Rapidstrike III

Rapidstrike III
101st Divisions Operations to Reclaim the Area K14

Sunday 20 November 2016

03/15/1969 SItRep AO Rapidstrike III

CLASSIFIED 
YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA
Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III -
From:         1/501st Inf
2/501st Inf
1/502nd Inf
2/319th Arty (105mm)
B/326th Engineers
            2/17th Cav
7/17th Cav
To:.         (S3) Operations Col Eyles. 2/502nd. (CO ACTING) 2nd Brigade HQ 101st Division (S2) Intel (S3) Ops 101st Division HQ
           
DATE/TIME: 03/15/69

Weather
Hi29° Lo 18°
Mostly clear
S.w. 5 km/h
Humidity: 93%
Pressure: 1012.40 mb
Cloud Cover: 27%
Ceiling: 7468 m
Dew Point: 19° C
Visibility: 11 km
Day - Sunrise: 5:47 A Sunset: 5:21 PM Duration: 11:34 hr
Night - Moonrise: 5:19 PM Moonset: 6:14 AM Duration: 12:55 hr
Wind Chill  20° 

FSB LEE
-0430hrs FSB Lee.... rpg attack from East 5 round incoming. Bravo 1st Plt 1 WiA 2nd Plt                     
Charlie 1/42nd ARVN, - Spent day in perimeter
1/501st
3rd Plt Bravo Co. NDP Hill-622 189 588
Follow Trail South 025 590, East 196 589 where trail ends. Pick up again 195 587 Then North West 190 591 Set Up NDP

B Troop 2/17th Cav - Rest and refit in perimeter
D Btty 2/319th Arty (105mm) - Improve positions, no missions fired
1/B/326th ENGRS - Continue work on Base
 
LZ MASON
1/42nd ARVN
Alpha & Bravo - Work on Perimeter
1st Plt Alpha Request replacements have suffered 17 casualties
CHARLIE Co. 1/42nd ARVN Spent day at FSB LEE

2nd Plt B/326th Engineers – work on perimeter and bunkers
-1100hrs
UHAUL 54 begin airlift A Btty 2/319 Arty to FSB mason...  
-1500 hrs
UHAUL 54 insertion of artillery FSB MASON complete. Received sporadic fire from lone sniper on last lift. No casualties only minor damage. Arty beginning set up firing positions...
LZ DIXON
Delta Co
Continue constructing bunkers and working on Perimeter
3rd Plt B/326th ENGRS
Working on Perimeter and bunkers

FAB STONEWALL
2/17th Cav Armd
HQ & A Troops
Work on Perimeter and Bunkers
2/501st Inf Hotel Co.
Work on perimeter and bunkers send out perimeter patrols.
C Troop 2/17th
Dak Sor (020-813) NDP
-0300hrs
NDP under mortar attack from south 8 round land in perimeter with C 2/17th no casualties                     
-O700hrs
C 2/17th leave Golf & Fox 2/501st return to FAB STONEWALL.                     


TASK FORCE GRANT
2/501st HQ, Recon Plt, Motar Plt Fox Co. Golf Co.
Dak Sor (020-813) NDP
-0300hrs
NDP under mortar attack from south 8 round land in perimeter with C 2/17th no casualties                     
-O700hrs
C 2/17th leave Golf & Fox 2/501st return to FAB STONEWALL.                     
Fox Golf begin Patrolling south toward Yok N Krach Hill 641...                     
-0730
Golf find well used trail heading south 019 809. follow trail.                    
-0830
Golf followed trail to 017 800. Trail ends over.. Continue to move south.                     
-0900hrs
Fox Co. Troops in contact... lead elements encountered enemy troops in bunkers...  022 796 situation fluid and developing.      
-0930hrs
Fox Co. 2nd and 3rd platoons attempting to probe enemy defensive line... bunkers continue to 018 795 & 023 796 situation developing                     
-0930hrs
Golf moving to flank enemy position from North West.                
-1030hrs
Golf Co. Engaged by enemy troops in bunkers 015 795....


-1300 hrs
Golf Co. Probing for flanks of bunkers..  Defensive lines continue to 016 794 & 016 792...      
-1330hrs
Golf Co. & Fox Co. report receiving both mortar and recoiless rifle fire... making no progress against well emplacement bunkers... under heavy canopy -1430 hrs
Golf C. & Fox Co. No progress vs bunkers. Casualties and ammo low. Company withdraw under cover of airstrikes from Shadowfax.
Fox Co. Move to high ground 012 807 Fox CO. to 018 808. Request ammo, water and food resupply MedEvacs. ASAP to Route 427.
-1630hrso
Golf Co. & Fox Co. reach locations for NDP and recive resupply and extract casualties.
Casualty report as follows.
Fox Co.
1st Plt 5 WiA
2nd Plt 1 KiA 7 WiA
3rd Plt 9 WiA

Golf Co.
1st Plt 1 WiA
2nd Plt 4 WiA 

3rd Plt 1 WiA 

            EYES ONLY

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