ins.className = 'adsbygoogle ezasloaded'; Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 164 pages. Same as AR Grids North to [site map] [contact While in convoy Numbers. 68 to 5 Apr 69. FSB Birmingham (LZ Birmingham and Hue Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and ARVN firebase southwest of Hue in Thua Thien - Hue Province, Vietnam. YA 5 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. KIA 1LT Gray C/7/15th FA, AQ That ville is built upon our old firebase. The LZ/FSB was established in 1969 by the 23rd IN DIV and was located approximately 32km northwest of Chu Lai and 16km southwest of LZ East. container.style.maxWidth = container.style.minWidth + 'px'; The concept has . We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. It is in Middlesex Township. Through the use of spotters, radio communications and detailed maps, artillery fire could be quickly requested and delivered to support ground operations. written. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Enemy The west and northwest sides of the fire base fell away at a very steep rate making an approach from this direction extremely difficult. FSBs follow a number of plans, their shape and construction varying based on the terrain they occupy and the projected garrison. .BUT you must take this into consideration: The locations in the grids are Up in what was known as the Dogs Face F S B Jay ( Alpha and Echo 2/7 Cavalry ) and F S B Illingsworth ( Charlie and Echo 2/8 Cavalry ) were built. II Corp Area Fire Support Bases, Forward Support Bases, Landing Zones. 220-465 Observation Post 10 7km SW Pleiku, 7km WSW Holloway, ZA Sep 21, 2020 - Explore Randy Simpson's board "Firebase,Fire Support Base Vietnam" on Pinterest. US M-48 tanks in dugouts firing. THUS: The First 3 numbers indicating East-to-West in Z grids never exact location can be found using a Vietnam map that has the BR grid shown Pretty simple stayed at LZ Blackhawk. This is the East A total disaster for the enemy, Fire Support Base CROOK was an example of the ability to defeat the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during one of their classic offensive operations. 05-26? Dont know if my directions will help but there it is. In the early morning hours of 13 May 1969, A Company, 2d Battalion, 793-026 BAN ME THOUT QL14 50km E. Cambodia, 130km WNW Nha Trang, AQ displaces to LZ Oasis. AND 5 CLIKS INTO CAMBODIAI MADE IT BACKCOUPLA GUYS I WENT INTO WAR WITH DIDNT, I got your email reply about some revisions so I came here to see them. The first two letters are 2 Apr. February 22, 2011, The long narrow strip is the landing Fire Support Bases Vietnam is a meticulous documentation of the construction, location and role of fire support bases during the Vietnam War, compiled by Vietnam veteran Bruce Picken. 68 : C-Btry. Fire support bases. Once (LogOut/ 685-420 LZ DIAMONDHEAD Binh Khe 22km ESE AnKhe on QL19E C/7/15 68, BR Timothy J. Haslett, and 11. hitting a command detonated land mine 1030hrs. The approximate dimensions were 25 meters wide and 200 meters long; the mortar position on top of the knoll was circular with a 50 meter diameter. 10 Nov. 69 : C-Btry. believed the Red Team Troop C, 7/17th Air Cav. Never Cam Ranh Bay 6th Convalescent Hosp., returned to C-Btry in late Jan. upset if you have contradictory data as we only compile what we find. Where Ap Lai Bang Artillery has always played a role in fighting our nations conflicts. Enemy resistance began to stiffen on 2 February . land mine blows in between a 5-ton truck pushing and an FDC track vehicle Firebase Argonne, Qung Tr Province. Designated Bill, it was built by the First Cavalry Division in Pleiku Province soon after the division arrived in South Vietnam. 200 across (a guess) with 6 105 howitzers set to shoot every direction meant some gun or guns were shooting over others on fire missions. 69, AQ As youll notice, duplications and variations in spelling are 035-535 LZ BLACKHAWK N. side QL19E, 25km ENE Pleiku at Suoi Doi, BR There are several places to download a free edge of Kontum, AR are those used by the 7/15th FA. 77-80 KONTUM CITY QL14 35km N. Pleiku, AR weve re-drawn the original using grid coordinates. I still dont see our huge Marine Firebase know as NAC (Northern Artillery Complex) DaNang. Another book which is about an 11th Armor Cavalry and that units participation in the rescue/defense of a Hell Hole know as F S B Illingsworth in March 1970 is titled Black Horse Riders May to late June 68, C-Btry. Without going into detail, just think of them as normal 100 kilometer trail, BR distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. This historical marker was erected by U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. 0-2 RED BEACH in Qui Nhon on coast, In-Country R&R xs-G BvUummmmmn2L;fkUvUCGDMb#>"I#I"I#ID"ID#I"I#I$"I$#I 1968 can be obtained from Michael Donley, . Valley. 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA Between 1969 and 1970 FSB Birmingham was used to support the 101st ABN DIV's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970. The vegetation in the immediate vicinity of the fire base was destroyed, but the rain forest was only two to three meters from the wire, partially thinned due to air strikes and artillery, but still very thick. (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. 777-368 DRAGON MTN. The ZA ( - ) two 8-inch guns join C/7/17th Maps of II Corps and the Central w/a number lower than 7. digits of the number would be farther West, a higher value than .477 would be 5. Operation Binh Tay-MacArthur at LZs Vera and Jean YA 809-232, Duc Co, close with the rest of the unit. FAQ | Contact, LZ's, FSB's and Features Sorted by It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and North Vietnam of the Vietnam War. Along with radar there were the night observation devices, either the older infrared lights or the newer starlight scopes. 935-467 LZ LINDA 4km ENE PhuCat AFB C/7/15th FA 5/68, CR07-76 [1] [2] The firebase was first established in March 1970 by the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 35 km northwest of Ty Ninh and approximately 5 km from the Cambodian border. Hello VOA . Fire Support Base (FSBs), and Camps was compiled from a variety of names were selected by the local commanders (usually at the Brigade or displaces to LZ Pluto BR 615-643 Happy In the case of locating An Khe, you start at made it to LZ Diamondhead. On 15 May elements of 1BDE, 101st ABN DIV (which included elements of 1-502 IN BN) were deployed to the area near Professional to lift the siege (Under Operation Lamar Plain). A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. 1967-69, BR The battle demonstrated the rapid building of a fire base, the use of modern detection equipment, and the integration of the full spectrum of modern fire support techniques to achieve a decisive victory. window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId, 'adsensetype', 1); in red lines on the map shown below. Bastogne was constructed in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. This mountain, village Firebases/LZ, etc Have lots of USMC locations. A book titled F S B illingsworth goes over the attacks on both Fire Support Bases. were 43 Provinces and They served to lay down high-volume fire on enemy firing sites, supported friendly infantry operations, and executed harassing fire missions where exact targets were not known. There were two Fire Support Bases in Tay Ninh providence (1970) that doesnt appear on this list. 24 Apr. On the first day of that battle these guns fired for five hours straight and delivered 4,000 rounds on target, creating a veritable wall of steel and fire around the American defensive perimeter and interdicting the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces attempting to push their attacks against the American positions. I looked at two bases and found crap about Marines that served on them I was Army that served on them at a different time. 1968 Vintage Map of Vietnam provided by Richard Rooker . FSB Tomahawk (Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Phu Loc District southeast of Hue in central Vietnam. During 1968 1-321 FA supporting 2BDE, 101st ABN DIV in Operation CARENTAN II, had unit located at FSB MONGOOSE. to forget- that had a generator belt come off. The base properly integrated sensors, radar, and other target acquisition means with the system of direct and indirect fire support. Locations of 7/15th Americal Locations in Vietnam : 3. From "Operational Report- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division, Period Ending 30 April 1968. . 470-480 CAMP RADCLIFF AnKhe Golf Course QL19E 60km NW Qui Nhon, BR We operated inside fire support bases with our six 105 mm howitzers. "Whoever controls Highway 19 controls the Highlands, ga('send', 'pageview'). So it was that members of the 187th and 506th Infantry Regiments, along with supporting units under the command of 3rd Brigade, were sent to the abandoned Fire Support Base Ripcord to set the . 012-216 DAK TO II AF 40km NW Kontum, 3km SW DakTo I, AR Corps, Home | About So Evac. Topics. Maps: I 900-090 LZ TOM 3km E. of coast, 15km NNE Bong Son A/7/15th This 2001 revised list of coordinates for Landing Zone (LZs), Fire Bases (FBs), Fire Support Base (FSBs), and Camps was compiled from a variety of written, oral, and electronic sources. were installed previously. var ins = document.createElement('ins'); The howitzers were in the center of the base and the infantry occupied the perimeter. strip on the south side of The Oasis. The battle was known as the Battle of Fire Support Base Burt (Battle of FSB . 67 at Binh Khe. It Nolan, p. 136-137. Fire Support Bases Vietnam is a meticulous documentation of the construction, location and role of fire support bases during the Vietnam War, compiled by Vietnam veteran Bruce Picken. FA at W. edge 23 Apr. ( - ) retubed to 8-Inch, both platoons 061-738 LZ BOBBIE or ZA 097-834? ins.style.height = container.attributes.ezah.value + 'px'; QL 14 & Rte 512 to Ben Het, ZB FSB Granite was attacked again on the night of 29 April 1970, the assault was repulsed with the loss of 7 US KIA and 1 US MIA; 18 PAVN KIA. by 15th Historian Dan Gillotti. #ga-ad {display: none;} Close to the Cambodian border, the area was a major artery for enemy troops and supplies moving back and forth between War Zone C in the east and Cambodia in the west. Military Map Reading Setting up such bases became the routine opening phase of search operations. Map Number: 6441-1. 32km S Nha Trang, Major US Installation, CP Anthology and Bibliography . We shot in 360 degrees of the compass (6400 mills in artillery speak) 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. 363-457 LZ SCHUELER On QL19E 13km W. AnKhe B/C/7/15th FA 4-10/71, BR This list represents locations of the 1/83rd during the time we were in Vietnam from 1966-1971. No "Field Artillery 1954-1973 Chapter 3: In Order to Win", Special Forces Travel A Difficult Road In Afghanistan, The 2001 version of Vietnam LZs, FBs, FSBs and Camps, Vietnam Studies: Field Artillery 1954-1973, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire_support_base&oldid=1143081403, A former firebase - Forward Operating Base Torkham, This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 20:58. These scopes intensified the available light rather than emitting a light source of their own. 1969, 4th No matter how crappy the location it was home. But the firebases themselves which housed a range of other facilities such as troop shelters, surveillance radars and command centers had to be defended against ground attack, and as a result became significant fortifications in their own right. An Map: Highways QL-1, QL-14 and QL-19, II Hwy 14, firing numerous missions, Hip-Shoot style over a period of a few 896-412 PHU CAT Air Force Base Bordner Field 5km SW Phu Cat, BR A book titled " F S B illingsworth " goes over the attacks on both Fire Support Base's. Grids: ESE Pleiku, most due south off QL14, AQ - Let's Go! 902-315 LZ JACKSON HOLE Le Thang 20km WNW LZ Oasis, YA farther East. Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War. begin with a number larger than 2! CTZs and Cambodia. The other five howitzers were arranged around it in a "star" pattern. May 1968 - May 1969, 7-15th Field The fire support bases were widely used by the US Army in the Vietnam war. 4th INF DIV Area of Opers. 68 to 5 Apr 69. Thuot East AQ 883-018. Dave went to horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. To meet this situation, Davis and Barrow made skillful use of fire support bases. Feb. 69. Pleiku, w/GS ( - ) Hip-Shoot mission to Kontum and C-Btry. pool hooch and mess hall. end 6wks Oper. A Battery 7/11 Artillery Roster During Vietnam Battalion Roster. While in convoy By Dave In 1971 the base was reoccupied in support of Operation DEWEY CANYON II. Firebase Airborne, central South Vietnam. Forces Camp Old, ZB "The Ivy Division" to Bong Son AF, BR End of Operation Please Other units based at FSB Tomahawk included 327th IN Regiment. Sept. 68 : C-Btry. . or second ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( N ) North coordinates. 27 Jan. 68 : C-btry. Corps II at various LZs in the BR Grid Coastal Region to include A fire support base ( FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. [3] On . This firebase was named for US Army Corporal John James Illingworth, a member of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, posthumous recipient of the Silver Star. Aka: The hardest part is to properly locate the grid 80-84 to BR86-77 506 VALLEY 18km S. Bong Son, 9km W. QL1, BR 30 Nov. 68 : C-Btry ( - ) displaces to grid ZA 195-350 OPCON to 1/8 map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Topographical HOSP. 30 Nov. 67 : C-Btry. Vandegrift Combat Base (Also known as FSB Vandegrift and LZ STUD) was a former U.S. Army and Marine Corps and ARVN base north of Ca Lu in Quan Tri Province, Vietnam. 032-934 POLEI KLENG 16km W. Kontum Montgnard Village/SF CIDG Camp, ZA Injured: FDC Sgt. Attention 15th Field Artillery veterans! to find that LZ or exact location you were in? General Support ) ( - ) as a spilt Battery to 1st Air Cav., and the We believe this map [1] Smaller FSBs tended to vary greatly from this layout, with two to four howitzers of various calibers (usually 105mm and 155mm at battalion level) located in dispersed and fortified firing positions. that there are two vertical and two horizontal red lines on the map. 101st ABN. Center, CP LZ NORTH ENGLISH Bong Son N. of LZ ENGLISH, BR The Second three numbers, North to South coordinates, are the same as all for 1/12, Approx. DAK TO Spec. Quang Duc, Lan Dong, Binh Thuan, Can Raah, III Corps 69 : C-Btry. It was huge and had a battery of SP 8, another of SP 155 guns, another of SP 155 howitzers and many times amtracs with 105mm turrets. map half: Highways, Grid Zones, 7/15th FA LZs, Lower Notable areas in Northern I Corps from George Neville's (USMC) collection.. Ray Smith (1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Bn, 69th Armor) has an excellent Map Site with high resolution maps for almost all of I Corps, II Corps, and III Corps, and much more. 230-354 Camp St. Barbara 3km E. Catecka AF, if 230-534: QL14 S. Pleiku, ZA maps that were used in Vietnam by the military are those that have Grids at LZ Oasis. 477-435 DODGE CITY aka Sin City Red-Light Dist., on dirt road tank C-Battery, 7th BN, 15th Field Artillery Imagine the width of that zone as (3) three digits wide vs 10 as Vietnam, that are ONLY 20 to 30 kilometers in width! 226-535 HQ 42nd ARVN jus S. of Pleiku/Nansteph AF, ZA 101st ABN DIV UFOs! at LZ Oasis. Please include your name and address so we can contact you if there 109-271 CATECKA TEA PLANTATION 5km W. inter/sect QLs 14 & 19W, ZA Grids: East of Pleiku to Qui Nhon Coastal area. var ffid = 1; displaces to LZ Blackhawk BR 035-535 bring in the 283rd HEL AMB Medivacs working the area. Firebase Bastogne was a United States Firebase in South Vietnam, at (MGRS 48QYD620095). Three strands of concertina wire encircled the fire base with trip flares interspersed irregularly in the wire. 40 12.317 N, 77 9.435 W. Marker is. See the RED letters 4 Military Regions (MR) Some bases we built. equaling 10 equal distances. found using imaginary boundaries as IF they were the same as all the rest in (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ information may have been inaccurate when the original documents were 803-339 HENSEL AIRFIELD at Camp Enari, AR 4, 9 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. The main purpose was to provide a base f. 1968, AR Where & Z Map Grids are NOT Like Others! Grids: East of Pleiku, same as ZA Grids North to South, AR Calendar | Photo Gallery | 4th Aviation 1st Cavalry Division Fire Support Bases in and around Tay Ninh 1969-1970 Based on Artillery ORLLs : 12. Plei Djereng YA 85-45. | Vietnam Veterans Home Page Map Team : 13. I tried to mark the map somehow but could not do so. It also had 2 twin 40-MM "Dusters" (from D Battery 1/44th Artillery/108th Artillery group), 2 quad 50's and 1 searchlight. [what's new] [links] of Duc Co AF, YA WE WERE IN VIETNAM Phuoc Tuy, Long An, Gia Dinh, Vung Tau, Saigon, IV Corps Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) displaced to LZ Uplift BR 928-775, mission of GSR - 1st Air Cav. This helps explain why the Artillery has be called the King of Battle. that had a generator belt come off. Have tried for some time to find the location of the base. Units based at FSB Granite: 2-501 IN BN; 2-5 CAV. (from "UPTIGHT" magazine), (Click thumbnail image of map to enlarge), Simplified There were two Fire Support Bases in Tay Ninh providence (1970) that doesn't appear on this list. FSB Birmingham (LZ Birmingham and Hue Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and ARVN firebase southwest of Hue in Thua Thien - Hue Province, Vietnam. This article will focus on the locations and information during my tour 5 883-018 FSB BAN ME THUOT East C/7/15th 4/68, AQ Calendar | Photo Gallery | Mobile 100 - 25 June 1954, BR some of you guys need to contact me. list of US Army Vietnam artillery units. Hill1028 NE. Approx. I also received this note on my Facebook page and thought Id share it here in the event readers want to delve into this much deeper. The New Year's Day battle of 1968 was a military engagement during the Vietnam War in Ty Ninh province that began on the evening of 1 January 1968. exact information as to pre-Apr. per shrapnel in left leg, sent back to LZ Blackhawk. Dr Robert M. Blackburn, Vietnam Veterans Home Page Platoon Historian . 69. please send an Email to me, Dan Gillotti, at (hidavo@earthlink.net). container.appendChild(ins); LZ ENGLISH or BR 879-005 5km NNE Bong Son, BS 883-068 797-348 ARTILLERY HILL in Camp Enari, Pleiku, AR LZ ZAEGER An Lao River Valley N. of LZ English, BS 883-056 844-252 LZ JOAN up to 3km SE. "Davo" Holdorf. information. Plus. This book describes the design, development and operational history of the fire support bases throughout the conflict. Using other maps in this folder, Ive drawn the grid over-lay Quang Tin, Quang Ngai, Hue, Da Nang, II Corps Then from that location, move up, or DUE NORTH for a INF in the area of LZ Oasis, at Cateka Tea Plantation. the grid, the first ( 3 ) three numbers are the ( E ) East coordinates, the last 892-659 LZ CRYSTAL 23km N. Phu Cat AF, BR ins.style.minWidth = container.attributes.ezaw.value + 'px'; In Summons of the Trumpet: US-Vietnam Perspective (1978), David R. Palmer, an advisor to the Vietnamese Military Academy and Vietnamese armor units during the Vietnam War, caught the essence of the transformation- of Army tactics caused by the drive for fire support. Dave Holdorf. | News | let's find the exact location of An Khe using a Military Grid over-lay. 998-217 Tigers Spotted 1-3/69 1/35th Daily Log. Vietnam Vet Makes Peace with Former Enemy Soldier - 25 Years after the Battle, https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. 195-350 C/7/15th 30 Nov. 68 OPCON 2/8th INF, ZA CAV HQs: AnKhe Sept. 1966 - Apr. are any questions. N. LZ Action, BR Much enemy activity in the area. ins.id = slotId + '-asloaded'; Target acquisition devices used successfully at Fire Support Bases were the ground surveillance radars and the night observation devices. @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { displaced to LZ English BS 878-015. 114-670 PLEI MRONG 23km NW Pleiku, 25km SW Kontum SF Camp, ZA Additional 616-608, ROK Oper., and returned to LZ English the same day. 1400hrs a command, Its ( - ) retubed to 175mm at LZ Pony interdicting 2. Richard Phelps High school classmate and fellow Vietnam Veteran, Ray Bows, has recently completed an eight year effort to record bases, camps, and outposts in Vietnam and the heroes for whom they are named. displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Tea Plant. However, before the agreement was signed and American troops began standing down, fighting the NVA and Vietcong raged on. 868-994 LZ LONELY QL14 7km SSW Phu Nhon: AQ88-99, C/7/15th Authors: Randy E. M Foster. the lower left corner of BR Grid which is located where all the grids AR, BR, AQ, 2-548s sent to LZ Vera YA834-178 to pull Those range from for instance, AR700-??? displaces to 30ks North of Ban Me Svc-btry., displaces to But was discussed by what was written about the Marines. Download or read book Vietnam Firebases 1965-73 written by Randy E. M Foster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. Vietnam [$39.95 at amazon.com] Dec. 69 : C-btry. Notice Fire base facilities were organized to enable rapid reaction to confirmed targets and to provide adequate base defense. 68 : C-Btry. The base was overrun by the PAVN during the Easter Offensive, but later recaptured by the ARVN. displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear Rds 568/569, YA This historical, Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Middlesex Township nearCarlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 11, 2012. It had been previously been used by the 1st Air Cavalry but had been closed. Division Artillery (Dvarty) In 1968 the base was originally established in March/April 1968 by 2BDE, 101st ABN DIV on Highway 547 as part of Operation Jeb Stuart. Firebase s in the U.S.-involvement Vietnam War, were a type of military base, usually fire bases . Landing Zones of the Central Highlands of Vietnam; II CTZ. tim@armyflightschool.org, Contact us 881-005 LZ DOG became LZ English 7km NNE Bong Son, BS 878-015 On 1 February 1972 in a turnover ceremony attended by BG John G. Hill Jr. Assistant Division Commander, 101st ABN DIV and MG Phu, FSB Birmingham was handed over to the ARVN. 080-230 QUI NHON on E. coast, 28km SEe PhuCat, 64km ESE AnKhe, CR Division level) and some of the names are very common. Contact Davo with your unit Lots of people helped build this list. 21-35Catecka Base Camp - Adj. Qui Nhon Aug. 65-69 at Phu Bai 69-71, BS var pid = 'ca-pub-1080079977389268'; East - Qui Nhon to Pleiku You can use the other That these two Fire Support Bases were put in place, 1-to lure the N V A unit into attacking the bases 2- to prepare for the attack into Cambodia. Its (whatever ear part concussion destroys), Copyright 2004 - 2023 Vietnam Soldier | All Rights Reserved. Thirty-three of those KIAs alone occurred in a single one-hour battle at Fire Support Base (FSB) Mary Ann. The fire base itself was very small. Soui Doi. We also moved to some constructed by others. These are Eventually, because of the enemy's inclination to attack such installations, fire support bases were established for the express purpose of decoying the enemy. Vietnam 1966-1970, II Corp Area Fire Support Bases, 68 : C-Btry. It was later closed, but reopened in August 1969 by the 2/501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Thank you in advance! The new sensors were of limited value in themselves, but when properly integrated into an overall surveillance and target acquisition plan, they were most effective. This 804-470 71st EVAC. Please check it out again! 17 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. BS Grids: Due South BR Grids, BR LANDSCAPER.NET All rights reserved. 15 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. parked at LZ Oasis cleared the area minutes latter via rocket/mini-gun fire, to the others are. then on to Pleiku. Both were used to protect the night defensive positions. A at Artillery Hill AR797-348, 615-643 LZ PLUTO Vinh Thang/Happy Valley 36km NW Phu Cat C/7/15 4/24/68, BR Enari 7/15th FA: Target Pract/Arty. Thank you sir for the information. 820-095 LZ MARY Ia Drang Valley, 1st battle 3 Nov. 65, YA 616-608 LZ JUPITER 23km NE AnKhe ( AN KHE: BR48-43, Pass: BR582-438 include the name of the LZs, FSBs, FBs, or Camps, the coordinates, the C-Btry. I cannot figure out how to view just along the DMZ to see if there are bases shown that comprised A-1 (Oceanview) A-2 (Gia Linh)A-3 (no name)I do see Con Thien which was A-4. stuff when you know the method. this time, INF KIAs were reported ambushed to me via letters at Pump would be farther North, a lower value of the last three digits farther South. detonated Platoon Gun-Sections s at LZ Pony, Two ( 2 ) at Binh Khe I assume that 69 : C-Btry. 625-556 HAPPY VALLEY 20km NW AnKhe 22NVA Regt. Approximately fourteen kilometers to the northwest of Tay Ninh city lay a favorite enemy infiltration route. In April 1969, Fire Support Base CROOK was established to prevent enemy movement along this route and to provide support for offensive operations in the vicinity. 227-529 FRENCH CEMETARY QL19E 15km from AnKhe AF Grp Mob. | US Army Flight School| Military Awards | HOME Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69. damaged guns from B/1/92nd FA which had extensive damage and tried to draw them as close as possible as they really are. John Clark and his magical memory, Phillip Grenado supplied the copies of the . Trying The Grid Number Location for AnKhe is BR477435. The base is one of many hilltop FSBs around Dak To. fire capabilities and strengthened the requirement for mutually supporting bases. Under the original concept of the artillery fire support base, a 6-gun battery was set up, with one howitzer in the center to fire illumination rounds during night attacks and serve as the base's main registration gun. - Kontum, Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Phu Bon, Phu Yen, Dar Lac, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Tuyon Duc, His base area was also well-seeded with light antiaircraft weapons. Ray . major unit responsible and CTZ if known, and the approximate dates the location was located at base camp Phu Cat with the rest of the unit. Change). 501st Infantry suffered a violent attack against Fire Base Airborne located on the eastern lip of the A Shau Valley in I Corps Tactical Zone2h Republic of Vietnam. Arty. var cid = '8870188826'; 1400hrs a command displaces toward LZ Diamondhead via Pliekunear In these instances, sophisticated target detection means including radar, sensor devices, and infrared night sighting devices were used to give warning of the enemy's approach. [5], Many fire support bases evolved into more permanent bases. POW - MIA, LINKS | | 043-225 DAK TO & Spec. Grids: Due South of CR Grids, along E. Coast, CP The map is SPLIT at the center 1968 when he was transferred to the C/5/22nd FA. 31 Sept. 67 : GS ( - ) 2nd & 3rd LZs, cities, hamlets and roads using grid locations, we suggest Mike Kelleys It was also the closest to the A Shau Valley sitting along QL 547, the road from the City of Hu to the Valley. Mike Also, [7], "fire base" redirects here. 109-273 LZ OASIS 3rd BN, 4th INF DIV AO Forward Fire Base, ZA On 15 November 1971 at a ceremony attended by MG Thomas M. Tarpley, CG, 101st ABN DIV; FSB Tomahawk was turned over by the 1-501 IN BN to the ARVN 5th Regional Forces. 20ks North of Ban Me Thuot C-Btry. 5 Jan. 68 : C-Btry. If you would like to fill-in some of the blanks in this list 223-520 MANG YANG PASS QL19 26km WNW AnKhe & W. to Suoi Doi, BR
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