Ben Cat LZ Paradise i dont recall what it was called after the fact. 69. 163-049 PLEI ME 44 km SSW Pleiku W. off QL14, ZA Once Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 01:55, "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=1139043630, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 01:55. Central Highlands, in the 7/15th's former Area of Operations (AO). Hwy 1 - Duc Pho South to Tuy Hoa, Upper FA was attached to 6/29th FA whos Operation was in the Kontum/Dak Bac Lieu Both men [3], One of the first fire support bases constructed by U.S. troops was built in October 1965. Mechanic David E. Holdorf. 924-752 LZ UPLIFT QL1 ran thru, 12km SSE Bong Son HHB/7/15th FA Pleiku AF Base. Phan Thiet Airfield There was an LZ Neptune, northern I Corps (Quang Tri province out west in the hills. 3 Mar. Quang Loi (LZ Andy) LZ Bunker Hill Firebase Mary Ann, constructed by elements of the 23rd Infantry Division "Americal", was more typical of smaller fire support bases. Firebases (FB) and Landing Zones (LZ) in Vietnam The 2001 version of Vietnam LZs, FBs, FSBs and Camps By: Dan Gillotti 2001-2003 For further information on firebases, military installations and naval vessels of the Vietnam War 1945-75 see: WHERE WE WERE IN VIETNAM By: Michael P. Kelley Published in 2002 List price $39.95 2 Feb. 68 : C-Btry. A major innovation of the Vietnam War was the fire support base. during the Vietnam War, (Note: I Corps was north and 5TH BATTALION, 60TH INFANTRY ( Topics. You can use the other I served with the 15th Medical Bn, 1st Cav Medevac from August 69 to August 70. Nha Trang distance of .435 of the entire distance between the top and bottom lines. Long Binh Qui Nhon Airfield stood off an attack by 500 hundred Viet Cong who tried to overrun their patrol base and seize heavy artillery thus blocking the rice life line between Saigon and the Mekong Delta. MACV HQ Svc-btry., displaces to Song Mao Fighting from behind a wagon train circle, made of armored vehicles, U.S. infantrymen of the 5th Bn (mech) 60th Inf. Approx. horizontally, the Grid Line that separates ie: Zones BR & BQ. Linda and Jenny ROK. The unit charged with keeping open Highway 4 which carries rice and other essential goods to the capitol of Saigon. 67 : C-Btry. Hill 1015 FSB Isa Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to i Phu Bai Airfield You cant miss Da Nang it has a new bridge (http://hellovietnam24h.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cau-rong-da-nang-phun-lua-may-gio.jpg). Camp Evans Often makeshift bases hacked out of primary jungle, these artillery gun areas provided essential support to infantry field units during operations in South Vietnam. For more information about our use of cookies and how to opt out, please refer to our website privacy policy. Bu Ghia Map 30 Nov. 68 : C-Btry ( - ) displaces to grid ZA 195-350 OPCON to 1/8 Now that all the bullshit is over, the country is booming. Fire Support Bases Vietnam - OverDrive The 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Association Ban Me Thuot East LZ Austin There was very little communication. 72-23 to BR 80-90 AN LAO VALLEY then NE to Bong Son to Ocean, BR Nolan, p. 136-137. 19 Oct. 68 : C-Btry. While on patrol recently with the 9th division's 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, near this base 10 miles west of My Tho, he fired three bursts from his M-16 rifle and killed the first three Viet Cong he ever had seen. An Hoa Dave Holdorf. LZ Crook 100, BR 240-501 Pleiku Heliport 3km NNW Pleiku, ZA
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