The Lure - Siege of Plei Me - Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967
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| SM: | 4 |
| Turns: | 30 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | S. Vietnam |
| Second Side: | N. Vietnam |
Jason Petho
19 October, 1965
[Plei Me, Route TL6C, Pleiku Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A] [HIS] [CSL]:
The cumulation of the PAVN Winter Spring offensive during 1965 found more action in the Central Highlands. The new target would be the isolated CIDG camp at Plei Me, located 40 kilometres south of Pleiku in Pleiku Province.
At 22:00 on October 19, one PAVN Company overran an outpost southwest of the camp and shortly after midnight the PAVN attacked from the north, west, and east with small arms, mortars, and recoilless rifles with some attackers reaching the defensive perimeter of the camp.
At Plei Me, the PAVN plan was not to overrun the camp, only to lure out II Corps main force from Pleiku to destroy it.
The CIDG forces out patrolling made a concerted effort to return to the camp to assist the beleaugered forces. Helicopters from the 119th Assault Helicopter Company flew supporting combat missions for the two companies of the ARVN 91st Ranger Battalion five kilometres (three miles) to the north.
Codenamed Project DELTA, these units attempted to break into the camp from the north, finally breaking through on the morning of the 21st.
For the next four days, air support and aerial resupply kept the 33rd Regiment at bay, but they were well supplied with anti-aircraft weapons and shot down several the supporting aircraft. The lure had seemed to work, as Task Force LUAT was en route to rescue the besieged CIDG camp.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
19 October, 1965
[Plei Me, Route TL6C, Pleiku Province, South Vietnam]:
[SIDE A] [HIS] [CSL]:
The cumulation of the PAVN Winter Spring offensive during 1965 found more action in the Central Highlands. The new target would be the isolated CIDG camp at Plei Me, located 40 kilometres south of Pleiku in Pleiku Province.
At 22:00 on October 19, one PAVN Company overran an outpost southwest of the camp and shortly after midnight the PAVN attacked from the north, west, and east with small arms, mortars, and recoilless rifles with some attackers reaching the defensive perimeter of the camp.
At Plei Me, the PAVN plan was not to overrun the camp, only to lure out II Corps main force from Pleiku to destroy it.
The CIDG forces out patrolling made a concerted effort to return to the camp to assist the beleaugered forces. Helicopters from the 119th Assault Helicopter Company flew supporting combat missions for the two companies of the ARVN 91st Ranger Battalion five kilometres (three miles) to the north.
Codenamed Project DELTA, these units attempted to break into the camp from the north, finally breaking through on the morning of the 21st.
For the next four days, air support and aerial resupply kept the 33rd Regiment at bay, but they were well supplied with anti-aircraft weapons and shot down several the supporting aircraft. The lure had seemed to work, as Task Force LUAT was en route to rescue the besieged CIDG camp.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE, Variable Objectives] [1.00]
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