LESSONS LEARNED, HEADQUARTERS, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY
Abstract
During this reporting period, 1 May - 31 July 1968, the 9th Infantry Division Artillery has been engaged in the defense of Saigon and in stability operations in the Mekong Delta region. Assigned, attached and OPCON artillery units have supported four major operations from fire support bases and mobile riverine firing positions in GIA DINH, LONG AN, GO CONG, DINH TUONG, KIEN HOA, VINH BINH, VINH LONG, PHUOC DINH, BIEN HOA, SA DEC, KIEN PHUONG and LONG KANH provinces. Major operations have included operation KUDZU, which replaced Operation HOPTAC on 1 May and continues, Operation TOAN THANG, Operation TRUONG CONG DINH, and Operation DUONG CUA DAN (Peoples' Road). In support of each of these operations, the artillery has continued to furnish close and continuous fire support from bases located from the outskirts of Saigon to the inundated rice paddies of the lower Mekon Delta. Frequent displacements of all classes of artillery have required road march, airlift, and riverine movement. Fires have been delivered from roadways, barges, landing craft, airmobile artillery platforms and semi-permanent fire support/patrol bases (FSPB). The remarkable flexibility made possible by the organization and equipment of the 9th Infantry Division Artillery has permitted immediate reaction to any extreme of employment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0393440
Entities
Organizations
- Adjutant General's Corps