Thursday, July 7, 2011

THE ROCKET BELT: 1968

Enemy Unit Locations, ref. to OpOrder 301-68, in the 27th Marines TAOR: (c. April, 1968)

CONFIRMED UNITS.

2NVA Division Hqs. Que Son (D)
1st VC Regimental Hqs BT 0318
40th Bn BT 0318
60th Bn BT 0318
90th Bn BT 0318
3rd NVA Regimental Hqs Go Noi Island
1st Bn Duy Xuyen
2nd Bn Duy Xuyen
3rd Bn Duy Xuyen
31st NVA Regimental Hqs AT 8664
101st Bn AT 8862
102nd Bn AT 8766
103rd Bn AT 8865
68B Rocket Regiment Go Noi Island
368B Rocket Regiment West of Song Yen River
R-30 Bn Go Noi Island
V-25 Bn Go Noi Island
402nd Sapper Bn West of Song Yen River
Q-15th Company Dien Ban (D)
Q-16th Company Hoa Van (D)

POSSIBLE UNITS

341st NVA Division Hqs West of Song Yen River
U/I NVA Regiment West of Song Yen River
U/I NVA Regiment West of Song Yen River
K-27 152 Gun Bn AT 8174
K-49 Gun Bn AT 8665
K-75 152 Gun Bn AT 9162

1. All NVA Battalions at T/O strength 600-650 men.

2. All Viet Cong Local Force Battalions at T/A strength 300-450 men.

3. District Companies 120 men.

4. NVA Battalions contain at T/E strength 10x81mm Mortars, 19x60mm Mortars, 1x57mm RR, Unknown number B-40 Rockets, and Unknown number AK-47's, HMG and LMG.

5. VC Local Force Battalions contain at T/E strength 3x81mm Mortars, 1x57mm RR, unknown number B-40 Rockets and assortment of small arms.

6. Local Force Companies contain 1x81mm Mortar, 2x60mm Mortars.

7. Rocket Regiments at T/E 54 122mm Launchers.

BY COMMAND OF COLONEL A. G. SCHWENK
N.G. RODES
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Executive Officer