Rapidstrike III

Rapidstrike III
101st Divisions Operations to Reclaim the Area K14

Saturday 5 March 2016

ARF and LRRP Team insertions 02/26/1969

CLASSIFIED
YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA
From: Division HQ 101st ABN Air Assets/ TOC, LRRP Teams of F Company 58th Infantry
To: S2 Intelligence S3 Operations, 2nd Brigade HQ

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III
SitRep/Contact report

 DAY TWO: 02/26/1969.
Weather report: Light rain, moderate 20*cooling later 17* Wind NW, mild 12 mph.

1)  06:00hrs 000-680 / 050-680.
005 695 Smoke
035 705 smoke
025 745 smoke
045 755 smoke
025 755 smoke
045 765 smoke

2) 08:00hrs 110-720 / 210-720
125 725 smoke
175 745 Bunker?
180 745 bunker?
205 765 trail/ford crossing stream then disappears into forest

3) 10:00hrs 065-728 / 100-760
095 765 bunker?
035 765 AA (AK)
025 785 AA (Ak)
042 818 bunker?

4) 12:00hrs 200-730 / 250-730
221 811 Trail SW-NE
215 805 AA (Ak)
235 805 AA (AK)
225 735 AA (AK)

5) 14:00hrs 090-780 / 190-780
605 785 AA (AK)

6) 16:00hrs 170-630 / 203-667
185 669 AA (AK)

LRRP TEAM ACTIVITY
LRRP Team 21, (004-688)
Team Takes AA fire on way to LZ
Coming in to land at LZ Helo took fire and forced down crew suffering 1 WIA. 2nd chopper came in for pick up, was driven off, Gunships were making runs and 2nd chopper came in again but was brought down by enemy fire.
Following extraction plans emergency hot extraction via AirCav and

Re-insert ref 135 715
Find trail Ne-SW 137 712
Set NDP

LRRP Team 2, (140-672)
Inserted and set up NDP

LRRP Team 7 Drop off at 090-829
Patrol to 092-822 and set up NDP no contacts.

LRRP Team 6 Day 2      
117 588 Trail Running N-S
117 595 Trail Running North (following)
117 597 trail turns East
121 597 Turns North West
117 605 continues North West
Set up NDP

LRRP Team 23
Day 2 No Contacts
Set Up NDP

LRRP Team 12
Day 2 No Contacts
Set Up NDP



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