Artillery Support – December 1966

 

Artillery/Naval Gunfire

  1. Artillery. From 1 December 1966 until 13 December 1966 FSCC, 1st Battalion 4th Marines maintained control of the Phu Bai TAOR.

Missions fired in support of the 1st Battalion 4th Marines between 1 December 1966 and 13 December 1966 were as follows.

  1. Types of missions.
  2. Unobserved missions

(1)         H&I                   186

(2)         FFE                      6

  1. Observed missions

(1)         Targets of opportunity         4

(2)         Register                                      2

(3)         Illumination                             8

(4)         FO school                                   3

  1. Naval Gunfire.  None
  2. 81mm Mortar missions
  3. Types of missions.
  4. Unobserved missions

(1)         H&I                   375

(2)         FFE                      0

  1. Observed

(1)         Targets of opportunity         0

(2)         Register                                      6

(3)         Illuminations                           7

(4)         FO school                                   0