![]() ![]() When a Btry was split it formed Platoons of howitzers and the most common was the 2-howitzer platoon although I have found reference to a 3-howitzer platoon once in my reading of our records. In early 1971 for example C Btry occupied 3 firebases all within 7 miles of each other for mutual support of the Engineers working on the roads, the ARVN's and US Infantry pounding the bush as well as the 3 firebases. Most Btry's were comprised of 6 howitzers, which allowed them to be split and moved to different locations for support and defense of more units and even themselves. Battalions are made up of Battery's and here again you will find flexibility as BN's expanded or contracted along with the need. Battalion can be abbreviated as BN, Bn or bn depending on the author (I prefer BN). ![]() Battalions can be added or subtracted from the unit, as need dictates. 1/92nd means the 1st Battalion of the 92nd Artillery. T hroughout our Website you will see abbreviations… we will try to put them into parenthesis next to the word it most commonly replaces and for words that require more in-depth explanation we will try to link it to it's expansion in the glossary.Īll artillery units are made of Battalions and that is the first number in a unit's designation i.e. In fact, the only thing "static" in our lives was change. The "T" stands for Towed or pulled behind another vehicle and the "SP" stands for Self Propelled"… All 175mm and 8-inch were SP.Īrtillery in Vietnam (and still today) was classified as Light, Medium or Heavy and the chart below illustrates the howitzers in each category their weight, the weight of their ammo and the maximum range of eachĪuthors note: by reading, the History section you will see our organization changed as the need was altered.Most units that were in this group of Howitzers/Guns were capable of being all 8 inch or all 175mm but as a general rule they were typically mixed so they had both the most range and the most accurate howitzers in Field Artillery. 8-in/175 is for the 8 inch Howitzer, M110 and the 175mm Gun the M107.155 is for 155mm Howitzer and these could be either the M114A1 or the M114A2.105 is for 105mm Howitzer and these could be either the M101A1 or the M102.1/92nd records can be found with the 52nd Artillery Group records. By using this format the reader can clearly see the organization and chain of command for the artillery units.įield Artillery Organization, January 1968:ġst Bn, 14th Arty, 198th Inf Bde (105, T)ģrd Bn, 82nd Arty, 196th Inf Bde (105, T)ģ Provisional Corps, Vietnam, activated and replaced Military Assistance, Vietnam, Forward on 10 March 1968, later redesignated XXIV Corps, Vietnam.ġ Arrived Oct 68, redesignated 1st Bn, 39th Arty, Oct 69.Ģ Arrived Sep 68, redesignated 2nd Bn, 12th Arty, Sep 69.Īt the very least, the above information should at least help the reader if and when they request ORLL's and other records from the National Archives as they are most commonly filed with or included with the records of the Group for which the unit was assigned i.e. I have adopted the outline format used by Major General David Ewing Ott in his book published by the Department of the Army in 1975 titled Vietnam Studies, Field Artillery 1954-1973. Prior to this time the 1/92nd (in 52nd Group) and the 1/30th (in 41st Group) were the only completely Air Mobile medium artillery units in all of IICTZ. The charts below illustrate the units of the Field Artillery deployed in Vietnam, both before and after the Tet offensive of 1968. Both the 41st and the 52nd Artillery Groups contained 4 battalions of artillery with calibers ranging from 105 mm to units with 8" and or 175 mm howitzers and guns. The 1st Field Force with two groups - the 41st and 52nd - and 2 separate Battalions (BN) provided artillery support for all of II Corps Tactical Zone (IICTZ). On the organization of Field Artillery in Vietnam.Ī rtillery in Vietnam was organized primarily into two forces, the 1st Field Force Vietnam (IFFV) and the 2nd Field Force Vietnam (IIFFV) each with different tactical areas of responsibility (TAOR). Well as the Radar and Searchlight units this article will focus primarily To the men of the 4/60th Air Defense Artillery (Quads and Dusters) as Note: Although there are many members of this unit which owe their lives ![]()
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