[1]:1534, On the night of the 30th, elements of a battalion of the PAVN 4th Regiment attacked an ARVN outpost at the foot of the Hi Vn Pass. (L to R) Attack of 13 April 1972. Despite limited attacks later in the month, these were largely, as a report stated, "an attempt to maintain the facade of an offensive. An alert ARVN sentry took the VC under fire near the flagpole. On 11 February, Cushman observed the 2nd Division "appeared to be withdrawing from contact southward" and ordered his subordinate commanders to continue to press the attack. In fact, elements of both regiments had reached jump-off points just south of the Cau Do River. [1]:1523, The rest of the enemy efforts in the Da Nang area and TAOR were about as haphazard and relatively ineffective as the fight on the unnamed island. artillery and air, the ARVN successfully contained the PAVN/VC units in the Nam and Lin Chiu regions. One of the companies captured a German missionary hospital in the city and the other hit the rear base of the ARVN 51st Regiment, the Chi Lng Camp, garrisoned by the ARVN 102nd Engineer Battalion. According to Marine sources, the heavy action on this small island resulted in 102 VC killed, 88 prisoners of war, 13 VC suspects and 70 laborers. A conglomeration of internal security forces threw back the VC force from the east that tried to use similar tactics to get inside the compound from that direction. Supported by U .S . As Company G began its redeployment along the river route it ran into PAVN forces attempting to retreat in that direction. A 19-year-old sentry assigned to a listening post at a U.S. air base gets caught in the crossfire during a Viet Cong attack. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. PAVN battalions from the 2nd Division had eluded the Korean and ARVN defenses in the southern sector and had penetrated the defensive perimeter of the 2/3 Marines and 3/5 Marines just below the Air Base. "[1]:158, While the PAVN/VC forces continued to harass allied positions on the night of 31 January/1 February, the intensity of combat did not match that of the previous two nights. Major General Donn J. Robertson, the 1st Marine Division commanding general, kept under his direct control the 3/5 Marines and the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines. It also served to block one of the principal avenues of approach to Da Nang from the south. Menu. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. Later that night, the 1/7 Marines reported 15 secondary explosions from Marine counter-mortar artillery fire. [1]:143, PAVN/VC forces throughout South Vietnam were about to strike. Again the artillery responded with "excellent effect on target." Today, several areas on the Da Nang Base including the loading, storage and mixing areas and Sen Lake to the north and the Pacer Ivy area at the south of the base have been confirmed to have . While the Marine battalions successfully kept these initial assaults on the night of 5/6 February in check, Robertson was not sure how much longer they could. The ROKMC Marine Brigade deployed six companies around the city and the ARVN 51st Regiment prepared a reaction force. He remembered that because of the number of casualties his battalion sustained, "it was necessary to employ administrative personnel on patrols" with "clerks, cooks, and drivers" on line. Just 19 when he arrived, the horrors he witnessed would forever shape him. Throughout the day, however, Marine units throughout the TAOR reported incidents. Four ARVN M113 armored personnel carriers reinforced by a reconnaissance squad maneuvered to contain the attackers. In the meantime, the VC harassed with sniper fire both CAP Q-4 and the nearby Nam O bridge security detachment from 2/7 Marines. [1]:1445, At 03:30 PAVN/VC forces launched an assault against General Hong Xun Lm's I Corps headquarters. Company M advanced toward a hamlet to the south of the ARVN. Bldg. At 18:35, Recon team Ice Bound, positioned in the mountains about 8 miles (13km) northwest of Da Nang observed an enemy rocket unit prepare a firing position for their missiles. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. [1]:150, By this time, General Robertson had taken measures to bolster the ARVN south of the Cau Dau. The air base at Da Nang was, therefore, a particularly enticing target. At 02:40, a squad from the 1/7 Marines, supported by two tanks from the 1st Tank Battalion, moved to assist the embattled CAP unit. Two members of a VC engineering company, also in the Da Nang area, later recounted that nearly 80 percent of their unit was from North Vietnam. 1st MAW ComdC. Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. According to a Marine report, "it was evident that the enemy was prepared to masquerade as Vietnamese civilians in the process of infiltrating the TAOR and that he was attempting to infiltrate his forces in small units. For example, while the R-20th attempted to maintain a full complement of 400 men through the recruitment or impressment of local villagers and infiltration of North Vietnamese "volunteers," intelligence sources rated the unit only "marginally effective. Firing from well-concealed and dug-in firing positions, the PAVN machine gunners and infantry took a heavy toll of the Marines. Within the city itself, VC cadre were to force the "inhabitants into the street for demonstrations and prepare the people for continuing political struggle against the government as well as kill GVN and ARVN cadre. In addition, the 1st Marine Division alerted one company to participate in the relief of Hi An, if needed. Captured 122mm Tripod Launcher. Marine losses were 14 killed, Army losses were 18 killed, while PAVN/VC losses were in excess of 286. [1]:142, While activity in the Army's 23rd Infantry (Americal) Divisions areas of operations in Qung Ngi and Qung Tn Provinces was somewhat diminished, there was enough enemy in northern and central I Corps to cause concern for both the American and South Vietnamese commands. One of the nicest persons died there on the day he was turning his outside plant tool kit. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. The MPs shot one of the swimmers, took the other man prisoner and drove off the boats with a fusillade of bullets. The Northern Sector Defense Command rapidly assembled its reaction company and deployed one platoon to the division command post. He and Randall agreed that they would deploy one of the battalion's two reserve provisional Quick Reaction platoons composed of headquarters personnel. Obtenez des photos d'actualit haute rsolution de qualit sur Getty Images They fired, killing one of the enemy underwater demolition team, while the other member surrendered to the Marines. Elements of the VC R-20th and local force units which participated in the attack on Ha Vang and I Corps headquarters attempted to escape the dragnet of Marine and ARVN forces. At 09:15, a squad from Company G, 2/7 Marines providing road security for a Marine engineer mine-sweeping team on Route 1 just below the pass, encountered a small PAVN sapper detachment. They later found four PAVN dead. The Marines assaulted the island and the fighting continued throughout the night and into the next morning. At about 07:40, a crowd of 400 Vietnamese civilians made up mostly of women and children and carrying PAVN and VC flags approached the CAP compound. The Victory will be with us. In the morning when searching the battle area, the Marines would find "ample evidence of enemy casualties, but only two enemy bodies." Further, the National Police reported that VC local leaders from Qung Tn, Qung Nam and Qung Ngi Provinces met in a base area in the hills of northern Qung Ngi to plan attacks on Chu Lai and on Qung Ngi City. The Marines lost 12 killed and 6 wounded. The 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing was activated at Da Nang on 18 July, 1965, and was responsible as the host unit for operational squadrons assigned to Da Nang, including the 8th and 13th Bombardment Squadrons. 45 USAF/USMC KIA, 10 aircraft destroyed , 41 aircraft damaged, and 13 barracks destroyed. At 20:00 on the night of the 5th, a Marine platoon ambush from Company C, 1/7 Marines intercepted about 60 PAVN troops about 4,000 meters south of the Ty Loan River in the western sector of the area of operations moving northeast towards the river and the base with mortars and automatic weapons. About an hour later, PAVN troops who had infiltrated Duong Lam rushed the CAP compound. According to Murray, "from then on until Tt was over, there were just constant attacks." This demonstration may have been planned to coincide with an attack on the city which never developed. Although agent reports and other intelligence indicated continued assaults north of the Cau Do River against Ha Vang and Da Nang City, most of these came to naught. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. The Marine squad lost one killed. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.Link to order this clip:http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029937_Vietcong-rocket-attack_Danang-Airbase_Marine-operation-headquarters_heavy-explosionsHistoric Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in VietnamShows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. We had played cards the night before and he was so happy he had survived his year in . Results of a rocket attack on Da Nang air base: revetment area building [ Bob Kaatman photo ] One of the first caches of bombs to explode. The Marines lost one helicopter and sustained damage to 29 others. With the PAVN too close to call in artillery or fixed-wing air, the Marines radioed for reinforcements. During the next few days, Task Force Miracle conducted sweeps in its sector and encountered relatively little resistance . On my second combat hop on the 14th I flew below 500 feet for 30 minutes 5 to 10 miles south of Da Nang searching for rocket launching sites. III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) had its headquarters at Hill 327 west of the Air Base, while ARVN I Corps had its headquarters north of the Air Base. In the attack on the I Corps headquarters and in the defense of Ha Vang village the Allies sustained losses of nine dead and several wounded. Approximately at 02:00, about four of the 122mm rockets fell in or near the compound, one landing near the 1st Cavalry Division helipad temporarily located there, damaging four of the helicopters, but resulting in no Marine or Army casualties. ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. Citation Nr: 1224394 Decision Date: 07/13/12 Archive Date: 07/18/12 DOCKET NO. Another platoon from the Marine company also reinforced the engaged troops about an hour later. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] [1]:163 Because of the location of Hill 65, just above Route 4 about 4,000 meters west of the district town of i Lc and below Charlie Ridge (155610N 1080542E / 15.936N 108.095E / 15.936; 108.095), where the VC had heavy machine gun emplacements which precluded any helicopter lift, the Marine company had to make the move on foot. Flares light up the Da Nang area to make it easier to spot infiltrating guerrillas. Rummage soon determined that the total number of PAVN approximated 500 or more men, moving in two columns. While successfully beating back the PAVN attack, the CAP leader called for help. DaNang earned the nickname Rocket City during the Vietnam war, having been attacked over 900 times in 10 years. Those infiltrations prepared the way for NVA ground attacks in the surrounding areas. Two other platoons took up positions around nearby hills 244 and 200. [1]:159, While from 15 February, the PAVN/VC ground assaults on Marine positions appeared to diminish , Marine spotters in the tower on Hill 55 reported the constant movement of small groups of enemy troops in the western portion of the ROKMC area of operations. Lieutenant Colonel William J . The Air Force watch officer on duty protested, "that's too close, you'll never get a clearance for it." At the meeting Westmoreland ordered Americal Division commander General Samuel W. Koster to reinforce Danang. U.S. estimates of PAVN/VC casualties ranged between 1,200 and 1,400 dead. It was damaged by the fire of the adjacent aircraft (BuNo 152588) on the night of 29-30 January 1968. Da Nang Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of USMC and ARVN forces. On 29 January, Marine intelligence officers received a reliable report that the PAVN 2nd Division also had established its command post in western G Ni. [1]:157, There were two serious incidents in the 7th Marines sector. We don't know why, but we know they are!" Among the casualties were two Marines killed, including Lieutenant Manning and six wounded from the 1st MP Battalion. WASHINGTON The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are . Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's \u0026 C-130's. At 02:30 on the 30th at in Bn, elements of the R-20th and V-25th struck the subsector headquarters defended by the 15th Popular Forces Platoon and the 708 Regional Forces Company. Robertson remembered that "the ceasefire was to be in effect and the regimental commanders reported intense fire from the enemy and requested authority to continue artillery fire, if necessary" Robertson granted the request and then "about 18:40 we got the word from III MAF that the ceasefire had been called off.[1]:142, For some time, the American forces had been aware that the PAVN/VC was about to launch some type of major offensive. I called all the regiments and battalions and the same was happening to them. Landing in large bursts, about 50 to 75 artillery rounds fell on the lead column. Colonel Ross R. Miner's 7th Marine Regiment with all three of its battalions had the responsibility for the northern, western and southwestern sectors. [1]:158, During the day of 1 February, the number of incidents between allied and PAVN/VC forces fell from those of the two previous days. In the Southern Sector Defense Command, just north of the Cu River and west of Highway 1, a PAVN/VC 12-15-man sapper squad blew a hole in the defensive wire of the joint perimeter of the 7th Engineer and 7th Communication Battalion. About 03:30, two more Marine tanks from the district town of Hieu Duc arrived at the northern fringes of the hamlet. The 3/5 Marines reported "a definite increase of enemy harassment" and the movement of sizeable enemy units into the Go Noi Island area (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}1551N 10812E / 15.85N 108.2E / 15.85; 108.2). In the Hi Vn Pass area in the north, PAVN troops attempted to cut Highway 1. The C-123's ability to land on short, unimproved fields proved invaluable and the four units served in Vietnam until the end of the war. Although authorizing the ceasefire, he warned all American commanders to be unusually alert because of "enemy increased capabilities ." In one operation near Dien Ban, the ARVN 51st Regiment sustained losses of 40 men killed, six missing, and 140 wounded while accounting for about 80 enemy dead and 13 prisoners. [1]:154, At about 19:00 another reconnaissance patrol, Recon Team Rummage, about 30 kilometers south of Da Nang in the Qu Sn Mountains below An Ha, spotted a column of about 40 PAVN at the head of even a larger column moving east along a trail. Pictures of Danang 10. Immediately after the artillery shelling, an AC47 Spooky arrived on station and worked over the same area with its Gatling guns. Of the prisoners, the South Vietnamese identified six as military, 109 as workers, and the remaining 80 as VC cadre. Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. To the south, in the Korean sector, the ROKMC with the assistance of the ARVN again drove PAVN/VC forces out of the Hi An environs. They counted 34 PAVN dead. According to them their mission was to mine and interdict allied traffic in the Hi Vn Pass area. The Marines evacuated the survivor to the Naval Support Activity hospital where he died of his wounds. ARVN intelligence officers speculated that the battalion from the PAVN 4th Regiment was supposed to have spearheaded the attack on the city of Da Nang the previous day, but arrived too late to influence the battle. Given also the enemy rocket threat, he still needed to maintain extensive patrols in the so-called Rocket Belt. After calling in helicopter gunships, the ROKMC, at 13:20, reached the MACV compound and linked up with U.S. advisors there. Reinforced by another squad, the Company G Marines killed three and captured two. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. [Peter Halferty photo]. After a quick appraisal of the situation, the I Corps commander turned to the senior U.S. advisor at the I Corps Tactical Operations Center, Army Major P.S. The only Marine casualties were two men who failed to vacate their "hootches" in time. Milantoni replied, "General Lm just gave it. The III MAF Command Center later that evening radioed MACV in Saigon: "Although the enemy has suffered heavy losses within his local and main force VC units during the past two days, he still possesses a formidable threat utilizing [PAVN] troops poised on the periphery of the Da Nang TAOR. Another sapper squad, about the same size as the one that carried out the earlier attack, penetrated the 1st Marine Division Subsector Bravo combat operations center and communications facility on Hill 200, less than 1,000 meters from the main command post on Hill 327. bagram air base distance to chinairidescent telecaster pickguard. According to a South Vietnamese account, the ARVN Rangers killed 150 of the enemy and captured another 18 in the battle for Nam O and in other fighting below the pass through 31 January. By 11:00, Marine helicopters evacuated the most seriously wounded and brought in the rest of Company G into blocking positions on the western bank of the Yn. Once more the PAVN/VC failed to cut the main lines of communication into Da Nang. by Edward H. Phillips 2/1/2017. The following day, the same sources indicated that both the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd Regiments had also withdrawn to the Go Noi. Two other squad patrols from Company C in the vicinity quickly joined the first squad. Cam Ranh Bay AB: US Army 6th Convalescent Hospital damaged by Rocket Attack! Local villagers told the Marines that at least one VC had been killed in the brief skirmish. Miner attached two additional companies to the 3/7 Marines, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and Company H, 2/7 Marines to cover its extended area. After a brief firefight, the VC troops withdrew taking any casualties with them. One rocket struck this barracks, but the man in this room survived by . SAIGON (UPI) - Communist troops blasted the city of Da Nang and nearby military installations with nearly 200 rockets or mortar rounds early today in their heaviest attack on the Northern coastal area in a year, spokesmen said. Despite the Marine patrolling, PAVN sappers, probably from the 2nd Sapper Battalion, blew three bridges and one culvert over Highway 1 in the pass area. Two LVTH-6s from the Marine 1st Armored Amphibian Company attached to the 11th Marines responded to a call from the U .S. According to this former member of the VC 401st Regimental Security Guard, local VC cadre stated that "the war had lasted too long and the Front had to seek a good opportunity to stage a great offensive that would bring the war to an early end." It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. Soon reports came in that the base was under attack and a Marine helicopter flew the general from his quarters to III MAF headquarters. 07-18 488 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Allied intelligence officers identified members from the V-25th, R-20th, C-130th Battalions and the Q-15th and Q-16th Local Force Companies. Army advisor attached to the ARVN unit. The 11th Marines fired an artillery mission with unknown results. 366th Security Police K-9. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Check Out Chivalry 2https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824220/Chivalry_2/Green Army Thanksgiving!It is turkey time, so we have a Green Army . One of the rockets damaged one of the missile launchers and wounded three of the Marines. [1]:1556, During the day and evening of the 31st, the PAVN/VC infantry units pressed the offensive on the ground. The attacks on Da Nang (29 January 11 February 1968), were a series of attacks in the Tet Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese Peoples Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War. In I Corps, the Allies learned from a defector that the enemy planned an attack against Qung Ngi City. Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. Again, the Marines killed the VC and once more foiled an apparent enemy demolition effort. You get your timing off and you've got problems. Rockey then ordered a platoon from his Company K to reinforce Company G. By the end of the day, the elements of the four Marine companies had established their night positions. Cleaning up and repairs at Gunfighter Village. Missiles launched from nearby mountains have caused eight deaths, many injuries and. At Da Nang city the Military Region's main force 2nd Division, sapper battalions, the Quang Da province local force battalions and mass forces participating in the political struggle had been preparing since October 1967. Narrative: Possibly the worst ground aviation accident of Vietnam War occurs on March 23 1967 at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, when traffic controller clears US Marine Corps Grumman A-6A Intruder, BuNo 152608, of VMA(AW)-242, MAG-11, for takeoff, but also clears USAF Lockheed C-141A-LM Starlifter, 65-9407, of the 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, to cross runway. PAVN/VC gunners then replied with a mortar barrage, which resulted in two Marine dead and two wounded. Mortar and rocket attacks followed by ground assaults were made all along the perimeter of the base. Other disturbing intelligence tended to confirm this analysis. [1]:1612, In the ensuing battle of Lo Giang the Marine and Army forces successfully repulsed the PAVN 2nd Division attack. VC gunners from Ha Vang, nevertheless, maintained an intermittent mortar bombardment upon the I Corps tactical operations center. At the briefing, the division G-2 or intelligence officer, told the assembled officers that "they are finally going to come out and fight. At 17:00 on 29 January, Westmoreland cancelled the truce in the entire I Corps sector. 17 apr 1966: arab 511, an a-1h (buno 135398), lt (jg) william l. tromp, va-115, went down following a night attack on coastal targets, near approximately 1818 . If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. [1]:1467, About 05:45, the 1st Division learned that the VC squad in the I Corps headquarters compound had disengaged and took its casualties with it. Simultaneously, the division ordered the helilift of a company from the 3/5 Marines to reinforce the ARVN and the CAP Marines. The U.S. major remonstrated that the site was relatively close to the compound, but Lm insisted that the air strikes be flown. [1]:1412, In the Da Nang sector, the tempo of operations had picked up during the last weeks of January. The bulk of the attack force remained in Ha Vang Village bogged down in a firefight with local Popular Force (PF) and Regional Force (RF) troops reinforced by a USMC Combined Action Platoon (CAP), E-3. The attack began about 1 A.M. and the United States command said the missiles were Sovietbuilt 122mm rockets, each weighing about 100 pounds. One sapper was captured. Milantoni. While making for a loud and colorful pyrotechnic display, the explosions caused no casualties and no damage to any of the aircraft. Marble Mountain Air Facility supported USMC helicopter operations throughout southern I Corps. In addition to the VC R-20th Battalion, south of Da Nang, the VC 1st and PAVN 3rd Regiments both part of the 2nd Division started to deploy toward G Ni Island. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of Da Nang Air Base. About two-and-a-half hours later, the VC units "ceased fire and withdrew." The PAVN soldiers wore flak jackets and helmets and carried a machine gun, and a small rocket detachment with six 122mm rockets. Naval Support Activity Danang operated extensive logistics facilities on the Tiensha (Tin Sa) peninsula east of the city. Marine commanders and staff officers could only speculate that the enemy was probably infiltrating north in small groups to "predetermined rallying points" for a further assault either on the city or on the Air Base. [1]:159, On the ground in the 7th Marines sector, PAVN units hit several of the CAPs, especially in the 3rd and 1st Battalion areas. Doc, as his friends called him, was one of 58,200 Americans that died during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Security Police Association Web site features several additional recordings of rocket attacks on Da Nang Air Base. According to Marine intelligence sources, Rummage may well "have rendered a reinforced battalion combat ineffective, forcing the enemy to modify his plans at a critical time." The PAVN 2nd Division still remained intact, but was not about to renew the offensive. Only the 7th Marines to the west experienced an increase in incidents as PAVN/VC troops moved through the western TAOR to return to their mountain strongholds in Base Area 114 and through Charlie Ridge into Happy Valley. Another PAVN soldier, who infiltrated from North Vietnam after receiving a year's training as a radioman in Hanoi, was thrust into one of the attacking battalions south of Da Nang so hastily that he never learned the name of his unit let alone those of his officers. Suspected excavations camouflaged with tree branches were seen on a peninsula 6 miles southwest of Da Nang. In the assault, the PAVN/VC killed four Marines and wounded another seven before withdrawing. Army personnel were wounded. See our A-Level Essay Example on Vietnam war, Modern European History, 1789-1945 now at Marked By Teachers. At 07:30, the ROKMC reported about 200 to 300 enemy troops still in Hi An. Flight line VMO-2 after mortar / rocket attack "Tet Offensive" 1968. . 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