1LT J. Kauffman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 WARNING ORDER Operation Jeb Stuart 001 South Vietnam - I Corps - Quang Tri - Hue City ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SITUATION OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 2200 IGT ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam 2. WEATHER: Clear Skies; 112F (32C); Wind <1kn NNE; Dawn 0515 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT 3. TERRAIN: Open, rolling hills, sparse grass land January 30th, 1968, an all out combined PAVN and Viet Cong assault on South Vietnam begins without warning. 36, out of the 44 state capitals were assaulted, including the capital of Saigon. Viet Cong hit squads had infiltrated the cities weeks before, and on the night of January 30th, they sprang into action, detonating satchel charges planted fuel depots, ammo dumps; they launched suicide attacks with massive quantities of explosives on unsuspecting US Soldiers sleeping in their barracks, and lastly they carried out coordinated hits on the few competent South Vietnamese Officers that were left, murdering both them and their families. Once this initial stage was complete, massive assaults from some 750,000 communist soldiers began all across the nation. One such location that was captured rather swiftly was the ancient fortress of Hue City, which stood as Vietnam's capital for two hundred years. After the Viet Cong infiltrators captured the city with ease, massive amounts of troops began moving in to occupy and fortify the already naturally defended city, which was surrounded by strategic canals, and two hundred year old stone walls. PAVN forces began clearing the highways leading to the city, and shuttling in more men and supplies. Soon however, a combined force of US Marines, and ARVN Infantry were mustered to attempt a counter attack to retake the city. A deadly battle began, characterized by the fighting that occurred slowly from house to house. US Marines & ARVN Infantry, were making little progress on their own. In need of assistance, the 1st Cavalry Division was called to maneuver around the enemy at Hue City, and halt the flow of supplies and men into Hue City from the South. The PAVN will not be expecting an attack from their rear. 1st Platoon's objectives will be to move rapidly, locate the enemies supply base, artillery, SAMs, and silence them. From there 1st Platoon will move to secure the southern side of the bridge leading into Hue from Highway 1. a. Enemy Disposition Heavy Disposition of PAVN Regulars Expect motorized troops Expect well equipt PAVN Soldiers to be guarding and operating their installations. Light Anti-Air enplacements located on suppy bases and near Artillery. National Liberation Front Large amounts of poorly equipment south Vietnamese communists moving along Highway 1. Possible Enemy action Expect enemy to react to your helicopters. Expect motorized quick reaction forces. c. 1960s - Rules of Engagement On order from your commander, enemy military and paramilitary forces are declared hostile and may be attacked subject to the following instructions: Positive Identification (PID) is required prior to engagement. PID is a reasonable certainty that the proposed target is a legitimate military target. If no PID, contact your next highest commander for decision. Do not engage anyone who has surrendered, or is unarmed or wounded. Any requests for fire support or close air support within 600 Meters of a civilian center must first get authorization from commanding officer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maps of the Province: Notes from Commander: All requests for Close Air Support/Medevac/Resupply/Insertion are to go to Mako 1-6 on FREQ 60.0. Mako 1-6 will contact Rattler 1-6 on FREQ 50.0 to request an asset to assist 1st Platoon as necessary. Once the asset is in the area of Operation for Mako 1-6, Infantry can contact the bird via CAS Net FREQ 45.0 to guide in the bird/direct close air support. If an infantry element is in threat of being overrun and requires immediate assistance, they may declare a "Tactical Emergency" to Mako 1-6, who will then have Rattler 1-6 redirect all available air assets to Mako 1-6's Area of Operation to prevent the unit from being overrun. Expect the enemy to utilize grenades when in close combat. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MISSION 1st Platoon, A. Company, 1/7th Cavalry Defectors and VC prisoners have given us intel that the PAVN have established a supply base (Base Area 221) along Highway 1, which supplies Viet Cong fighters in Hue City. Additionally US Marines fighting in the city, are being shelled by a large concentration of PAVN howitzers around the clock. USMC counter battery fire has been unsuccessful at destroying the guns. Lastly, USMC Scouts have spotted PAVN Sam Sites on the heights above Hue City, to the southwest. 1st Cavalry's job will be to deploy behind enemy lines, neutralize these objectives while utilizing its air assets to rapidly maneuver across the large amount of ground, and then clear the south side of Highway 1 Bridge into Hue City. 1st Platoon PRIMARY TASKING: 1st Platoon will locate 1). Base Area 221 2). Artillery Battery 3). Sam Sites & Destroy them. SECONDARY TASKING: 1st Platoon will move north along highway 1, and secure the southern side of the bridge leading into Hue City. TERTIARY TASKING: N/A 71st Assault Helicopter Company 71st AHC will support the platoon on the ground. PRIMARY TASKING: Provide Support for 1st Platoon SECONDARY TASKING: N/A TERTIARY TASKING: N/A ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMAND & SIGNAL Call Signs "Mako 6", 1LT J. Kauffman "Mako 1-6" SSG V. Handberg "Mako 1-6R" SSG A. Cummings "Mako 1-1", SSG D. Jordan "Mako 1-2", TBD "Rattler 1-6", 2LT K. Grorud "Rattler 1-1", CW2 T. Sadler "Rattler 1-2", WOC L. Savoy "Rattler 1-3", WOC T. Foose Hand Signals Control + Num 5 = Rally/Set//Affirmative Control + Num 2 = Halt/Hold/Stop/Negative Control + Num 6 = Engage Control + Num 4 = Go/Move/ Link to comment
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