Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 5th Battalion (AW)(SP) 2d Artillery

Abstract

This report describes the activities of the several batteries of the Fifth Battalion and includes a special supplement on the use of Automatic Weapons (AW) and Searchlights in Vietnam. Lessons learned in combat operations throughout the III Corps Tactical Zone during the previous three years have provided a firm basis for the effective employment of the twin 40-mm M42A1, the caliber .50 quadruple machine gun M-55, and the 23-inch xenon jeep-mounted searchlight AN/MSS-3. Salient points and pertinent guidelines are summarized to assist commanders in the employment of automatic weapons and searchlights in combat operations. The mission of the 5th Battalion (AW)(SP), 2d Artillery is to provide automatic weapons and searchlight support to elements of II Field Force Vietnam. Automatic weapons are employed exclusively in the ground support role and have no air defense mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1969
Accession Number
AD0506650

Entities

Organizations

  • Adjutant General's Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Combat Operations
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Ground Support
  • Guns
  • Lessons Learned
  • Light Sources
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Science
  • Searchlights
  • Small Arms
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
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  • Spectroscopy.