Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division Artillery

Abstract

The 9th Infantry Division Artillery participated in four major operations while providing combat support in DINH THONG, LONG AN, GO CONG, KIEN HOA, KIEN PHONG, KIEN TUONG, VINH BINH, VINH LONG, GIA DINH, HAU NGHIA, PHONG DINH, CHUONG THIEN, KIEN GIANG, and BIEN HOA Provinces. The 9th Infantry Division's Tactical Area of Interest (TAOI) is extremely large and this fact, coupled with the enemy's tactic of dispersing his forces to avoid decisive contact, required the Division to continue decentralized operations. Although the brigades seldom operated in close coordination with each other, they conducted coordinated operations in their TAOI's with Army of Vietnam (ARVN), Regional Forces (RF), and Popular Forces (PF). In order to provide adequate support for the Division's dispersed operations, the units of the 9th Division Artillery were located in fire support bases of permanent or semi-permanent nature; however, from these locations they displaced frequently to provide support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0395142

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