Artillery Support – October 1966

 

Artillery/Naval Gunfire

  1. Artillery.  From 1 October 1966 to 31 October 1966 the 1st Battalion 4th Marines maintained FSCC responsibilities for the Dong Ha Combat Base.

Missions fired in support of the 1st Battalion 4th Marines were as follows.

  1. Types of missions
  2. Unobserved missions

(1)   H&I                                 482

(2)   FFE                                     6

(3)   Counter mortar             0

  1. Observed missions

(1)   Targets of opportunity      2

(2)   Illumination                          6

(3)   Registration                           0

(4)   FO school                                0

  1. Naval Gunfire. The Cruiser St. Paul provided support to Company A, 1st Battalion 4th Marines from 11 October to 31 October.  No Naval Gunfire Missions were fired however.
  2. 81mm Mortar Missions
  3. Types of missions
  4. Unobserved missions

(1)   H&I                                           196

(2)   Counter mortar                  0

  1. Unobserved missions

(1)   Targets of opportunity    0

(2)   Illumination                        18

(3)   Registration                         9

(4)   FO school                              0