The Hill Fights 2 - Special K - Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967
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| SM: | 2 |
| Turns: | 15 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | US |
| Second Side: | N. Vietnam |
Jason Petho
25 April, 1967
[Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A] [HIS] [CSL]:
April 24th found B Company/1st Battalion/9th Marines attempting to secure Hill 861 after the 2nd Platoon was taken under fire.
The Company was dispersed and on opposite sides of Hill 861 where a company sized unit of the PAVN 18th Regiment was dug in. On a tactical level, then, one could conclude that the Marines had received the worst of the fight on 24 April.
The commanding General concluded, however, that the actions of Company B had forced the NVA to reveal that they were staging men and supplies for a potential major attack on Khe Sanh in the coming days. With this, it was determined the real fight was to be at Khe Sanh and addition forces were to be sent immediately.
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines were flown in after the fog lifted during the late morning of April 25th and immediately started to head towards Hill 861 to link up with B/1st/9th. Both companies would then attack and clear Hill 861.
As Company K/3rd/3rd advanced, F Battery with 105mm and 155mm howitzers were prepping the top of the hill. Once reaching their jumping off positions on Hill 861, Company K took the initiative and had started their assault against Hill 861.
Unknown to them was that the 18th Regiment had sent reinforcements to the area during the previous evening and were well fortified on the hill where the preparatory fires seemed to have little effect.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
25 April, 1967
[Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A] [HIS] [CSL]:
April 24th found B Company/1st Battalion/9th Marines attempting to secure Hill 861 after the 2nd Platoon was taken under fire.
The Company was dispersed and on opposite sides of Hill 861 where a company sized unit of the PAVN 18th Regiment was dug in. On a tactical level, then, one could conclude that the Marines had received the worst of the fight on 24 April.
The commanding General concluded, however, that the actions of Company B had forced the NVA to reveal that they were staging men and supplies for a potential major attack on Khe Sanh in the coming days. With this, it was determined the real fight was to be at Khe Sanh and addition forces were to be sent immediately.
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines were flown in after the fog lifted during the late morning of April 25th and immediately started to head towards Hill 861 to link up with B/1st/9th. Both companies would then attack and clear Hill 861.
As Company K/3rd/3rd advanced, F Battery with 105mm and 155mm howitzers were prepping the top of the hill. Once reaching their jumping off positions on Hill 861, Company K took the initiative and had started their assault against Hill 861.
Unknown to them was that the 18th Regiment had sent reinforcements to the area during the previous evening and were well fortified on the hill where the preparatory fires seemed to have little effect.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
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