NMCB-7 sends a Disaster. Military Photo: Rocket Attack On The Eve Of The Tet Offensive. 14 New Guns For 2022 by B. GIL HORMAN; A First-Year Magnum: Shooting The S&W "Pre-29" by JUSTIN DYAL; Contact; Donate; Eye Candy for the Gentlemen out there The VC had learned that artillery and/or air strikes would be called in on the launch sites. In the pursuit, which amounted to a rout, the VC lost nearly 100 dead. Use big bombs." . In the morning, the Marines discovered blood trails and three PAVN bodies in the vicinity of the explosions. Firing 290 105mm shells, the tractor artillery reportedly killed about 80 of the PAVN attackers caught in the open. Marble Mountain Air Facility supported USMC helicopter operations throughout southern I Corps. Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. Results of a rocket attack on Da Nang air base: revetment area building The armored force pushed through the hamlet and encountered only occasional small-arms fire. "We carried bullet clips in our pockets, but no weapons, because the rifle boxes were nailed shut in their shipping crates. [1]:1601, On the morning of 7 February, Westmoreland called for a special meeting of the senior U.S. commanders in I Corps. Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. [1]:149, About 5,000 meters to the east, in Hi An, however, PAVN/VC forces gained somewhat the upper hand. There were still ominous signs and actions that the enemy push on Da Nang was not over. [1]:159, While from 15 February, the PAVN/VC ground assaults on Marine positions appeared to diminish , Marine spotters in the tower on Hill 55 reported the constant movement of small groups of enemy troops in the western portion of the ROKMC area of operations. Da Nang Vietnam January 30, 1968 - Rocket attack on the Da Nang Air Base. As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. They were ordered to the area to bolster defenses around the air base at Da Nang against possible VietCong attacks. On the ground a patrol from Company A, 1/7 Marines, operating below the battalion's command post on Hill 10, saw about 10 PAVN soldiers just south of the Ty Loan River preparing positions. A third C-123 squadron was stationed at Da Nang Air Base in 1963 and a fourth at Tan Son Nhut in October 1964 following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August. The South Vietnamese quickly rushed the newly arrived ARVN 5th Ranger Battalion into the area. These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. On 29 January, a local village chief told the security officer of the Naval Support Activity at Camp Tiensha that about 300 VC would attack the Marble Mountain transmitter that night. The VC attacked the compound from two directions, from the south and the east. In the extensive Da Nang TAOR, the early morning hours of 31 January were almost a repeat of the events of the 30th. The Marines and PF troops killed 22 VC and took another 23 prisoner. According to Murray, "from then on until Tt was over, there were just constant attacks." Countermortar fire quickly silenced the enemy tubes. The C-123's ability to land on short, unimproved fields proved invaluable and the four units served in Vietnam until the end of the war. [1]:1445, About 02:30, the PAVN/VC struck the perimeters of the Da Nang base itself. Total Marine casualties of this incident on the 30th were 10 Marines killed and 15 wounded, most from the platoon of Company G that was initially ambushed. The Marines assaulted the island and the fighting continued throughout the night and into the next morning. "[1]:163, Another possible explanation was that the Da Nang attack may have been a secondary assault, to cause as much damage as possible and divert Allied forces from the almost successful effort of the PAVN/VC forces to capture Hu. We had played cards the night before and he was so happy he had survived his year in . The 3/5 Marines were landed and immediately came under heavy automatic and small arms fire from the island. Rockey, the 3/5 Marines commander, commented on the "increasing frequency and ferocity" of enemy contacts. Rummage soon determined that the total number of PAVN approximated 500 or more men, moving in two columns. # Not in AF records, submitted by members, # Not in AF records, submitted by members, Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973. U.S. air policemen take cover and leave their jeep as they come under sniper fire near Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam on January 30, 1968, after it was hit by a rocket barrage. Landing in large bursts, about 50 to 75 artillery rounds fell on the lead column. [1]:153, The attack on the western perimeter was probably the most serious thrust against Marine positions on the day and evening of 30 January. Of the prisoners, the South Vietnamese identified six as military, 109 as workers, and the remaining 80 as VC cadre. The Marines lost one helicopter and sustained damage to 29 others. Robertson shared these concerns with General Robert E. Cushman Jr., the III MAF commander. . In one contact about 16:45, Company M, 3/5 Marines met a force of 100 PAVN/VC troops. According to III MAF figures, from 29 January through 14 February at Da Nang, Marines sustained 124 killed and more than 480 wounded. According to documents captured later, the two VC assault companies were to pull out at first light, but became bogged down in the city. To the south of the Air Base, other PAVN/VC main force units attacked the District Town of in Bn and the provincial capital of Qung Nam, Hi An, on Route 4. at Bien Hoa Air Base, those in II Corps were consolidated at Tuy Hoa Air Base, and those in I Corps were consolidated at Da Nang Air Base [Carmichael 1972; Cecil 1986; Hull 2002; Young 2006]. The National Police arrested 25 of the crowd and quickly dispersed the would-be demonstrators. From May 1968 to July 1970, the Army sergeant came of age in the U.S. Army mortuary at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. [1]:1534, On the night of the 30th, elements of a battalion of the PAVN 4th Regiment attacked an ARVN outpost at the foot of the Hi Vn Pass. Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] One of the first caches of bombs to explode. I was assigned to the 1st Marine Division and sent to Marble Mountain Airfield to Join Marine Air Group 16 and VMO2. March 2, 1965 - Operation Rolling Thunder begins as over 100 American fighter-bombers attack targets in North Vietnam. Instead of calling artillery fire immediately, the reconnaissance Marines arranged with Battery K, 4/11 Marines and a detachment of the 3rd 155mm Gun Battery at An Ha for an "artillery ambush." Caught east of the Cm L Bridge and Highway 1, on a small island formed by the convergence of the Cu , a small tributary of the river and the Vien Dien River, the VC turned to fight. Although authorizing the ceasefire, he warned all American commanders to be unusually alert because of "enemy increased capabilities ." PAVN/VC gunners, however, continued to be active and shot down a Marine CH-46 attempting to insert a reconnaissance team into a landing zone in the hill mass in the western sector of Da Nang below the Ty Loan River. Newsreel reporting on a rocket attack on the Da Nang military base being used for US Marine Corps operations. Battery A, 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion armed with MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles, in the mountainous Hi Vn Pass sector north of Da Nang, reported about 01:40 coming under 82mm mortar fire. The communications bunker bore the brunt of the attack where the sappers destroyed both the bunker and the equipment inside and put the division tactical net off the air until 04:00. [1]:157, About 5,000 meters to the northwest, later that night, a squad from Company C, 1/7 Marines encountered an enemy force possibly from the same PAVN regiment. Da Nang Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of USMC and ARVN forces. 17 apr 1966: arab 511, an a-1h (buno 135398), lt (jg) william l. tromp, va-115, went down following a night attack on coastal targets, near approximately 1818 . He ordered the 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion to form a blocking position on the southeastern bank of the Vien Dien River. During the day's fighting, the Marines killed 107 PAVN and took two prisoners for losses of 11 killed and 53 wounded. by Edward H. Phillips 2/1/2017. After their breaching of the outer defenses, the VC squad fired B-40 rockets at the headquarters building, but then fought a delaying action, waiting for reinforcements which never came. He was killed in action on January 21, 1968, during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. The 391 rockets that hit the base itself the figure was 69 in 1971killed four United States. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.Link to order this clip:http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029937_Vietcong-rocket-attack_Danang-Airbase_Marine-operation-headquarters_heavy-explosionsHistoric Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in VietnamShows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. [1]:163, The PAVN/VC offensive in the Da Nang sector had spent itself. The rocket attacks resulted in the deaths of three Marines and the wounding of another 11. 17. He moved Company M, 3/7 Marines from its fairly remote position on Hill 52 in the far western reaches of the Vu Gia River Valley above the An Hoa Basin to the more centrally located Hill 65. Rising Storm 2: Vietnam - Check Out Chivalry 2https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824220/Chivalry_2/Green Army Thanksgiving!It is turkey time, so we have a Green Army . Employing small arms fire, satchel charges, Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and Bangalore torpedoes, the sappers thrust through blown gaps in the Marine wire. "The soldiers and cadre of the "South Vietnam Liberation Army" were to move forward in the attack: [1]:1445, In scattered and intermittent attacks beginning before 02:00 and lasting about one-half hour, PAVN/VC gunners fired both mortars and rockets that landed near positions of Marine artillery, antiair missiles, and the Force Logistic Command at Red Beach Base Area. Bldg. According to a VC after-action report early in the offensive, the writer complained that the "commander did not know [the) situation accurately and that orders were not strictly obeyed ." At 16:00, one of the Stingray units, using the codename Saddle Bag, situated in the mountains just south of a bend in the Thu Bn River below An Ha Combat Base, about 20 miles (32km) southwest of the Da Nang, reported observing about 75 enemy soldiers wearing helmets and some carrying mortars. Note: Dick previously sent us some Stars and Stripes clippings mentioning rocket attacks and other "newsworthy items" of the day. Allied intelligence officers identified members from the V-25th, R-20th, C-130th Battalions and the Q-15th and Q-16th Local Force Companies. At 20:00 on the night of the 5th, a Marine platoon ambush from Company C, 1/7 Marines intercepted about 60 PAVN troops about 4,000 meters south of the Ty Loan River in the western sector of the area of operations moving northeast towards the river and the base with mortars and automatic weapons. About two-and-a-half hours later, the VC units "ceased fire and withdrew." [1]:141, A conglomeration of Marine support units, ARVN, ROKMC and two Marine infantry battalions attempted to secure the remaining area. Narrative: Possibly the worst ground aviation accident of Vietnam War occurs on March 23 1967 at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, when traffic controller clears US Marine Corps Grumman A-6A Intruder, BuNo 152608, of VMA(AW)-242, MAG-11, for takeoff, but also clears USAF Lockheed C-141A-LM Starlifter, 65-9407, of the 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, to cross runway. As various outposts reported their sightings to the Division FSCC, the artillerymen then shifted these fires to actual sites. 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines was in the north, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines was in the center and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines was in the south. At 09:15, a squad from Company G, 2/7 Marines providing road security for a Marine engineer mine-sweeping team on Route 1 just below the pass, encountered a small PAVN sapper detachment. The VC R-20 and V-25th Battalions had struck again at Hi An, engaging both the Korean Marine Brigade and the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the ARVN 51st Regiment. At least some members of his group also reportedly provided security for Richard Spencer's often violent campus appearances. The NVA launched hundreds of rocket attacks on DaNang Airbase trying to hit the bomb dump. AP Photo U.S. Marines landing in Da Nang, March 8, 1965. At Duy Xuyn, however, the PAVN/VC overran the town, forcing the district chief to flee and take refuge with the Koreans. At Da Nang, III MAF knew that the PAVN/VC were on the move. The Marines evacuated the survivor to the Naval Support Activity hospital where he died of his wounds. CriticalPast offers immediate downloads of full-resolution HD and SD masters and full-resolution time-coded screeners, 24 hours a day, to serve the needs of broadcast news, TV, film, and publishing professionals worldwide. The Marines called in artillery and mortar missions . The AC-47 then called in Marine fixed-wing attack aircraft which dropped Napalm with "outstanding coverage of target." For the most part, the PAVN/VC limited their attacks on the Marines to mortar bombardments and harassing small arms fire. Despite the thinness of the Marine lines and the ability of the PAVN/VC to infiltrate, they never capitalized on these advantages. Behind the Marine and Korean lines, the ARVN 51st Regiment deployed in support of the South Vietnamese Revolutionary Development program. Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. "[1]:1545, By this time, the Tet Offensive was in full bloom, not only at Da Nang, but throughout South Vietnam. Again the artillery responded with "excellent effect on target." Miner attached two additional companies to the 3/7 Marines, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and Company H, 2/7 Marines to cover its extended area. Further to the east Company G, 2/3 Marines, at the battalion's command post about 500 meters north of in Bn town, remained as the division mobile reserve mounted in LVTP-5s and supported by tanks. The III MAF Command Center later that evening radioed MACV in Saigon: "Although the enemy has suffered heavy losses within his local and main force VC units during the past two days, he still possesses a formidable threat utilizing [PAVN] troops poised on the periphery of the Da Nang TAOR. According to this former member of the VC 401st Regimental Security Guard, local VC cadre stated that "the war had lasted too long and the Front had to seek a good opportunity to stage a great offensive that would bring the war to an early end." Beginning their attack about 03:00, two companies of the V-25th Battalion used the noise of firecrackers set off and general firing by Tt celebrants to cover their approach. On Jan. 30, a 15-man commando squad penetrated Da Nang Air Base and another squad blew up the "Sector Bravo Combat Operations Center," just 1,000 meters from I Corps headquarters. Galand Kramer at the Danang Officers Open Mess, the DOOM Club, so appropriately named for those of us flying into the teeth of North Vietnams AAA, missile and MiG air defenses. The 11th Marines fired an artillery mission with unknown results. The following day, the same sources indicated that both the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd Regiments had also withdrawn to the Go Noi. [1]:163, From almost every account, the PAVN/VC attack in the Da Nang TAOR was very inept. However, because we did not have a firm grasp on the situation, our preparations had been cursory, the movement of our forces forward to seize attack positions had not been well organized and because enemy forces were too numerous and responded fiercely when we attacked, the forces that attacked the city on the night of 29-30 January were unable to seize their assigned objectives. 180 Da Nang Air Base Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 180 Da Nang Air Base Premium High Res Photos Browse 180 da nang air base stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The fighting during the preceding week had drawn down the strength of the ARVN and the two Marine battalions and the PAVN 2nd Division still had uncommitted units that it could throw into the fray. He remembered that because of the number of casualties his battalion sustained, "it was necessary to employ administrative personnel on patrols" with "clerks, cooks, and drivers" on line. The RPGs missed the apertures in the tower and fell to the ground. (L to R) Attack of 13 April 1972. Other units included the 402nd Sapper Battalion, the VC V-25th Battalion and other VC local forces. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. 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Rockey then directed Company G of the 3rd Marines, also attached to him, to move up along the banks of the Bau Xau River toward a blocking position southwest of the ARVN base to seal any escape route in that direction. Pictures of Danang 9. Surprised by the initial assault, the engineers fell back, giving up half the camp to the attackers. Two other platoons took up positions around nearby hills 244 and 200. Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. **** TET 1968 [1]:146, At 03:30, on the other side of the main Da Nang Bridge, MPs noticed two VC in the water and several sampans approaching. At about 07:40, a crowd of 400 Vietnamese civilians made up mostly of women and children and carrying PAVN and VC flags approached the CAP compound. The task force headquarters and its two battalions returned to Chu Lai Base Area the following day. About 07:45 approximately two companies or a reinforced company from the PAVN 31st Regiment ambushed a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/3 Marines. At 19:20, in the same general area, still another Stingray patrol, Sailfish, radioed that about 200 PAVN/VC troops, some carrying 40mm rocket launchers, passed its positions. It was the worst attack on Danang since July 5,. [1]:160, By this time, Robertson was worried about the ability to contain the PAVN/VC offensive south of Da Nang. In the morning when searching the battle area, the Marines would find "ample evidence of enemy casualties, but only two enemy bodies." With part of the force establishing blocking positions north of the hamlet, the rest of the provisional company and Rangers moved through Nam O. With the PAVN too close to call in artillery or fixed-wing air, the Marines radioed for reinforcements. 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