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. Able to establish clear fields of fire in the rice paddy where the heaviest firefight occurred, the PAVN prevented the 7th Marines elements from closing with them. He was killed in action on January 21, 1968, during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Two other platoons took up positions around nearby hills 244 and 200. [1]:160, By this time, Robertson was worried about the ability to contain the PAVN/VC offensive south of Da Nang. The Marine squad was about to establish a night ambush site when a PAVN force of about 100 fired upon them. with rocket and mortar attacks at the Da Nang and Marhle Mountain Airfields on 30 January, and hit the Marble Mountain facility once again on 31 January, They hit the new Quang Tri airstrip with Doth rockets and mortars on 24, 27, and 29 January. In the Da Nang Vital Area, the artillery regiment, the 11th Marine Regiment, continued to oversee the Northern Sector Defense Command and the 1st Tank Battalion, the Southern Sector Defense Command. According to Marine pilot reports, the PAVN/VC had approximately 250 men in the area equipped with automatic weapons, including at least one .51-caliber machine gun. 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. [1]:1601, On the morning of 7 February, Westmoreland called for a special meeting of the senior U.S. commanders in I Corps. "[1]:1434, Before the PAVN/VC forces launched their attack, the commanders prepared to read to their troops a directive supposedly prepared two weeks earlier by the Presidium of the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front. Material and equipment losses, however, were much more extensive. [Peter Halferty photo]. Reinforced by another squad, the Company G Marines killed three and captured two. The attacks were repulsed by combined United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) forces with the PAVN/VC suffering heavy losses. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. For the most part, the PAVN/VC limited their attacks on the Marines to mortar bombardments and harassing small arms fire. While the Marine battalions successfully kept these initial assaults on the night of 5/6 February in check, Robertson was not sure how much longer they could. Milantoni relayed the request to the air support center. "[1]:143, Throughout the Da Nang area of operations, the PAVN/VC began to move into attack positions. 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. It wrapped around the base and city. At the briefing, the division G-2 or intelligence officer, told the assembled officers that "they are finally going to come out and fight. According to III MAF figures, from 29 January through 14 February at Da Nang, Marines sustained 124 killed and more than 480 wounded. With part of the force establishing blocking positions north of the hamlet, the rest of the provisional company and Rangers moved through Nam O. About the same time, from their firing positions on the western fringes of the Da Nang TAOR, PAVN rocketeers launched a fusillade of 122mm rockets aimed at the Air Base. In addition, the 1st Marine Division alerted one company to participate in the relief of Hi An, if needed. Guards beat off the . It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. soldier and wounding two. According to the prisoner accounts, they were from the PAVN 3rd Battalion, 31st Regiment and confirmed that "Da Nang itself was the ultimate objective. After dark, both sides withdrew, the Marines to night defensive positions and the PAVN to the west. The Victory will be with us. In Vietnam this rocket comprised one of the primary means of inflicting standoff attacks against airfields and other . 15 July 1967Unknown number of VC attacks Da Nang air base in Quang Nam Province with an estimated 50 rounds of suspected 122mm rockets. The 11th Marines fired an artillery mission with unknown results. The Da Nang airbase was a major Ranch Hand facility during the American War in Vietnam. 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. During the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. Marine Corps deployed a Hawk air defense missile battery from the 3d Light Antiaircraft Missile (LAAM) Battalion to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, to protect the U.S. naval base from a surprise low-level air attack by Soviet and Cuban aircraft. The remaining rocket attacks were ineffective. [1]:153, The Marines now counterattacked supported by artillery and Marine gunships and fixed-wing air. In both these sectors support troops doubled as infantry, manning fixed defensive positions and conducting patrols. Fifteen minutes later, the enemy gunners followed with another 29 rockets, mostly aimed at the southern end of the Air Base. Glasgow, Steve: YN3: Mar 20, 1969 - Mar 20, 1970: US Navy Post Office @ China Beach: . With the departure of the 5th Marine Regiment to support operations further north in I Corps, there was only one Marine infantry regimental headquarters in the extensive Da Nang Tactical area of responsibility (TAOR). Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. Behind the Marine and Korean lines, the ARVN 51st Regiment deployed in support of the South Vietnamese Revolutionary Development program. [1]:141, A conglomeration of Marine support units, ARVN, ROKMC and two Marine infantry battalions attempted to secure the remaining area. At Duy Xuyn, however, the PAVN/VC overran the town, forcing the district chief to flee and take refuge with the Koreans. Although the Koreans and the ARVN surrounded most of the city, the VC still were able to keep their southern flank open. 366th Security Police K-9. [1]:1556, During the day and evening of the 31st, the PAVN/VC infantry units pressed the offensive on the ground. This would be followed by a rocket barrage and an assault by the main force units on Allied military units and installations. That same day, the 1st Marine Division notified III MAF that "usually reliable sources" told of staging areas south of Da Nang for an impending attack. From 18:00 to 24:00 on the 30th, the 1st Marine Division reported to III MAF over 30 incidents ranging from sightings of large enemy forces, to mortar attacks and a few infantry assaults. ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. The main body advanced in column maintaining about three to four feet space between each man. A second platoon from Company G arrived at the site and attempted to maneuver to the PAVN flank. In the engagement, the Marines lost 5 killed and 12 wounded. A prisoner captured in Nam O identified a PAVN battalion, probably from the PAVN 4th Regiment, operating below the Hi Vn Pass with the "mission to form civilians for demonstrations." On January 29, 1968, the night sky above the sprawling Bien Hoa Air Base, where I was on sentry patrol, appeared to be on fire. Robertson later compared the enemy activity that night to a "10-ring circus." These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. In the initial fighting for Ha Vang, the South Vietnamese and Americans accounted for 25 VC dead. At 07:30, the ROKMC reported about 200 to 300 enemy troops still in Hi An. Although the Koreans and ARVN in a combined operation finally cleared Hi An, PAVN/VC units to the west south, and north of the city continued to press the attack. It was a helicopter facility that was constructed in August 1965 and served as home to Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), the 5th Special Forces Group and an assortment of other squadrons until May 1971. Pictures of Danang 8. The PAVN fought a delaying action as they began to withdraw. With covering fire provided by 81mm and 82mm mortars, about a reinforced company reached the I Corps headquarters compound actually located within the city of Da Nang just outside the northern perimeter of the Air Base. They later found three enemy bodies at the site wearing black pajamas under their green utilities. Flares light up the Da Nang area to make it easier to spot infiltrating guerrillas. 15 January 1968 U-10D Courier 66-14334 unit unknown, USAF, base unknown A mortar attack on the airfield at Luang Prabang in Laos destroyed a U-10D Courier. [1]:159, On the night of 5/6 February, the PAVN/VC forces began the second phase of their Da Nang offensive. The company arrived at its dispositions at 01:00 the following morning . One of the rockets damaged one of the missile launchers and wounded three of the Marines. 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. This demonstration may have been planned to coincide with an attack on the city which never developed. Two of the mortar attacks hit the 1st Cavalry Division helipad near the Force Logistic Command area in the Red Beach Base Area destroying two helicopters and damaging eight others and killing one U.S . 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. 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The Marines assaulted the island and the fighting continued throughout the night and into the next morning. The fighting within the compound continued until daylight. Nearly 11 million liters of Agent Orange were handled on the base. Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. AP Photo U.S. Marines landing in Da Nang, March 8, 1965. In the Hi Vn Pass area in the north, PAVN troops attempted to cut Highway 1. Marine losses were 14 killed, Army losses were 18 killed, while PAVN/VC losses were in excess of 286. [1]:153, The most serious ground attack against a Marine unit occurred in the western portion of the Da Nang TAOR just below the Ty Loan and Cu Rivers near the eastern bank of the Yn River. About 03:30, two more Marine tanks from the district town of Hieu Duc arrived at the northern fringes of the hamlet. Throughout the day, however, Marine units throughout the TAOR reported incidents. Proud to have had . He seems to think there was only one rocket attack at Da Nang in 1972. On my second combat hop on the 14th I flew below 500 feet for 30 minutes 5 to 10 miles south of Da Nang searching for rocket launching sites. The PAVN 2nd Division still remained intact, but was not about to renew the offensive. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. According to an NCO from the PAVN 31st Regiment captured in the fighting, the mission of his unit was to "attack Hi An, five times if necessary, and set up a liberation government. The VC had learned that artillery and/or air strikes would be called in on the launch sites. At first light, a Marine reaction force found enemy blood trails. Some 36 of the large missiles landed on the main base, including the airfield. Use big bombs." 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]:143, While the PAVN/VC concentrated their forces for the large offensive, many of these units suffered from too many rapid replacements and in some cases from poor morale. Still PAVN/VC gunners just before 01:00 launched 12 122mm rockets aimed at the Da Nang base and blew up two ammunition dumps, one for napalm and the other for flares. In one operation near Dien Ban, the ARVN 51st Regiment sustained losses of 40 men killed, six missing, and 140 wounded while accounting for about 80 enemy dead and 13 prisoners. Hill received a telephone call at 03:45 on the 30th from Colonel Thomas Randall, the III MAF G-3, who asked him "to send three platoons to blocking positions south of I Corps headquarters." The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. The Front announced that the 1968 Tt greeting of "Chairman Ho [Chi Minh] is actually a combat order for our entire Army and population. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of Da Nang Air Base. Reinforced by the remainder of Company L and two platoons from Company M together with two tanks and an LVTP-5, the Marines engaged the PAVN. In a sweep of the area, the defenders found ammunition clips and bloodstains. About the same time as the rocket attacks on the Da Nang base and Marble Mountain, PAVN/VC mortars bombarded the command post of the 7th Marines on Hill 55 south of Da Nang and forward infantry positions. Countermortar fire quickly silenced the enemy tubes. Lm arrived at the headquarters compound shortly after dawn. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. "[1]:1545, By this time, the Tet Offensive was in full bloom, not only at Da Nang, but throughout South Vietnam. Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam HD Stock Footage CriticalPast 308K subscribers Subscribe 56K views 8 years ago CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage.. [1]:143, PAVN/VC forces throughout South Vietnam were about to strike. CAP Q-4 there continued to hold out. Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. Because of an air observer on station, the Marine gunners checked their fire. [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. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Finally the PAVN broke contact at 20:00 and disappeared. I was in Danang less than a month when the Vietcong used rockets to attack the Danang Air Base for the first time in the war, on the morning of February 27. [1]:159, While the Marines successfully thwarted this attempt, between 01:00 and 05:00 on the morning of the 6th, PAVN/VC gunners mortared or rocketed all of the command posts, fire bases and company combat bases in the 7th Marines sector. Local villagers told the Marines that at least one VC had been killed in the brief skirmish. 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. Another PAVN soldier, who infiltrated from North Vietnam after receiving a year's training as a radioman in Hanoi, was thrust into one of the attacking battalions south of Da Nang so hastily that he never learned the name of his unit let alone those of his officers. In the attack on the I Corps headquarters and in the defense of Ha Vang village the Allies sustained losses of nine dead and several wounded. We don't know why, but we know they are!" After calling in artillery which resulted in three secondary explosions, the reconnaissance Marines reported seven enemy killed. The Koreans kept one company at the MACV compound for security and prepared for a sweep to clear out the city in the morning. The Marines evacuated the survivor to the Naval Support Activity hospital where he died of his wounds. Two members of a VC engineering company, also in the Da Nang area, later recounted that nearly 80 percent of their unit was from North Vietnam. According to a South Vietnamese account, the ARVN Rangers killed 150 of the enemy and captured another 18 in the battle for Nam O and in other fighting below the pass through 31 January. In this fighting, which had lasted about three hours, the South Vietnamese defenders sustained casualties of three dead, seven wounded, and two damaged armored vehicles. The reaction force itself came under automatic weapons fire and RPGs disabled the two tanks. [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. The 3/5 Marines were landed and immediately came under heavy automatic and small arms fire from the island. A 19-year-old sentry assigned to a listening post at a U.S. air base gets caught in the crossfire during a Viet Cong attack. One of the major attacks was against CAP B-3 in the hamlet of Duong Lam (1) just below the Ty Loan River. Elements of the VC R-20th and local force units which participated in the attack on Ha Vang and I Corps headquarters attempted to escape the dragnet of Marine and ARVN forces. The Communists carried out 26 rocket attacks on the Da Nang air base during 1972. Other units included the 402nd Sapper Battalion, the VC V-25th Battalion and other VC local forces. Firing 290 105mm shells, the tractor artillery reportedly killed about 80 of the PAVN attackers caught in the open. By 11:00, Marine helicopters evacuated the most seriously wounded and brought in the rest of Company G into blocking positions on the western bank of the Yn. 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. 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