[Peter Halferty photo]. 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. A contingent of South Vietnamese Nng mercenaries from the Special Forces Thng c Camp took over the defense of Hill 52 from Company M.[1]:158, Still the Marine command believed the new positions of Company M not only covered the approaches to i Lc, but provided the division with another reserve force. One rocket struck this barracks, but the man in this room survived by . Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. [1]:144, Shortly after midnight, Marine sentries from the 1st MP Battalion, posted near the main I Corps Bridge connecting Da Nang to the Tiensha (Tin Sa) Peninsula, spotted two swimmers near the span. Under cover of darkness, elements of the VC R-20th and V-25th Battalions had crossed the Cu River and penetrated the Ha Vang village complex. The Marine squad was about to establish a night ambush site when a PAVN force of about 100 fired upon them. Beginning their attack about 03:00, two companies of the V-25th Battalion used the noise of firecrackers set off and general firing by Tt celebrants to cover their approach. 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. "[1]:159, The heaviest action occurred in the 3/5 Marines and 4th Battalion, 51st ARVN sectors along Highway 1. Firing 290 105mm shells, the tractor artillery reportedly killed about 80 of the PAVN attackers caught in the open. (L to R) Attack of 13 April 1972. The RF/PF suffered 1 PF killed and 10 wounded. The armored force pushed through the hamlet and encountered only occasional small-arms fire. 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. [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. 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 . 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. Marine losses were 14 killed, Army losses were 18 killed, while PAVN/VC losses were in excess of 286. Caught east of the Cm L Bridge and Highway 1, on a small island formed by the convergence of the Cu , a small tributary of the river and the Vien Dien River, the VC turned to fight. (AP) AP Immediately after the artillery shelling, an AC47 Spooky arrived on station and worked over the same area with its Gatling guns. At in Bn, the 51st Regiment reinforced by the ROKMC contained the attack. "We carried bullet clips in our pockets, but no weapons, because the rifle boxes were nailed shut in their shipping crates. 15 January 1968 U-10D Courier 66-14334 unit unknown, USAF, base unknown A mortar attack on the airfield at Luang Prabang in Laos destroyed a U-10D Courier. 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. CMSgt (Ret) Gary Chaffin, who was at Da Nang with the 366th Civil Engineering Squadron, recalls this attack much as Dick does. *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. 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). The PAVN soldiers wore flak jackets and helmets and carried a machine gun, and a small rocket detachment with six 122mm rockets. Use big bombs." In Jun-Jul 1970 gave the base to the RVN and went back to DaNang. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century. Company L, 3/5 Marines set up blocking positions on the east bank of the Yen. After counting 500 men pass their position, Rummage called in the artillery. During the next few days, Task Force Miracle conducted sweeps in its sector and encountered relatively little resistance . About the same time, from their firing positions on the western fringes of the Da Nang TAOR, PAVN rocketeers launched a fusillade of 122mm rockets aimed at the Air Base. After dark, both sides withdrew, the Marines to night defensive positions and the PAVN to the west. An alert ARVN sentry took the VC under fire near the flagpole. Two other squad patrols from Company C in the vicinity quickly joined the first squad. Photographer: Unknown Nng Air Base, AKA: Rocket City, often had more than six Silk-Moons of false dawn orbiting the 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." Its two runways accommodated a take-off or landing every 60 seconds. 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. As the defector from the 401st later revealed, his unit lacked "weapons, experienced soldiers, and transportation manpower." Milantoni. West runway cratered, east runway open. The 1st MP Battalion completed three sweeps of the Air Base perimeter and the areas just southeast, southwest and just north of the airbase without incident. The PAVN then attacked forcing the Marine platoons to fall back to more defendable positions. At 08:30 a CAP saw a number of VC attempting to swim across the Cu to the island. He personally believed the plans were impractical and deserted at the first chance he had. It wrapped around the base and city. On 27 January, COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland announced a ceasefire to be observed by Allied forces for 36 hours beginning at 18:00 on 29 January in honor of the Tt holidays. 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. 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. He arrived with 19 other soldiers, eight of whom were embalmers. [1]:154, Throughout the Da Nang TAOR, the intensity of activity increased during the night. In the northeast, near the Force Logistic Command sector, villagers from Nam (160654N 1080744E / 16.115N 108.129E / 16.115; 108.129) just south of the strategic Nam Bridge, told PF troops, members of the CAP Q-4 platoon, that the VC planned to attack the CAP compound. With both fixed-wing and helicopter gunships and more than 120 artillery pieces ranging from 4.2-inch mortars to 175mm guns, Robertson was confident that he could counter any threat that the enemy posed to Da Nang despite the thinness of his manned defenses. Date: July 15, 1967.Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com:57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download.Fully digitized and searchable, the CriticalPast collection is one of the largest archival footage collections in the world. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. The battalion was alerted and airlifted from Twentynine Palms, California, to Cherry Point, North Carolina, with its . Air Force rocket attacks in Vietnam Share 9 posts gleyhjr 44 Aug 30, 2010 #1 The following link is a list of all rocket attacks on Air Bases by date: Hope this helps someone needing a stressor of a rocket attack on a Air Base http://www.afhra.af.mil/timelines/index.asp George Binh Thuy AB RVN Sept 1968-Sept 1969 JimM44 683 According to Davis, a few hours later, Robertson called a division briefing for all battalion commanders. The area was around 200 square miles, and the 140mm rockets had a range of over 6 miles. According to intelligence reports, on 15 January, Group 44, the forward headquarters of the PAVN/VC Military Region 5, moved from the hills in western Qung Nam Province, to an advance position on G Ni Island. DaNang Air Base was known as "rocket city" for the number of attacks that occurred there between 1965 and 1973. Finally the PAVN broke contact at 20:00 and disappeared. By the afternoon of the 31st, the Marines and Rangers had completed their sweep. Both Marine companies encountered heavy small-arms fire and RPGs as they approached their objectives. Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. The combined force then swept the general area where they found two PAVN bodies and took three prisoners. Pictures of Danang 9. The Truong Son and the Mekong River are moving. [1]:147, After a lull of about an hour to an hour and a half, the enemy gunners renewed their assault on the Air Base and Marble Mountain Air Facility. This information should also include any information involving plane crashes at the Da Nang base in early 1968. The artillery fired another salvo, which caused a large secondary explosion. PAVN/VC gunners then replied with a mortar barrage, which resulted in two Marine dead and two wounded. Da Nang Air Base : Sapper & Rocket Attacks During The Vietnam War militaryvideocom 40.6K subscribers Subscribe 566 Share Save 123K views 10 years ago This is a preview of our 78-minute. As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. 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. [1]:163, The official PAVN history records the attack as follows:[3]. 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. Large numbers of flares shot high into the air and burst into . Mortar and rocket attacks followed by ground assaults were made all along the perimeter of the base. Able to establish clear fields of fire in the rice paddy where the heaviest firefight occurred, the PAVN prevented the 7th Marines elements from closing with them. Shortly after 18:00, an air observer reported seeing 25-30 enemy troops in trenchlines, bunkers and fighting holes. Once more the PAVN/VC failed to cut the main lines of communication into Da Nang. The 3/5 Marines were landed and immediately came under heavy automatic and small arms fire from the island. The area around Nng, especially military installations, was subject to rocket attacks since that February. According to them their mission was to mine and interdict allied traffic in the Hi Vn Pass area. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. . As various outposts reported their sightings to the Division FSCC, the artillerymen then shifted these fires to actual sites. At the same time, the 1st Division had sent out several reconnaissance elements. Captured 122mm Tripod Launcher. "[1]:144, By evening on the 29th, the 1st Marine Division at Da Nang was on 100-percent alert. Galand Kramer at the Danang Officers Open Mess, the DOOM Club, so appropriately named for those of us flying into the teeth of North Vietnams AAA, missile and MiG air defenses. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. heros. These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. Scheduled to last eight weeks, Rolling Thunder will instead go on for three years. The PAVN fought a delaying action as they began to withdraw. In a 1st Marine Division analyses, the author commented that the PAVN 2nd Division's approach was "along a single axis of advance so that his eventual target was easily identifiable." The provisional company linked up with two ARVN Ranger companies that were operating in the area to contain the battalion from the PAVN 4th Regiment which had slipped through the Hi Vn Pass the night before. The air base at Da Nang was, therefore, a particularly enticing target. The AC-47 then called in Marine fixed-wing attack aircraft which dropped Napalm with "outstanding coverage of target." After a brief firefight, the VC troops withdrew taking any casualties with them. By dark the Korean had captured the hospital and were in position to relieve the engineer compound. From May 1968 to July 1970, the Army sergeant came of age in the U.S. Army mortuary at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. Later that night, the 1/7 Marines reported 15 secondary explosions from Marine counter-mortar artillery fire. Again, the Marines killed the VC and once more foiled an apparent enemy demolition effort. The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. Behind the Marine and Korean lines, the ARVN 51st Regiment deployed in support of the South Vietnamese Revolutionary Development program. Lieutenant Colonel William J . Suspected excavations camouflaged with tree branches were seen on a peninsula 6 miles southwest of Da Nang. Hill received a telephone call at 03:45 on the 30th from Colonel Thomas Randall, the III MAF G-3, who asked him "to send three platoons to blocking positions south of I Corps headquarters." U.S. air policemen take cover and leave their jeep as they come under sniper fire near Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam on January 30, 1968, after it was hit by a rocket barrage. The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. The PAVN/VC attacked a Marine bunker and ran through the Communications Support Company area throwing grenades and Satchel charges in the living quarters. According to a VC after-action report early in the offensive, the writer complained that the "commander did not know [the) situation accurately and that orders were not strictly obeyed ." They fired, killing one of the enemy underwater demolition team, while the other member surrendered to the Marines. [1]:149, The fighting did not subside with the coming of daylight. "[1]:1578, The greatest danger to the TAOR at this juncture, however, was from the south in that area defended by the ROKMC and the ARVN 51st Regiment. During the day, the division had positioned 11 reconnaissance Stingray patrols along likely enemy avenues of approach. It also served to block one of the principal avenues of approach to Da Nang from the south. The first U.S. air strikes also occur against the Ho Chi Minh trail. In the pursuit, which amounted to a rout, the VC lost nearly 100 dead. Two days later, Marine intelligence officers learned that the PAVN 21st Regiment was in the Go Noi area. Flight line VMO-2 after mortar / rocket attack "Tet Offensive" 1968. . With the PAVN too close to call in artillery or fixed-wing air, the Marines radioed for reinforcements. Davis notified the division headquarters of his findings. A Company E, 2/3 Marines squad patrol in its regular area of operations just east of the confluence of the Thanh Qut and Vnh in River came under attack from an estimated squad of enemy. From their night positions, Company G observers saw large numbers of PAVN approaching them from the north. The attack started at 12:25 AM and an estimated 50 rounds of 122mm rockets were fired at the installation. Battery A, 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion armed with MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles, in the mountainous Hi Vn Pass sector north of Da Nang, reported about 01:40 coming under 82mm mortar fire. 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. Considering the amount of ordnance that the enemy expended, casualties were relatively small. Further to the east Company G, 2/3 Marines, at the battalion's command post about 500 meters north of in Bn town, remained as the division mobile reserve mounted in LVTP-5s and supported by tanks. He moved Company M, 3/7 Marines from its fairly remote position on Hill 52 in the far western reaches of the Vu Gia River Valley above the An Hoa Basin to the more centrally located Hill 65. [1]:153, The most serious ground attack against a Marine unit occurred in the western portion of the Da Nang TAOR just below the Ty Loan and Cu Rivers near the eastern bank of the Yn River. As Company G began its redeployment along the river route it ran into PAVN forces attempting to retreat in that direction. According to Marine intelligence reports, on 9 February, the 2nd Division moved its headquarters back to the Go Noi from its more forward positions. The VC continued to hold the hospital, however, and part of the engineer compound. Robertson observed that the delay of the 2nd Division into the picture may have been because the PAVN forces "got their signals mixed " The VC were supposed to be inside "when the [PAVN] division came marching down main street. From firing positions southwest of the base, 28 122mm missiles fell on the airfield, destroying one aircraft and damaging six others. Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. Davis, the commanding officer of the 1/7 Marines, recalled that his unit began to take fewer casualties from surprise firing devices or boobytraps and began to suspect that enemy troops unfamiliar with the terrain might be attempting to move into his sector. Da Nang Under Heavy Rocketing. 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. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] Pictures of Danang 10. Da Nang was a major base area for United States and South Vietnamese military forces supporting operations throughout I Corps. Results of a rocket attack on Da Nang air base: revetment area building About 20 minutes later the missile battery sighted enemy rocket firing sites and two minutes later radioed that 12 rockets of undetermined size landed in and around its area. The Snack Bar was halfway between the barracks and Base Comm. 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. However, because we did not have a firm grasp on the situation, our preparations had been cursory, the movement of our forces forward to seize attack positions had not been well organized and because enemy forces were too numerous and responded fiercely when we attacked, the forces that attacked the city on the night of 29-30 January were unable to seize their assigned objectives. 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. A prisoner captured in Nam O identified a PAVN battalion, probably from the PAVN 4th Regiment, operating below the Hi Vn Pass with the "mission to form civilians for demonstrations." We had played cards the night before and he was so happy he had survived his year in . Located between the Cu and Thanh Qut Rivers and on either side of Highway 1, the two battalions provided the last line of defense before the so-called "Vital Area." Finally there were rumors that the other two regiments of the 2nd Division, the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd, had infiltrated even further north. [1]:1489, In the Da Nang area of operations, outside of attacks by fire on the Marine base and outlying positions and the two ground assaults on Marine command and communications positions, the PAVN/VC infantry units largely concentrated on the South Vietnamese units. Robertson later praised the Security and Communications platoons of the 1st Marine Division Headquarters Battalion for their efforts in the defense. You get your timing off and you've got problems. "The soldiers and cadre of the "South Vietnam Liberation Army" were to move forward in the attack: [1]:159, While the Marines successfully thwarted this attempt, between 01:00 and 05:00 on the morning of the 6th, PAVN/VC gunners mortared or rocketed all of the command posts, fire bases and company combat bases in the 7th Marines sector. In the 3/7 Marines area of operations, about 2,000 meters west of Hill 55 on the other side of a bend in the Yen River, a squad from Company L at 11:45 ran into what eventually turned out to be a fairly large-sized PAVN unit. About 50 minutes later, another recon team, Air Hose, about 2,000 meters to the northeast of Saddle Bag, saw more than 50 enemy troops moving eastward. According to the Marine after-action report, 3/5 Marines and the attached two companies from the 2/3rd Marines accounted for more than 320 PAVN/VC dead in less than 36 hours. According to Marine pilot reports, the PAVN/VC had approximately 250 men in the area equipped with automatic weapons, including at least one .51-caliber machine gun. A second platoon from Company G arrived at the site and attempted to maneuver to the PAVN flank. In the resulting engagement, Company E killed about 13 VC from the Q-55th Local Force Company, which normally operated in the area. More like this Camp Friendship Korat Cat Air Force Special Operations Vietnam War Photos May Bay North Vietnam Air Force Bases Vietnam Veterans 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. March 2, 1965 - Operation Rolling Thunder begins as over 100 American fighter-bombers attack targets in North Vietnam. The Marines called in artillery and mortar missions . [1]:149, About 5,000 meters to the east, in Hi An, however, PAVN/VC forces gained somewhat the upper hand. With the departure of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in mid-January for Phu Bai Combat Base, the 3/7 Marines extended its area of operations to include An Hoa Combat Base to the south. The attack began about 1 A.M. and the United States command said the missiles were Sovietbuilt 122mm rockets, each weighing about 100 pounds. Army advisor attached to the ARVN unit. On 14 February 1965 the Marine 1st LAAM Battalion established its anti-aircraft operations center colocated with the USAF CRP. Marine counter-rocket fire from the 11th Marines and 1st Tank Battalion resulted in five secondary explosions. With the departure of the 5th Marine Regiment to support operations further north in I Corps, there was only one Marine infantry regimental headquarters in the extensive Da Nang Tactical area of responsibility (TAOR). The VC attacked the compound from two directions, from the south and the east. 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. Joining up with the squad from the 1/7 Marines and some newly arrived ARVN troops, the tanks then relieved the CAP garrison. Colonel Ross R. Miner's 7th Marine Regiment with all three of its battalions had the responsibility for the northern, western and southwestern sectors. The . See our A-Level Essay Example on Vietnam war, Modern European History, 1789-1945 now at Marked By Teachers. The Marine company called in mortar and artillery fire. The Victory will be with us. [1]:157, There were two serious incidents in the 7th Marines sector. The remaining rocket attacks were ineffective. The Air Force watch officer on duty protested, "that's too close, you'll never get a clearance for it." Lm arrived at the headquarters compound shortly after dawn. [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. 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 fighting within the compound continued until daylight. Lieutenant Colonel William K . Although most of the enemy activity was restricted to small-unit contacts, on the night of 2/3 February, PAVN/VC gunners again rocketed the Air Base. [1]:1612, In the ensuing battle of Lo Giang the Marine and Army forces successfully repulsed the PAVN 2nd Division attack. He seems to think there was only one rocket attack at Da Nang in 1972. Reinforced by another squad, the Company G Marines killed three and captured two. Bldg. Would like to get in touch w/anyone attached to Security. Nng AB: 366th TFW: Rocket Attack! The crowd scattered only to gather on the fringes of Red Beach Base Area. 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. At Duy Xuyn, however, the PAVN/VC overran the town, forcing the district chief to flee and take refuge with the Koreans. While Marine fixed-wing aircraft flew strike missions against the gun emplacements, another helicopter evacuated the survivors. A reluctance to cause undue damage to the historic town and avoid civilian casualties was suggested as a reason for the slow ROKMC advance. Supported by U .S . The U.S. major remonstrated that the site was relatively close to the compound, but Lm insisted that the air strikes be flown. Among the casualties were two Marines killed, including Lieutenant Manning and six wounded from the 1st MP Battalion. After calling in artillery which resulted in three secondary explosions, the reconnaissance Marines reported seven enemy killed. [1]:163, From almost every account, the PAVN/VC attack in the Da Nang TAOR was very inept. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. 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. 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. The Marine squad lost one killed. 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