At the briefing, the division G-2 or intelligence officer, told the assembled officers that "they are finally going to come out and fight. 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. 1969. The area around Nng, especially military installations, was subject to rocket attacks since that February. 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. 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. At the meeting Westmoreland ordered Americal Division commander General Samuel W. Koster to reinforce Danang. + Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians. According to Marine intelligence reports, on 9 February, the 2nd Division moved its headquarters back to the Go Noi from its more forward positions. Despite the Marine patrolling, PAVN sappers, probably from the 2nd Sapper Battalion, blew three bridges and one culvert over Highway 1 in the pass area. Pictures of Danang 8. Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines alone shot off some 1,200 rounds. Guards beat off the . [ Bob Kaatman photo ] According to intelligence reports, on 15 January, Group 44, the forward headquarters of the PAVN/VC Military Region 5, moved from the hills in western Qung Nam Province, to an advance position on G Ni Island. Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. [1]:157, In other sectors of the Da Nang TAOR, the PAVN/VC also maintained the pressure on the Allied forces. Stationed with 1882n Comm Gp., 1969-1970, worked in the Base Comm Center. The NVA launched hundreds of rocket attacks on DaNang Airbase trying to hit the bomb dump. According to Marine intelligence sources, Rummage may well "have rendered a reinforced battalion combat ineffective, forcing the enemy to modify his plans at a critical time." 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. . Rocket attack on the Da Nang Air Base that took place, Da Nang, Vietnam, January 30, 1968. According to documents captured later, the two VC assault companies were to pull out at first light, but became bogged down in the city. Advisory Group at Da Nang, the PFs and RFs accounted for eight dead VC and captured one wounded VC. The ARVN 51st Regiment operating in the southern sector of the Da Nang area of operations came across evidence including documents pointing to a buildup of PAVN/VC strength together with probes of Allied defenses. After counting 500 men pass their position, Rummage called in the artillery. 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. The area was around 200 square miles, and the 140mm rockets had a range of over 6 miles. According to the U.S. Note: Dick previously sent us some Stars and Stripes clippings mentioning rocket attacks and other "newsworthy items" of the day. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. Colonel Ross R. Miner's 7th Marine Regiment with all three of its battalions had the responsibility for the northern, western and southwestern sectors. 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. Manning defensive positions, the Marine communicators and engineers repelled the attacking force, killing four VC. The Allies claimed 343 PAVN/VC killed and 195 prisoners. 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." A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th. While the 1st MP Battalion supported by the 1st Tank Battalion established blocking positions north of the Cu River, the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 51st Regiment swept the sector south of the river. Two attached U .S. According to Davis, a few hours later, Robertson called a division briefing for all battalion commanders. Linking up, under artillery and air cover, the two Marine companies continued their advance until forced to halt because of darkness and then took up night defensive positions. Use big bombs." In the initial fighting for Ha Vang, the South Vietnamese and Americans accounted for 25 VC dead. Supported by U .S . Rockey then ordered a platoon from his Company K to reinforce Company G. By the end of the day, the elements of the four Marine companies had established their night positions. [1]:1445, About 02:30, the PAVN/VC struck the perimeters of the Da Nang base itself. This apparently broke the back of the VC resistance. If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. artillery and air, the ARVN successfully contained the PAVN/VC units in the Nam and Lin Chiu regions. One battalion was to deploy immediately, with the other to deploy the next day. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of Da Nang Air Base. Da Nang, the main Seabee base in the I Corps area, which bordered North Vietnam, came under repeated attack from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regulars. Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam a425couple Aug 29, 2017, 4:51:30 PM to Rocket attack 72 redhorse compound DaNang on: August 24, 2009, 08:06:45 pm Does anyone remember the date of. 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. [1]:154, Throughout the Da Nang TAOR, the intensity of activity increased during the night. 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 struggle for Hi An would continue into the following day. Despite limited attacks later in the month, these were largely, as a report stated, "an attempt to maintain the facade of an offensive. "[1]:1578, The greatest danger to the TAOR at this juncture, however, was from the south in that area defended by the ROKMC and the ARVN 51st Regiment. [1]:1612, In the ensuing battle of Lo Giang the Marine and Army forces successfully repulsed the PAVN 2nd Division attack. [1]:1489, In the Da Nang area of operations, outside of attacks by fire on the Marine base and outlying positions and the two ground assaults on Marine command and communications positions, the PAVN/VC infantry units largely concentrated on the South Vietnamese units. The Communists carried out 26 rocket attacks on the Da Nang air base during 1972. Still photo images extracted from the vintage footage are also available for immediate download. The aircraft may have been one of those used by Air America. Marine commanders and staff officers could only speculate that the enemy was probably infiltrating north in small groups to "predetermined rallying points" for a further assault either on the city or on the Air Base. About 03:30, perhaps to divert Marine attention from the ground assault on I Corps headquarters and the city of Da Nang, enemy mortars opened up on Marble Mountain. Firing 290 105mm shells, the tractor artillery reportedly killed about 80 of the PAVN attackers caught in the open. 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. 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. "[1]:163 Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. 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. The following day, the same sources indicated that both the VC 1st and the PAVN 3rd Regiments had also withdrawn to the Go Noi. PAVN/VC fired rockets at both the Da Nang Air Base and Marble Mountain Air Facility. Twenty rockets fell on Hill 10, manned by Battery G , 3/11 Marines which resulted in 23 casualties, including two dead. [1]:1445, At 03:30 PAVN/VC forces launched an assault against General Hong Xun Lm's I Corps headquarters. 29/30 January 1968 Naval Support Activity Danang operated extensive logistics facilities on the Tiensha (Tin Sa) peninsula east of the city. 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 ." The two PAVN prisoners identified themselves as members of the H-2 Engineering Company, part of the 2nd Sapper Battalion. In the morning, the Marines discovered blood trails and three PAVN bodies in the vicinity of the explosions. Although most of the enemy activity was restricted to small-unit contacts, on the night of 2/3 February, PAVN/VC gunners again rocketed the Air Base. [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. 17. [1]:149, The fighting did not subside with the coming of daylight. Da Nang air base attacked in Vietnam by 40mm rockets 7 miles away, 47 killed many from local village (partial newsreel) Addeddate 2005-04-08 19:44:43 Color b&w Identifier 1967-03-03_Airbase_Shelled . Flares light up the Da Nang area to make it easier to spot infiltrating guerrillas. 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. Robertson remembered that "the ceasefire was to be in effect and the regimental commanders reported intense fire from the enemy and requested authority to continue artillery fire, if necessary" Robertson granted the request and then "about 18:40 we got the word from III MAF that the ceasefire had been called off.[1]:142, For some time, the American forces had been aware that the PAVN/VC was about to launch some type of major offensive. [1]:1556, During the day and evening of the 31st, the PAVN/VC infantry units pressed the offensive on the ground. The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. 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. The Marines and PF troops fired at armed members of the crowd who appeared to be directing the march. They also mortared and rocketed MAG-13 at Chu Lai on 31 January 1968. 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. 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. From the details of the other recovered documents, the VC obviously were making an extensive reconnaissance of the Da Nang area giving descriptions of military structures, distances, weapons and other information that would be of value to an attacking force. III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) had its headquarters at Hill 327 west of the Air Base, while ARVN I Corps had its headquarters north of the Air Base. "[1]:1545, By this time, the Tet Offensive was in full bloom, not only at Da Nang, but throughout South Vietnam. [1]:141, A conglomeration of Marine support units, ARVN, ROKMC and two Marine infantry battalions attempted to secure the remaining area. Rockey, the 3/5 Marines commander, commented on the "increasing frequency and ferocity" of enemy contacts. Davis, the commanding officer of the 1/7 Marines, recalled that his unit began to take fewer casualties from surprise firing devices or boobytraps and began to suspect that enemy troops unfamiliar with the terrain might be attempting to move into his sector. *** The first time that rockets were used in the Republic of Vietnam by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. While Marine fixed-wing aircraft flew strike missions against the gun emplacements, another helicopter evacuated the survivors. The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. This demonstration may have been planned to coincide with an attack on the city which never developed. 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. 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. As various outposts reported their sightings to the Division FSCC, the artillerymen then shifted these fires to actual sites. 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. At 07:35, VC gunners fired two RPGs at the compound tower and a VC infantry platoon opened up upon the CAP unit. (AP) AP It wrapped around the base and city. About 01:00, a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/7 Marines, positioned near the Nam Bridge on Highway 1 crossing the Cu River north of Da Nang, saw another two enemy on a raft with a wooden box. 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 call for assault to achieve independence and liberty has sounded; Bldg. Landing in large bursts, about 50 to 75 artillery rounds fell on the lead column. The provisional company linked up with two ARVN Ranger companies that were operating in the area to contain the battalion from the PAVN 4th Regiment which had slipped through the Hi Vn Pass the night before. Two LVTH-6s from the Marine 1st Armored Amphibian Company attached to the 11th Marines responded to a call from the U .S. "[1]:158, While the PAVN/VC forces continued to harass allied positions on the night of 31 January/1 February, the intensity of combat did not match that of the previous two nights. [1]:156, The Da Nang Northern Sector Defense Command dispatched a provisional company to assist the CAP Marines as well as the security detachment. They collected some 200 people that they detained for further questioning. After calling in helicopter gunships, the ROKMC, at 13:20, reached the MACV compound and linked up with U.S. advisors there. To the south, in the Korean sector, the ROKMC with the assistance of the ARVN again drove PAVN/VC forces out of the Hi An environs. The Marine squad lost one killed. [1]:1589, For the next few days, there was a relative lull in the Da Nang sector, at least as compared to the last two days of January. [1]:163, From almost every account, the PAVN/VC attack in the Da Nang TAOR was very inept. According to Murray, "from then on until Tt was over, there were just constant attacks." Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. The National Police arrested 25 of the crowd and quickly dispersed the would-be demonstrators. [1]:142, While activity in the Army's 23rd Infantry (Americal) Divisions areas of operations in Qung Ngi and Qung Tn Provinces was somewhat diminished, there was enough enemy in northern and central I Corps to cause concern for both the American and South Vietnamese commands. Again, the Marines killed the VC and once more foiled an apparent enemy demolition effort. At Da Nang, III MAF knew that the PAVN/VC were on the move. Later intelligence and interrogation reports of prisoners of war would indicate that the unit that Rummage had intercepted was probably a battalion of the PAVN 2nd Division. The Marines and PF troops killed 22 VC and took another 23 prisoner. Finally the PAVN broke contact at 20:00 and disappeared. In the engagement, the Marines lost 5 killed and 12 wounded. Major General Donn J. Robertson, the 1st Marine Division commanding general, kept under his direct control the 3/5 Marines and the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines. The Marines lost one helicopter and sustained damage to 29 others. He seems to think there was only one rocket attack at Da Nang in 1972. The PAVN obviously were bringing the local VC main force units up to strength, even if to do so they had to bring in replacements from the north. Mortars and recoilless rifle rounds continued to land inside the headquarters compound from enemy firing positions in Ha Vang. The PAVN/VC rocket troops fired in two bursts, one at 03:42, followed by a second barrage three hours later. Reinforced by another squad, the Company G Marines killed three and captured two. Some 36 of the large missiles landed on the main base, including the airfield. [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. Employing small arms fire, satchel charges, Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and Bangalore torpedoes, the sappers thrust through blown gaps in the Marine wire. 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). Army personnel were wounded. Went to Danang to help EOD with the munitions storage facility mishap just outside Danang Air Base. The most eastern of the battalions, the 2nd, shared its area with the 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, which was responsible for the coastal sand flats south of Marble Mountain. The crowd scattered only to gather on the fringes of Red Beach Base Area. Soon reports came in that the base was under attack and a Marine helicopter flew the general from his quarters to III MAF headquarters. A Company E, 2/3 Marines squad patrol in its regular area of operations just east of the confluence of the Thanh Qut and Vnh in River came under attack from an estimated squad of enemy. I called all the regiments and battalions and the same was happening to them. Although agent reports and other intelligence indicated continued assaults north of the Cau Do River against Ha Vang and Da Nang City, most of these came to naught. In addition, the 1st Marine Division alerted one company to participate in the relief of Hi An, if needed. 1st MAW ComdC. The skirmishing south of the headquarters near Ha Vang, however, continued. 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. Westmoreland was convinced that this big push would come either just before or right after Tt, but not during the holidays and probably at Khe Sanh and in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone sector. Because of an air observer on station, the Marine gunners checked their fire. Some of the VC in the hamlet fled south, but encountered a platoon from Company E, 2/7 Marines coming up to reinforce the Allied forces in the Nam O area. 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. After dark, both sides withdrew, the Marines to night defensive positions and the PAVN to the west. 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. Rummage reported about 50 PAVN dead with another 100 "probable." 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." Heavy explosions and fires on the base. The Marines lost 12 killed and 6 wounded. At first light, a Marine reaction force found enemy blood trails. Shortly after 04:45, General Lm ordered the ARVN 4th Cavalry Regiment, a Ranger battalion and a detachment of National Police to augment the units in Ha Vang and the headquarters personnel forces in the compound. Large numbers of flares shot high into the air and burst into . Da Nang air base in the mid- to late-60s was the busiest (and possibly the largest) airport in the world. 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. 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. Missiles launched from nearby mountains have caused eight deaths, many injuries and. The rocket attacks resulted in the deaths of three Marines and the wounding of another 11. by Edward H. Phillips 2/1/2017. The MPs shot one of the swimmers, took the other man prisoner and drove off the boats with a fusillade of bullets. At 07:30, the ROKMC reported about 200 to 300 enemy troops still in Hi An. Doc, as his friends called him, was one of 58,200 Americans that died during the Vietnam War. Under pressure from the South Vietnamese relief forces and the Marine MP platoon, the VC retreated with the allies in pursuit. 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. 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. Scheduled to last eight weeks, Rolling Thunder will instead go on for three years. Its two runways accommodated a take-off or landing every 60 seconds. The . In the town itself, 10 civilians caught in the crossfire, sustained wounds, but no civilians died as a result of the battle. [1]:153, The Marines now counterattacked supported by artillery and Marine gunships and fixed-wing air. . As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. During the next few days, Task Force Miracle conducted sweeps in its sector and encountered relatively little resistance . 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." Noting the new web gear and weapons with the PAVN bodies left on the battlefield, Marine intelligence officers believed the PAVN unit to be from the 31st Regiment. "[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. The Da Nang airbase was a major Ranch Hand facility during the American War in Vietnam. Da Nang was a major base area for United States and South Vietnamese military forces supporting operations throughout I Corps. Robertson observed that the delay of the 2nd Division into the picture may have been because the PAVN forces "got their signals mixed " The VC were supposed to be inside "when the [PAVN] division came marching down main street. More like this Camp Friendship Korat Cat Air Force Special Operations Vietnam War Photos May Bay North Vietnam Air Force Bases Vietnam Veterans 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. With one of his companies on the Tiensha Peninsula and the other three protecting the Air Base perimeter, Hill argued that he could not spare three platoons. Mar 3, 2021. Freedom Hill 327 can be seen beneath the left flare, with convoy lights winding up the perimeter road. The 3/5 Marines reported "a definite increase of enemy harassment" and the movement of sizeable enemy units into the Go Noi Island area (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}1551N 10812E / 15.85N 108.2E / 15.85; 108.2). On 29 January, Marine intelligence officers received a reliable report that the PAVN 2nd Division also had established its command post in western G Ni. 45 USAF/USMC KIA, 10 aircraft destroyed , 41 aircraft damaged, and 13 barracks destroyed. Finally, according to Marine intelligence officers, another "very reliable source" flatly stated "that the time of attack throughout MR (Military Region) 5 would be" at 01:30 and no later than 02:00 on 30 January. The Truong Son and the Mekong River are moving. The battalion was alerted and airlifted from Twentynine Palms, California, to Cherry Point, North Carolina, with its . Another platoon from the Marine company also reinforced the engaged troops about an hour later. Milantoni. bagram air base distance to chinairidescent telecaster pickguard. During the night, VC resistance dwindled to sniper fire on the ROKMC positions. In the assault, the PAVN/VC killed four Marines and wounded another seven before withdrawing. Covered revetments to protect F-4s from rocket attacks -1969 [ Bob Kaatman photo ] American down as Marines arrive on scene just outside perimeter of DaNang AFB. Results of a rocket attack on Da Nang air base: revetment area building 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. . 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 Marines assaulted the island and the fighting continued throughout the night and into the next morning. They counted 34 PAVN dead. The Front announced that the 1968 Tt greeting of "Chairman Ho [Chi Minh] is actually a combat order for our entire Army and population. Marine counter-rocket fire from the 11th Marines and 1st Tank Battalion resulted in five secondary explosions. On 27 January, COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland announced a ceasefire to be observed by Allied forces for 36 hours beginning at 18:00 on 29 January in honor of the Tt holidays. In the attack, the PAVN/VC fired 122mm rockets at Marine artillery positions at An Hoa, Hill 55 and Hill 10. Both the 2/3 Marines to the east of the Army task force and the 3/5 Marines to the south, also reported relatively little enemy activity in their sectors. Milantoni replied, "General Lm just gave it. After the fixed-wing aircraft and evacuation helicopter cleared the area, the 11th Marines saturated the area with artillery fire. Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's \u0026 C-130's. Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. 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