The Battle for Hue: Casualty and Disease Rates during Urban Warfare

Abstract

Daily rates of casualty and illness incidence sustained in the re- taking of the city of Hue during the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive of 1968 were examined. The daily wounded rate for the U.S. Marine battalions involved was 17. 5 per 1,000 strength, and ranged from 1.6 to 45.5. The killed-inaction rate per 1,000 strength per day was 2.2, and ranged from 0.0 to 9.6. The wounded rate during the urban warfare of Hue was three times higher than during the high intensity battle for Okinawa and six-fold the wounded rate during normal Marine operations at the peak of the Vietnam Conflict. The disease/nonbattle injury (DNBI) rate remained steady over the course of the Hue operation at approximately 1.0 per 1,000 strength per day. Casualty rates, Illness incidence, Urban warfare, Medical planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271748

Entities

People

  • Christopher G. Blood
  • Marlisa E. Anderson

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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  • Battles
  • Cold War
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Infantry
  • Information Systems
  • Intensity
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Security
  • Urban Warfare
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Wounds And Injuries

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