The First Battle - Operation STARLITE - Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967
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| SM: | 5 |
| Turns: | 45 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | US |
| Second Side: | N. Vietnam |
Jason Petho
18 August, 1965
[Van Tuong, 20 km SE of Chu Lai, South Vietnam]: [SIDE A / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
Utilizing ARVN intelligence from I Corps, a plan was devised to pre-emptively strike at the Viet Cong 1st Regiment in its base area around Van Tuong. Intended to be called Operation SATELLITE, a clerical error destined the foray to be penned Operation STARLITE.
The combined arms operation involved units from the 7th Marines, air and naval assets. D-Day was scheduled for the early morning hours of August 18, 1965, with the 3d Battalion/3d Marines conducting an amphibious landing in LVT's across GREEN Beach followed shortly by 2d/4th Marines landing in designated landing zones RED, WHITE and BLUE northwest of GREEN Beach.
Prior to the landings, M Company/3d Battalion/3d Marines had landed north of Van Toung to establish blocking positions.
With the elements hitting the ground, the plan was to encircle the 1st VC Regiment and corral them to the see, to their eventual destruction.
Apart from some sniper fire, things were going according to plan, until the dug-in 60th VC Battalion and Murphy's Law stepped in.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
18 August, 1965
[Van Tuong, 20 km SE of Chu Lai, South Vietnam]: [SIDE A / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
Utilizing ARVN intelligence from I Corps, a plan was devised to pre-emptively strike at the Viet Cong 1st Regiment in its base area around Van Tuong. Intended to be called Operation SATELLITE, a clerical error destined the foray to be penned Operation STARLITE.
The combined arms operation involved units from the 7th Marines, air and naval assets. D-Day was scheduled for the early morning hours of August 18, 1965, with the 3d Battalion/3d Marines conducting an amphibious landing in LVT's across GREEN Beach followed shortly by 2d/4th Marines landing in designated landing zones RED, WHITE and BLUE northwest of GREEN Beach.
Prior to the landings, M Company/3d Battalion/3d Marines had landed north of Van Toung to establish blocking positions.
With the elements hitting the ground, the plan was to encircle the 1st VC Regiment and corral them to the see, to their eventual destruction.
Apart from some sniper fire, things were going according to plan, until the dug-in 60th VC Battalion and Murphy's Law stepped in.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
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