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Preliminary investigation of artillery employment in Vietnam.
No full textThe enclosed study was conducted during the period 16-25 March 1964 and describes the artillery employment in the Republic of Vietnam and contains interesting and pertinent information concerning the combat development aspects of artillery employment in counterinsurgency operations. The document provides background, organization and function of various artillery headquarters, employment, an illustration regarding a typical artillery communications net, support of operations, elements that affect employment, security, observers, etc. Table 1: total tubes and unit distribution. Table 2: total number of positions and 1-tube positions. Table 3: artillery area coverage. Table 4: average coverage per tube by weapon and corps. Table 5: percentage of district headquarters with artillery in the immediate vicinity. Table 6: nets, equipment, methods of operation. Table 7: ammunition allocation. Table 8: ammunition expenditure. Table 9: percent ammunition expended
Optimum organization of US Army divisions in 1960.
No full textProblem: to determine in broad outline the concept of the optimum organization of US Army divisions in 1960. The document addresses the three types of divisions: armored, infantry, and airborne. Annex A- concept of operations and broad tactical doctrine. Annex B- equipment expected to be available in 1960. Annex C- requirement for two types of ground combat forces. Appendix 1 to Annex A- requirement for an organization at the present division echelon. Annex D- extracts/reference of conclusions of conferences held to determine organization. Annex F- (recommended) optimum organization of the infantry, airborne, and armored division
Organization and functions- mission and functions of the Headquarters, Traffic Management Agency, MACV. Pamphlet no. 10-1, 21 December 1967.
No full textThe purpose of this manual: a. to state the mission of the Traffic Management Agency, MACV, and the major functions derived from the mission statement; b. to chart the organizational structure of TMA-MACV; and c. to provide detailed statements of functional responsibilities assigned to the organizational elements of TMA. The centralized direction and control of traffic management functions of the Headquarters are designed to provide definitive traffic management advice, assistance, and direction to subordinate elements. Decentralized operations are performed by subordinate elements to provide responsive and flexible action in meeting transportation requirements
Operations instructions no. 109: Southwest Pacific Area.
No full textThe following anti-submarine warfare zones of probability are established- Class "A", "B", and "C" zones. Included is a map of the western Pacific effective 1 August 1945
Operations instructions no. 98: Southwest Pacific Area.
No full textThe following anti-submarine warfare zones of probability are established: Class "A", "B", and "C" zones- the water area included by the north and west boundaries of the Southwest Pacific Area. A map of the zones of probability is included (reproduced by OCE-GHQ)
Code names – purpose and use of.
No full textIt has been noted that code names were being improperly used in action reports, war diaries, and similar communications. This letter was intended to clarify the situation regarding the use of code names
Observations of Lieutenant Colonel Walter J. Preston, Jr., Field Artillery, during recent operations of the XXIV Corps in the Pacific Ocean Area.
No full textThe observation topics include authority, proposed operation, results of operations, materiel and equipment, tables of organization and equipment, general information, and a discussion. This document contains several pages from Headquarters XXIV Corps, Office of the Ordnance Officer, discussing ammunition, King II operation, packaging of ammunition, 40mm, 2.36" rockets, pyrotechnics, fixed and semi-fixed field artillery ammunition, grenade cartridges, separate loading ammunition, and observer's notes on ammunition packaging- dated 31 December 1944 and 13 April 1945
Organization of U.S. forces on the continent.
No full text"Effective this date, the Advance Section, Communications Zone, is detached from the First Army and reverts to control of the Commanding General, Communications Zone, who is responsible for all normal Communications Zone activities on the continent…
Annex number 1 (communications) to operations instructions no. 80: Southwest Pacific Area.
No full textThe Sixth U.S. Army, Eighth U.S. Army, Allied land forces, Allied naval forces, Allied air forces, First Australian Army, and United States Army Services of Supply will install, operate, and maintain the signal communication facilities and agencies required for the reception and transmission of orders, information, and intelligence between their respective headquarters. Illustrations detail the southern Mindoro operations, northeastern Mindoro operations, and north Mindoro operations (alternate plan)
Operations instructions no. 83: Southwest Pacific Area.
No full textSouthwest Pacific forces will extend long range overwater reconnaissance to support the Mike I operation. This operations instruction documents call signs of aircraft operating from bases and in sectors indicated for search plan H (from Tacloban, Leyte; San Jose, Mindoro; Morotai; and Darwin). Contained within is a G-3 map of the Asiatic-Pacific area, search plan "H" (all areas and sectors to be searched daily)