The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam January 1969 Through June 1970
Abstract
This is a historical narrative of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment's operations in Vietnam after the 1968 Tet Offensive through the Cambodian Incursion. The regiment's operations provide a historical example of an armored formation fighting on a noncontiguous battlefield as envisioned in FM 3.0. It briefly describes the Army's initial deployment of armor to Vietnam and examines changes made to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment's Table of Organization. Operations examined include: Treasure Isle, Atlas Wedge, Montana Raider, Long Reach I and II, Texas Traveler, and Toan Thang 43. This thesis concludes that armored warfare in the jungles and rice paddies of South Vietnam showed that, with ingenuity, armor could be used in ways no one had thought possible. The troopers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment tailored their doctrine to the situation and environment coming up with countless creative adaptations to make armor a useful tool. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment could and did do tremendous damage to enemy units when the enemy chose to stand and fight, but ultimately, that choice remained the enemy's.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA418439
Entities
People
- Edward J. Chesney
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College