of Long An Province. 31 Dec. III MAF units observe estimated 1,000 VC/NVA
-------------------------Turn 48------------------------ troops well armed, moving into position N of Hue in Thua
12 Dec. The Dong Nai water supply system inaugurated; Thien Province during the New Years' cease-fire. Enemy
when completed will be able to supply 127.5 million taken under air attack and arty fire by 3d Mar Div and
gallons of potable water daily to the 2.7 million inhabitants ARVN units; action continued until 010630Z Jan 67. No
of the Saigon/Cholon/Gia Dinh area. friendly casualties; enemy losses unknown.
12 Dec. The Soviet Union has given 100 new MiG jet 31 Dec. Grand total of US/FWA forces in RVN is 441,190.
fighters to Hanoi, doubling size of NVAF, according to news MACV: 8,794, Army Units: 236,341, Marine Corps Units:
release. 70,405, Navy Units: 19,953, Air Force Units: 52,397,
12 Dec.66-21 Jan.67 MISSION: 2/7 Marines will Combined Studies: 6, DEF COM AGCY: 40, SOG: 595,
commence Operation SIERRA, a search and destroy and Total US Forces: 388,568 Australia: 4,533, Rep of China:
pacification mission in the Mo Duc District (158,67) of 30, Rep of Korea: 45,605, New Zealand: 155, Philippines:
Quang Ngai Province, between Mo Duc and Nghia Hanh 2,063, Spain: 12, Thailand: 224, Total FWA: 52,622.
(155,64). Ongoing operations:
13 Dec. 1/33 ARVN Inf discovers 64 prisoners of VC LAM SON II, PRAIRIE, BYRD, UNIONTOWN, DUCK, THAYER
during Operation DAN CHI 270B in Chuong Thien Province. II, ADAMS, DAN TAM 81, FITCHBURG, CANARY, FORT
13 Dec. GVN Constituent Assembly approves first three NISQUALLY, FAIRFAX/RANG DONG.
articles of new constitution, providing for popularly-elected Operations terminated:
President, and a Prime Minister and Cabinet appointed by 2 Dec. End of WACO, 3 Dec. End of LEEDS, 3 Dec. End of
the President INGHAM, 4 Dec. End of Winchester, 4 Dec. End of LANIKAI
13 Dec. Construction begins on the Plei Djereng SF/CIDG I, 5 Dec. End of GERONIMO I, 5 Dec. End of
camp in Pleiku province, the first "fighting camp," HEARLDSBURG, 6 Dec. End of SUTTER, 7 Dec. End of
designed to be a base for extended operations throughout MISSISSIPPI, 8 Dec. End of ATLANTA, 9 Dec. End of
the tactical area of responsibility rather than a walled BISMARK, 23 Dec. End of ATLANTA (part 2), 23 Dec. End
fortress in the middle of hostile territory. of CHARLESTON, 24 Dec. End of PAWNEE III, 30 Dec. End
13 Dec. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at New Plei of PAUL REVERE IV.
Djereng (121,95), secure the site and build the camp for Arrival:
detachment A-251. 1 Dec. C/52,D/87 Inf
-------------------------Turn 49------------------------ VMA-121
16-26 Dec. Operation INITIATOR, 199th LIB shakedown 3 Dec. Air Cav Trp/11th ACR
operation in Long Binh Province. 4 Dec HMM-262
17-21 Dec. Operation GLENN, 3/1 Marines search and 10 Dec. HQ 199th Inf Bde, 2/3, 4/12 Inf
destroy in Quang Nam Province. 11 Dec. 3/26 Mar
-------------------------Turn 50------------------------ 12 Dec. 2/40 Art, 87 Engr C Coy
19 Dec. Bob Hope arrives to start his annual Christmas 13th BS
shows. 13 Dec. D/17 Cav, 2/11 Art
19-21 Dec. Operation SHASTA II, 1/1 Marines search and 16 Dec. 306th TFS, 309th TFS
destroy south of Hill 55, Quang Nam Province. 19 Dec. 3/34 Art
19-22 Dec. Operation SANTA CRUZ, 3d Brigade, 1st 20 Dec. HQ 9th Inf Div, HQ 3d Bde/9th Inf Div,
Infantry Division cordon and search in Binh Duong 2/60 Inf, 5/60 Mech Inf, 3/60 Inf
Province. 23 Dec. Det, HMH-463
19 Dec.66-13 Feb.67 MISSION: Operation LANIKAI IV 28 Dec. 3/7 Inf
begins. Moving its base of operations from Ben Luc 29 Dec. VMO-3
(83,187) to Rach Kien (86,188), the 2/14 (1st Brigade, 25th Departure:
Infantry Division) will continue buddy operations with 1/46 1 Dec. VMA-223
and 1/50 ARVN to pacify Long An Province. 12 Dec. 8th BS
20 Dec. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Harold K. Johnson 16 Dec. 1/4 Mar, HMM-361
arrives in Vietnam. Status:
20 Dec.66-16 Feb.67 MISSION: Operation CHINOOK I 9th Infantry HQ located at Bear Cat
begins. The 2/26, 3/26 and 3/12 Marines will conduct a HQ 11th ACR relocated to Long Binh
search and destroy operation in the Co Bi-Thanh Tan area HQ 2d Bde/1st Inf Div relocated to Di An
(112,124) of Thua Thien Province. Intel reports that the HQ 3d Bde/4th Inf Div relocated to Dau Tieng
enemy is once more active between the Song Bo and the HQ 3d Bde/9th Inf Div located at Bear Cat
Song O Lau. 199th LIB HQ located at Ho Nai
21 Dec. MISSION: A new CIDG camp opens at Lang Vei 18th Eng Bde HQ relocated to Dong Ba Tin (1 Dec.)
(91,21), secure the site and build the camp for HQ 4th Mar Regt relocated to Camp Evans (23 Dec.)
detachment A-101. 2/9 Mar relieves 1/4 Mar at Phu Bai (16 Dec.)
-------------------------Turn 51------------------------ 3/26 Mar located at Dong Ha
24-25 Dec. 48 hours Christmas holiday cease-fire 3/26 Mar relocated at Camp Evans (17 Dec.)
C-2/34 Arm relocated to Dau Tieng (5 Dec)
1/11th ACR relocated to Long Binh
2/11th ACR Cav relocated to Long Binh
3/11th ACR Cav relocated to Long Binh
Air Cav Trp/11th ACR located at Long Binh
D/17 Cav located at Ho Nai
1/2 Inf relocated to Phuoc Vinh
2/3 Inf located at Ho Nai
3/7 Inf located at Ho Nai
2/12 Inf relocated to Dau Tieng
4/12 Inf located at Ho Nai
1/16 Inf relocated to Lai Khe
2/16 Inf relocated to Di An
1/18 Inf relocated to Di An
2/18 Inf relocated to Di An
1/26 Inf relocated to Phuoc Vinh
2/28 Inf relocated to Lai Khe
2/22 Inf relocated to Dau Tieng
3/22 Inf relocated to Dau Tieng
2/60 Inf located at Tan Tru
3/60 Inf located at Bear Cat
5/60 Inf located at Bear Cat
4/503 relocated to Bien Hoa (5 Dec)
C/52 Inf located at Saigon
D/87 Inf located at Long Binh
1/7 Art relocated to Di An
2/11 Art located at Dau Tieng
3/34 Art located at Bear Cat
2/40 Art located at Ho Nai
87 Engr C Coy located at Ho Nai
13th BS stationed at Phan Rang
306th TFS stationed at Tuy Hoa
309th TFS stationed at Tuy Hoa
129th Avn Co relocated to Kontum (5 Dec.)
VMA-121 stationed at Chu Lai
VMO-3 located at Ky Ha
HMM-262 located at Ky Ha
Det, HMH-463 located at Marble Mountain
13 Dec . New CIDG camp opens at Plei Djereng
21 Dec: New CIDG camp opens at Lang Vei
7.2 Note on unit reconstitution: AO: Area of Operation
AP: Airport
No units on either side except for MACV/RVNAF/FWA air APC: Armored Personnel Carrier
units can be reconstituted in this scenario, be very carefull ARG: Assault Ready Group
with them. Arm: Armor/Armored
Art: Artillery
7.3 Terrain Mods: ARVN: Army of the Republic of Viet Nam
AS: Attack Squadron
Minor modifications have been made to the terrain to give ASHC: Assault Support Helicopter Company
Vietnam a more tropical aspect and have no effect on play. AT: Anti Tank
They work best with the old ACOW graphics and ok with ATF: Australian Task Force
the new ones but I can't guarantee the result if you are Avn: Aviation
using some other types of terrain mods: (AW): All-weather
AWC: Aerial Weapon Company
BB: Bo Binh (Inf)
BCD: Biet Cach Du (Abn Rgr)
BCH: Ban/Bo Chi Huy (HQ)
Cultivated Bde: Brigade
BDQ: Biet Dong Quan (Rgr)
BG: Brigadier General
BLT: Battalion Landing Team
Bn: Battalion
Brig: Brigadier
Rice Paddy (treated as Bocage/Hedgerow) BS: Bomb Squadron
BTL: Bo Thu Len (HQ)
BTTM: Bo Thong Tham Muu (JGS)
Bty: Battery
C: Combat
Hills Cap: Capital
CAP: Civic Action Platoon
Cav: Cavalry
CIDG: Civilian Irregular Defence Group
CMAC: Capital Military Assistance Command
Cmd: Command
Mountains
Co: Company
COL: Colonel
Comp: Composite
COMUSMACV: Commander, United States Military
Assistance Command, Vietnam
Borders CONUS: Continental United States
COSVN: Communist Office for South Viet Nam
-The combination of Forest and Arid tiles has been used to CT: Cong Truong (Div)
represent Plantations (Rubber, Tea, Coffee, Palm...) CTZ: Corps Tactical Zone
CVA: Attack Aircraft Carrier
-Most Shallow Water hexes in the Mekong Delta area are CVW: Carrier Air Wing
navigable by riverine forces. DD: Dai Doi (Co)
Det: Detachment
-Mangroves don't exist in TOAW and are represented by Div: Division
Marsh hexes DKZ: Dai Bac Khong Zat (RCLR)
DMZ: De-Militarized Zone
-Marsh hexes have also been used to show the inundable DPQ: Dai Phuong Quan (RF)
plain of the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) DRAC: Delta Regional Assistance Command
Eng: Engineer
-Light Forest represent both lightly wooded areas and Exp: Expeditionary
elephant grass expenses. FA: Field Artillery
FANK: Forces Armées Nationales Khmères (Khmer Army
Forces)
8.0 ABBREVIATIONS & GLOSSARY: FFV: Field Force, Vietnam
Fld: Field
8.1 List of abbreviations used: FRAC: First Regional Assistance Command
FS: Fighter Squadron
AA: Anti-Aircraft FWA: Free World Allies
Abn: Airborne FWF: Free World Forces
ACR: Armored Cavalry Regiment GD: Giang Doan (River Group)
ACS: Air Commando Squadron GDNC: Giang Doan Ngan Chan (RAID)
ACW: Air Commando Wing GDTL: Giang Doan Truc Loi (RMG)
AF: Airfield GDTT: Giang Doan Tuan Tham (RPG)
AFB: Air Force Base GDXP: Giang Doan Xung Phong (RAG)
AHC: Assault Helicopter Company GEN: General
AML: Airmobile (Light) GHQ: General Headquarters
Amph: Amphibious Grp: Group
GVN: Government of (South) Viet Nam Rgr: Ranger
HAL: Helicopter Attack Squadron Light Rgt/Regt: Regiment
HH: Heavy Helicopter Riv: Riverine
HHC: Headquarters & Heaqduarters Company RL: Rocket Launcher
HHT: Headquarters & Heaqduarters Troop RMG: River Mine Group
HL: Huong Lo (Communal Road) RNZA: Royal New Zealand Artillery
HMH: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron ROK: Republic of Korea
HML: Marine Light Helicopter Squadron ROKMC: Republic of Korea Marine Corps
HMM: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron RPG: River Patrol Group
How: Howitzer RR: Recoilless Rifle
HQ: Headquarters RTA: Royal Thai Army
HS: Helicopter Squadron RTAVF: Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force
H&S: Headquarters & Service RTAVR: Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment
HW: Heavy Weapons RVN: Republic of Viet Nam
Inf: Infantry RVNAF: Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
JGS: Joint General Staff SAS: Special Air Service
KB: Ky Binh (Cav) SASR: Special Air Service Regiment
KR: Khmer Rouge SD: Su Doan (Div)
(L): Light SEAL: Sea, Air and Land
LAAM: Light Anti-Aircraft Missile SEALORDS: South East Asia Lake-Ocean-River-Delta
LD: Lu Doan (Bde) Strategy
LDNN: Lien Doc Nguoi Nhia (Vietnamese Navy Seals) Sec: Security
LF: Local Force Sep: Separate
LIB: Light Infantry Brigade Serv: Service
LLDB: Luc Luong Dac Biet (SF) SFGA: Special Forces Group, Airborne
Log: Logistical SG-GD: Sai Gon-Gia Dinh
LRPD: Long Range Patrol Detachment SLF: Special Landing Force
LRRP: Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol SLR: Self-Loading Rifle
LTG: Lieutenant General SMG: Sub Machingun
LTL: Lien Tinh Lo (Inter-provincial Road) SOG: Studies & Observation Group
LOC: Lines of Communications SOS: Special Operations Squadron
LZ: Landing Zone SOW: Special Operations Wing
MACV: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Spec: Special
MAB: Marine Amphibious Brigade SPS: Security Police Squadron
MAF: Marine Amphibious Force Sqn: Squadron
MAG: Marine Air Group SRAC: Second Regional Assistance Command
Mar: Marine/Marines Strat: Strategic
MEB: Marine Expeditionary Brigade STZ: Special Tactical Zone
Mech: Mechanized Sup: Support
MG: Major General TAOI: Tactical Area Of Interest
MGF: Mobile Guerilla Force TAOR: Tactical Area Of Responsability
MH: Medium Helicopter TD: Tieu Doan (Bn)
MIKE: Mobile Strike Force TFS: Tactical Fighter Squadron
Mil: Military TFW: Tactical Fighter Wing
MP: Military Police TF: Task Force
MR: Military Region TG: Tactical Group
MSF: Mobile Strike Force ThD: Thiet Doan (Arm Sqn)
MSFC: Mobile Strike Force Command TK: Tiem Kich (Fighter)
Mtr: Mortar TL: Tinh Lo (Provincial Road)
Nat: National TQLC: Thuy Quan Luc Chien (VNMC)
NVA: North Vietnamese Army TRAC: Third Regional Assistance Command
NZ: New Zealand TrD: Trung Doan (Rgt)
Opcon: Operational Control Trp: Troop
PACV: Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle TT: Truc Thang (Helicopter)
PAVN: People's Army of Vietnam TWCMN: Truc Uong Cuc Mien Nam (COSVN)
PHILCAGV: Philippines Civic Action Group, Vietnam VB: Ve Binh (Gd)
PLAF: People's Liberation Armed Forces VC: Viet Cong
Plt: Platoon VMF: Marine Fighter Squadron
PPL: Phao Phan Luc (Rocket) VMFA: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
Prov: Provisional VMO: Marine Observation Squadron
QC: Queen's Cobras VNAF: Viet Nam Air Force
QD: Quan Doan (Corps) VNMC: Viet Nam Marine Corps
QL: Quoc Lo (National Road) VNN: Viet Nam Navy
QLVNCH: Quan Luc Viet Nam Cong Hoa (ARVN) VNSF: Viet Nam Special Forces
RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force Vol: Volunteer
RAG: River Assault Group WESTPAC: Western Pacific
RAID: River Assault Interdiction Division
RAR: Royal Autralian Regiment 8.2 Glossary of Vietnamese terms:
RCLR: Recoilless Rifle
Rcn: Recon A, An, Ap: Hamlet
RF: Regional Forces Ban: Village
Ban/Bo Chi Huy: Headquarters (Brigade and below) Thiet Ky: Armored Cavalry
Biet Cach Du: Airborne Ranger Thon: Village
Biet Dong Quan: Ranger (Mobile Troop) Thuy Quan Luc Chien: Marine
Biet Khu: Special Tactical Zone Tiem Kich: Fighter
Bo Binh: Infantry Tieu Doan: Battalion
Bo Thong Tham Muu: Joint General Staff Tieu Khu: Sub-Region
Bo Thu Len: Headquarters (Division and above) Tinh: Province
Cam: Village Tinh Lo: Provincial Road
Chien Doan: Task Force Toan: Team
Chu: Mountain Truc Thang: Helicopter
Co: Mountain Truc Uong Cuc Mien Nam: Central Office for South
Cong Truong: Codename for PLAF divisions Vietnam
Cu Lao: Island Trung Doan: Regiment
Cua: Estuary Van: Village
Dac Cong: Sapper Ve Binh: Guard
Dai Bac Khong Zat: Recoilless Rifle Vinh: Gulf or Village
Dai Doi: Company Vung Duyen Hai: Naval Coastal Zone
Dai Phuong Quan: Regional Force Vung Song Ngoi: River Force
Dak: Stream Xa, Xom: Village
Dam: Lake, Marsh Xe: Stream
Doan Hau Can: Rear Service Group Xuan: Village
Doi Danh Du: Honor Guard Xung Phong: Assault
Dong: Hill, Mountain
Duyen Doan: Coastal Division
Gac Dinh: Palace Guard 8.3 Glossary of Southvietnamese operation names:
Giang Doan: River Group
Giang Doan Ngan Chan: River Assault and Interdiction The RVNAF had the habit to label their operations in series
Group of the same name, using only a numerical designator to
Giang Doan Tuan Tham: River Patrol Group differentiate them. These names were specific to certain
Giang Doan Truc Loi: River Mine Group units, for example all LAM SON operations were conducted
Giang Doan Xung Phong: River Assault Group by the 1st Infantry Division. Here's a small glossary of the
Hon: Island most common names and their translation:
Huong: Village
Huong Lo: Communal Road AN DAN: Pacifying the People
Ia: Stream BAC THIEN: Advancing North
Khe: Stream BINH TAY: Conquering the West
Khong Doan: Tactical Wing CUU LONG: Vietnamese name for the Mekong River
Kinh: Canal DAN CHI: People's Will
Krong: Stream DAN QUYEN: Civil Right
Ky Binh: Cavalry DUONG CUA DAN: People's Road
Lang: Village HUNG QUANG: Valiant Light
Lien Doc Nguoi Nhia: Vietnamese Navy Seals LAM SON: Blue Mountain
Lien Doan: Group LE LOI: A Vietnamese emperor
Lien Tinh Lo: Inter-provincial Road LIEN KET: (Inter)Connection
Lu Doan: Brigade PHI PHUNG: Flying Phoenix
Luc Luong Dac Biet: Special Forces QUANG TRUNG: A Vietnamese emperor (also known as
Mui: Point, Cape Nguyen Hue)
Ngoc, Ngok: Mountain QUYET CHIEN: Resolved to Fight
Ngon: Stream QUYET THANG: Resolved to Win
Nhay Du: Airborne SONG THAN: Tsunami
Nui: Hill, Mountain TIEN BO: Progress
Phan Khu Nam: Southern Sector TOAN THANG: Complete Victory
Phao Binh: Artillery TRAN HUNG DAO: A famous Vietnamese hero
Phao Cao Xa: Anti-Aircraft Artillery TRUONG CONG DINH: Another famous Vietnamese hero
Phao Phan Luc: Rocket Artillery TRUY KICH: Pursuit Attack
Phi Doan: Squadron
Phu: Village 8.4 Note of PAVN/PLAF unit designation:
Prek: Stream
Quan Doan: Corps Communist forces used a code-letter system to indicate
Quan Luc Viet Nam Cong Hoa: Army of the Republic of the size of their military units during the war: A for squad,
Viet Nam B for platoon, C for company, D for battalion, E for
Quoc Lo: National Road regiment and F for division. For example, D7/E66 means
Rach, Rao: Stream 7th Battalion, 66th Regiment. Unfortunately this system was
Se, Song: River far from being homogeneous and lots of units had different
Su Doan: Division code letters. These designations are used for historical
Suoi: Stream purpose only, and have no effect on play.
Ten Lua: Missile
Tham Bao: Reconnaissance
Thanh: Village
Thi Xa: Autonomous Municipality
Thiet Doan: Armored Squadron
9.0 SOURCES & CREDITS:
9.1 Books:
-Vietnam Order of Battle: A Complete Illustrated
Reference to U.S. Army Combat and Support Forces in
Vietnam 1961-1973 by Shelby L. Stanton, Stackpole Books -Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's
2003.
-The US Marine Corps in the Vietnam War: III Marine
Amphibious Force 1965-75 by Ed Gilbert, Osprey
Publishing 2006.
-Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70 by Gordon L.
Rottman, Osprey Publishing 2007.
Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) by Randall M.
Romine, GreatUNpublished 2003.
-The U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War: An Illustrated History
by Edward J. Marolda, Brassey's Inc 2002.
Army of Vietnam 1954-1975 by The Military Institute of
Vietnam, University Press of Kansas 2002.
9.2 Games:
-Vietnam 1965-1975 by Nick Karp, Victory Games 1984
9.3 Websites:

-Vietnam Airborne by Gordon L. Rottman, Osprey
Publishing 1990.
-Vietnam Marines 1965-73 by Charles Melson, Osprey
Publishing 2005.
South East Asian War - Area Of Operations
Online Bookshelves: Vietnam War
Ground Combat Operations - Vietnam 1965 – 1972

-Vietnam ANZACs, Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam Operations, Major Battles
Vietnam 1962-72 by Kevin Lyles, Osprey Publishing 2004.
Records About the Ground Combat Operations by the
-Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman, Army During the Vietnam Conflict
Osprey Publishing 2007.
The Vietnam Archive
-Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962-75 by Gordon L. Rottman,
Osprey Publishing 2006. Eleven-Bravo

-B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73 by Jon Lake, Carr's Compendiums

Osprey Publishing 2004.
-Allied Participation in Vietnam by Lieutenant General
Stanley R. Larsen and Brigadier General James Lawton
Collins, Jr., University Press of the Pacific 2005.
The South Vietnamese Air Force 1951-1975
A Brief Overview of the Vietnam National Army and the
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (1952-1975)

-Where We Were in Vietnam: A Comprehensive Guide to

the Firebases, Military Installations and Naval Vessels of Scenario Design:
the Vietnam War, 1945-1975 by Michael P. Kelley, Hellgate Stéphane "Boonierat" Moutin Luyat
Press 2002. email: Stephane.Moutin-Luyat@wanadoo.fr

-MACV Command History 1966, Military History Branch, Improved equipment database:
Office of the Secretary, Joint Staff, MACV 1967. Jo "Crazy Dutch" van der Pluijm

-Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to
October 1966 by John M. Carland, Center for Military
History 2000.
-Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive, October 1966
to October 1967 by George L. MacGarrigle, Center for
Military History 1998.
Vietnamese military terms & translations:
Nguyen Tuan Trung
Special thanks to:
Gordon Rottman for his TOEs knowledge
Richard Rinaldi for his great Vietnam OB Series
Wild Bill Wilder for inspiration.

-U.S. Marines in Vietnam: An Expanding War, 1966 by

Jack Shulimson, History and Museums Division,
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington D.C. 1982.

-Vietnam Battle Chronology: U.S. Army and Marine Corps

Combat Operations, 1965-1973 by David Burns Sigler,
McFarland & Company 1992.

-Semper Fi-Vietnam: From Da Nang to the DMZ: Marine

Corps Campaigns, 1965-1975 by Edward F. Murphy,
Presidio Press 2000.

-The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground

Forces in Vietnam, 1965-1973 by Shelby L. Stanton,
Presidio Press 2003.

-A Vietnam War Chronology According to Military