Senior Officer Debriefing Report: 24 Corps Artillery, Period 2 September 1968 through 20 November 1969
Abstract
The Vietnam war, for the artilleryman, is primarily a battery war. For various reasons, battalions have more than the normal difficulties in controlling the fires of their batteries. This is caused by factors such as unusually large areas of operations, extreme variations in terrain, wide fluctuations in missions and tasks, and large geographic separation among battalion elements. The terrain factors and geographic separation of battalion elements are the most significant challenges to the artillery mission in Northern I Corps Tactical Zone. The wide variations in terrain, from lowlands through the rolling piedmont areas to the mountainous jungle areas, have caused different employment concepts to be developed. The wide separation of units vastly increases the command and control problem, and the use of the helicopter for command and control purposes is an absolute necessity. A great deal of effort and pressure were required to obtain assigned helicopter assets; the results have paid off handsomely.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 19, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0506707
Entities
People
- Allan G. Pixton
Organizations
- Adjutant General's Corps