1LT J. Kauffman Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 WARNING ORDER Operation Hue City 002 South Vietnam - I Corps - Hue City - Feb 1 1968 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SITUATION OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 0500 IGT ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: South Vietnam 2. WEATHER: Clear Skies; 97F ; Wind <1kn NNE; Dawn 0415 IGT; Dusk 1900 IGT 3. TERRAIN: City, Urban, Rice Paddies, Rural Amidst the chaos of 58 state capitals & dozens of American installations coming under siege in a single night, decision makers had no idea that Hue City had fallen, merely that they had lost communications with all units within the city. As American installations in the vicinity had come under attack, only a small force already operating in the field was able to move to assist & assess the situation in Hue. Two Companys of Marine Riflemen were conducting route clearance just south of Hue City & were the first American Units sent to investigate & assess the situation. Company A & Company G, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division, with ~ 3 M48 Patton Tanks were sent to investigate the situation in Hue. Their goals were to retake Highway 1 Bridge over the Truoi River, approach the city, enter the suburbs, figure out why the MACV Camp & ARVN Battalion in Hue stopped responding, whether they had fled the battle or were still fighting in the city. The only intelligence offered to the Company Commanders of Alpha & Golf Company were that 1). a PAVN force had overrun the ARVN defenders of Highway 1 Bridge, in-between the Marines & Hue. 2). that Hue City had reportedly been attacked the previous day. The Marines walking into Hue had no idea that the city had completely fallen as was now being garrisoned by ~ 4,500 determined & well equipped enemy fighters. Once they came into sight of the city, both Companies of Marines came under heavy fire from entrenched PAVN & Vietcong forces. The Companies were ordered to push into the suburbs of the city and establish footholds on the outskirts, until reinforcements from the battalion arrived. Tonight we will be to act as 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1/1 Marines. We are given 1 of the Companies 3 M41 Walker Bulldogs. Our sister Platoons will be pushing along with us into the southern suburbs of Hue capturing their own Objectives. a. Enemy Disposition PAVN Force Controlling Highway 1 Bridge Unknown of the Situation in Hue City? b. Friendly Disposition Company A, 1st Battalion 1st Marine Division 1st, 2nd, and 4th Platoon 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. Require authorization & PID, before High Explosives are cleared within 200 meters of a village. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maps of the Province: *How to Zoom in: Open spoiler> Right click on photo > Open image in new tab > Congrats, you can now zoom in. Map of the AO: Spoiler 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. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MISSION 1st Platoon, A. Company, 1/7th Cavalry Our Objectives will to be to conduct an attack on the PAVN unit holding Highway 1 Bridge (OBJ Alpha). From there 3rd Platoon will push north and hold the ridge while our friendly units cross. From there the Company will fan out on-line and push towards Hue. 3rd Platoon's Primary objective will be to seize the Cathedral on the outskirts of the City (OBJ Yin). 1st Platoon PRIMARY TASKING: Seize OBJ Yin (Cathedral) & Dig in. SECONDARY TASKING: Seize Highway 1 Bridge (OBJ Alpha) TERTIARY TASKING: Dig-in & repel enemy counter attacks. 71st Assault Helicopter Company PRIMARY TASKING: Work with 1st Platoon, as armor support or Air Support. SECONDARY TASKING: The Platoon has been given 1 of the Companies (3 Total) M41 Walker Bulldog tonight, if it is destroyed transition to air (No second chances). TERTIARY TASKING: N/A ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMAND & SIGNAL Call Signs "Mako 6", 1LT J. Kauffman "Mako 1-6", SSG A. Cummings "Mako 1-6 R" N/A "Mako 1-1", SGT B. Snurka "Mako 1-2", SGT K. Kersemeier "Rattler 1-6", 2LT K. Grorud "Rattler 1-1", N/A 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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