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This Documen ' tains ini1·1n1:ilin11 alfcrtinr, the Ni1lional llelense of lhe Unite , les within llm meiining or lhr. Es · i<lP.P. I •ll'l!l, l'illc Ir., 11.S.C., Sections 793, 794 and , he transmission or r!!vr.l:ilio11 ol which in ;i 111:11111~1 In .111 1111aulhorizcd pr.rso11 is proh' · d by law.
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lid~ n:: p1·JJL i•? .-, · · 11~1 01.icl!'tt·i.C..ir10I li~>mh d;lmage··-celated .i.11(on11nf.l,,r1 ol.L1irn;:···i l"1: 11u r~nr~s .!rnJ ofhe..r Vic!t11amese communi.st grounc.1 fnn-·P-s •·1,}11111111.;ii•. :1i.1.on!.-:: I liiR SJ.GUrt · h~s been previously repr•t (·r-il ~ pri •.:• .i.ri;; 1 I\' l•:i 1.:he da i.ly j rViues of the Southeast:
As.L:rn Sl•~INT S·111i11mn·~ 1/0Q'R296· .. 60 t:hn·,;_1gh 3/bQR30l-68. Th~ rr:[H•t"i . ·.·r~P~_i.r~i ~: nf' fl·."·1 ~(cf: ·ions, fl na"Cl"!.lt:h1e 11 highl1ght" nncl ='I r -tlnil ;n 11 ;ii ; ;11~ .. r l?''st i le (U.S.) ai.r u1.·.tiv1.l:y directed ng .. 11.n~r · l :ti·rgctn :il11r:g 1110..' i.nl' lt"G1tJ011 1·oulP. .i.11 I.nos. 'fhe ''highlight.o" ,_,:q;r::r:n!. "''I 1c1111.:; ttrtd f>igriif.i.cant: developments rr.r·Jt.~<I .i.11 V.iE:l1rn111t.~:1C? 1 · 1111111111:1i~I gt·~1t1nd .forees i·eact:i.orrn to t:hese flight..~. Th~ li.~i.i11p, 11[ n.it. !tcl:iv.ily coti.c.dsts of four c"olumns: r.:olun111 lillir:". Pl:D\•itlp~; 1·1w u~t:e/'Jime of !:he r:eportf!!d aC'tivity wl th rh ~ lw.::. 1.1-;ei.1 t · :• i ml i ~"-1 f:e <"J !-,!;!:~ 11•· ~ of a s pe(.~i..fie t:ime; cnlu11:n I:\"" l i ~1 -; t.hP I'! pe /Nrnnher of ~ i rcrn[t involved in. t·h,,. Re-I i 1 1·:~ <lir·u1[f idP.1:t:i.fi.c,1t'ion.s an-? gf.ve1.1 as they appear. i.11 th!' l:1:;:1f'fir :inrl nr0.~ uf cm11:se, subjP.c.t to error. Gnl11mn lltre<:' prw~itlr-;:: 1:1t£~ t:ypr=- 01. r;ntur.e 'lf the Tar.get .nr1d I.hr!. l~st · 1:1111111111 jrf .- 1,1 i f:i.p•: ll1e n:.tture of the nct".ivit:y~
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mmS r: 1W•rr:1111j: .1( i .. ,.!1'~ :1T·;1i.Jr:ihJ.t:- fr11: l:fiis report.iug per.i.od n:·:.·~~nl ~rnnr ~;pr, ~:;r.•ns ··111 tbP p:irl of l~t: · :il' SP.r-"iLe!S"llSSociated g1·o•tru·l fr.r~·'. e.B .in 1·(l!f1li;11 t:f11g t:hr! f<lr.1_p~ of hostl1e nir.cra.ft. Air a...t;l·.·.it ·y d111:i:.g t'l1i '; pe.t:· iwl~ u~ 1:i_:-fh~r:f.:ecl in GDRS messages, h;.is b('.P" ,-or:~~r-t:t:r;1l.r:-d i 11 the rtrr:.::is of the Routes 912 arill 911 wit.h '1\1 Lr (11·· l JN ·1 Ofi ·· OfH!:) ~ Ka Tne (17··07N 106-03E), Coe Mac (AKA nu•1 K.-,k Nok~ Ji ·Cl~. 1·-1 105·-j~E), Lum Bum (17-03N 105-57E) and n . .ui Kha ('I l··OON, 10'.)··57E) pt·omi11e.ntly mentioned. Although there 1.r.; lim:!.te<l Sl.G:MI <'-.-itlence of ~hootdowns, the prinr.ipal sur:ces!.; lu·1s ,.-... : i.llf.:111.: I y bC'et1 .iu the~ fur·t·her development of ~.i.mulated 01. ilu~1m1y i11c:!Y1llr1t· .hln3 that have served to divert ;-J.i r st r .1 kef:l.. ·111n 1 P. '' ,_, •. ;d ~w .i.11·.Uea Li iJnfi thnt: AAA positions :o
c:-. .sp~c i.n1 l y t·h{~~·" ,.r !.11··· /?rd f\,1l:l:"nlio11~ htJ......-e IJeen shift:ecl.
· . Mr:si:;age~ •.:n:i::e111inf. si.:uu!atecJ i119l:allations have been r.:•bse r-.-~rl f;inr:·!~ .1 r. h ,,!"·! ''nr"J r Nnvemh('r wt th refere11ces to
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of u?a]i.sm. ()11~ 1J11'~ •. :;.,i;1.:, tlc:1t:.:-d 22 N·:··.·embci:~ .from the 22nd AAA Il<1t.Lr.i1 i llfl, f;t::\t· r rl I l:at c•:.1:·h uai.t t· 1.1s t.u have one der:·epU.1.rn c e·1 ·1 t" ,__, ull·'' t·he P.tmm:y aml t:hus attract enemy fire fHul p1.otf'.r:t .:._·.11~t.n.1·~t:.io11 forces. More recent messages, tlat:eu 10 find 11 [X>·.r:urb•.::·,: ~ h-!3V<:' stated that .false targets have. hr:'!> n 1.hP. ,,h .i"'~ r: 1.1 r 11 I ne U ... 52 s trfk(: s 1nlJ!. ·as many as . --~ ,
KM O:? r 11.: .. , g;I!: '·· • .r··J 1111 r>•· ··:ehi t: 1 <" ~; wen: al. f,0111 (l6··li SN 10'J···56E). l. hr"' :m ~ 5'•1_!,r· .-.r.!r.lr::d l:lrn I. Company J ha<l t·wo guns that had br:.=f-11 ':!ll:n!·+. hv r··~=r::·:: !"ill~ and 01;e Lt.at: would not eject i::hcd :I.;.. 1'1.·1 '.~ .. ::1. ,,.. ,. :~.1· f:n:11pn11•,· ·3 '·'f't'r:> rc~.portedly con~~e-rned
;~bout '-'" 11 {ll·i Ii•··-, ! · : n-i.y n111: thf-·i1: mis~inn. lhe message .'\lBn u:=-11"k ~11r·f 1 1''11=• I·• Ilic l'•.::•-:.1l"o111-:dnt:ai.n ~e.crecy regard·-.i.ng r'.l!lll'l"'Y :: .. ' '· i • i•:. 1·<" 1 I. •J t. Ir·~· 'j91fil (E::gi.nc-:.~·r Regi.ment) • .J 11 a f11r t·lrt' r rlc ··:: .. ·! .' f'lli' 1. ! r··d a I: i •;g: lo i.:hr~ S9J sr , a 12 Dec·ember mt. -~~ -F r.1JZ•. f" ., : .•m n I f-lll I l{M I ! ' i r1I..: ~ r lli. L c tl i.: Ji('~ 2 2u1 AAA Bal t:al 1on tu ~(·Ni 1'~ .. r:-<.·1111~·=··! 1:-. l.11 j9J.~!. Io study t.he. t1f::e of the 23·-mrn art.U 11;:1 y p:ic·('(·.; pc·.·· ;:·l'"r I {·;c:..,~: t.o t:alH: t.he.ir military efp.d.pme ... 1· 1.:i.l:h t·l·r·.rn ·1•-.d ..:11 ;;•1 t.hc i r r.iti:Ht ca·r<ls for the t:e•mJ f.f:dt: 1 nf (J<· ··,-::11,JJ r. I hr:~ 1111::.·~. :..::1ge ftrr.thcr stated that un.e ~li·lli"I c.1 bE. 1· :d·T i: 1 ·:• i :;:;:u1:r-• that" thf"re wa:; an instructot: Cclpablr~ qf in~•pE.".I. i.ng Ii~'·' l\··5;' that: C0111pltn.Y 103 shot down "l1u:1t: r~igh1'.•·· tr· f;_f·r,· ! i" i ! •.;·,1;;i 1 lw B··:ll ••hnt d•.)\"111 by the 18th AA/\ l\;j l:i:a li .-·,ii,.
'Il1<!·~E.~ t.1 r=:1:·,_, t~r::····~··:. ·,1 1n;;i~:sagP!; on 12 :wd 1~3 December that u~p1n.l:£:.rl o:.;hn•.f:i.r.g 1h·.-. .:n h~-sti.:le. aircraft an<l Of'!.(1! me.Hsage · l'.l"'JJC>l.'l.:t'.11 !:h~ .. : IH:' l i l'Opl.'•.· 1 u: ~'.Tm .-)f an Amer..ican pi lot:. A· .. · ... i.!:il·lr , •;i1~•-·1•.t !r .. ii· -d"::'!,: t·lr:ir·: a"l"I m:·t:inn o~:·cut:ted it1 t. l 1: · ': ! • I ' · ' I ·.- · '
The.· n;r,~:uc np-:•1·,;t1:i.P1· ~.- .. • .. 1•.·p!111·ed i.n ,., Rear Ser.vice message~ t:rat"HHn.i ,., ~r.1 1hH i Ilg I. hf' ,, r1·(~l"llOlHI of 1 J December, ·.which also rP.por.·tc·d "" ~I r..i ,,;:!• 111ul 1:121.-n11Pai.ssa.n;.:e flights i.n l:re vil::i.n~ty of C1J1: Mtr(· (Al<A O=xn J<-··lt Mak~ 1 l··02N 105··59E), Llllri Bum (1 'J .. QJN ·1 u~;. YlE) r, !::.I KM'~ 62 .rnd 7 ~ implying the rescue cccurn~cl ·in l:hc> !;- ,HI•" ,, 1'<'• H. Tlw shool:down apparently occurred somc:· l.l n,;.. pT.i.fn tn I Ir '·'""" h1:·1.1 r~ .:iva i.l.ablP po1.ti.ons of the
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DOCID: 4123912 Sl~CllE'f SPOKE
2i o/vcr-i/ R71=• 9-68
mesr:;agt~ do uol: :l.cfonf:.i [)' the t) pe of .ri i.rc:~rafl: shot: down. Anot:he1- r.hootdc111111 w;i~~ rr-p<• ·rl:ecl on this date, occurring in i·:hP. s:imc• ai:c-0:1 (N:i Sn I~ i ··~ 16· S~lN 106·-0lE), ln a message 0r::i.g.i1rn!·c~d hy :i : · r:·l 1 ·:nr·:11 nf 1·hc~ /~211cl /\AA Battalion. In L:his :insl.,rncc-, l11 .•-..:(:v1·1 . ~ lb~· p.ilot \llflo killeu by explocling bombs llnc1 t:lu:- ni.rcrnft: was t.ot:ally destroyed, making salvage impos-· sl.ble. 'l'h~'- me$sage l h=tl" had reported t:he rescue of the
A11'.1.ed.ca11 pi.lot made n garbled reference;- to two c:.anpasses, 01e p11rndn1l:e am.I crnrc rnnpt incl.i.eating salvage hacl been pos-·
siblt.~ i" till.~ .i.!1-~UrncE:.. Another message from the 22nd AM nat·tn 'Jj '.)11~ l:1::11"1~!:ui.l:l . c•d \'!I «:he 12t:h, C~)ngrat:ulated Company 1. 011 h.itt.ing nn e:1i'r1'. .. _.J[I ;·1 1 ul set:U11g U. on flre. Inasmuch as l:l\i.s .-.:ompa.1 :.y _ ha-~ b~:e.11 loc:it·crl recently in the area of KM 1 -::l ~1 .. ~n on P.om·r! <Ji 1 i.t appears that: L:hJs shootdown t:ooJc p]n.:.:r:- i11 llu." ~1t.111! 1'! gr•.neraJ. ~rea a.-; t-he l.\('t:lvi.t:y of
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DATEiTlME OF ACTlVlT'f -----··········-·-· O"l Dc~c.:/ -- -· ...• -·
06 Df~(:i'l 500- He1 I r.:opte rs 1 5]0G ( 'l)
07 Der"-i ·· ·· ·· -· ·- OV··l
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01 n~' /on~~,,: F· ·l 0) ( .1.)
/OB:10G O\T·· 1: F4
/0900G F-1.00, OV··I
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1005/1010G Fl~ (l ) (' .. .. 1 ( ~ \
/111 OG n··5i ( '."1)
/l'J l SG Vii ('I)
/112on Vl1 (l)
Quang· l>huc ( m11 or: at etl)
KN 14
Coe Mac, I<a 'J.oc., ancl KM 1 s l~ 3 and 58
Pose:; C'JC Mac At.en
U I J. . (:las r. "d.c Tc.i 'Le--.....
Coe Mac Aren
Coe Mac Are.a
KM 62
c~e: Mac Area
KM 62
Kl-l J to JG\ 12
T:t Le Fu n..I
Fragmentation bombs (1 salvo)
Reconnaissance
RP.<.'.onnaissance
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(4 salvos)
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
U/ I ordnance (1 salvo) High explosive borrbs (4 salvos) antipersonnel bombs (2 salvos)
Reconnaissance
High explosives (!J S'~~Y('S' \ .~~!°~ -J""'~ :r. :H.-:~111::: j ( ~ :! o '.. ··•_.;_ ~
ll1· ·Dec/ OJOOG F-lr. (2 Ta Le High explosive bombs gro11ps)
I 06/i.SG OV··l, F:"l(.).l. Coe Mac Reconnaissance
DIST: O/UA PLUS DCPC, lJSM-613, USM-614, CNO, ._I __ ___.~···
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DOCID: 4123912 SECRET SPOKE
2 I O/VCM/ R749- 68 17 DEC 68 2108Z DIST: O/UA
WEEKLY BoMB DAL'1AGE ASSESSMENT SIJMMARY
U..'TRODUCTION
This re port i.s a con&ol-idatlon cf bomb damage-related infounatior.. obtained from GDRS and other Vietnamese cormnunist ground fo-n:es C::omr'clttnications: this SIGINT has been previously reportedp pric,~lpally in oaily issues of the l:utrast· -Asian SI GlNT Summary , 3/0 R296-68 through 3/0 R301 -68. Thee report ccms·1. s t:s of two ction<;, a natrative :i.g light" E!n<l a tabular list: i ng of hostile (u.s.) a:i.r activity d i rected against ta.-::-gt;,t s along the itii:Lltr·ation route in .Laos. The "hig hl:i.ght: a 11 comrt£'nt on trend s and significant developments noted in Vietn.ame!;e communist ground forces reactions to these flights. The Ust:i.ng of air activi.ty consists of four columns: column or.e provides the Date/Time of the reported acti:vity with dri shes used tc i ndicate e.bsenr.e of a specific t hue; i;ol i~mn two .U.s t:s 1;,he Typf;/ NU!llber of a .Lrcr;i.ft imrolved in t:h!'! action' airc:z:a.ft identificatioris a r e given as t hey appea·r in the traffic. and are , of c aurse 1 subject to error. ColU;-;un tbr~e provides the type or nature of the Target and the last <.:oluran identifies the nature of the activity, buttreesed with brief re::narks when nec.e~sacy or possible ,
LAOS
GDRS conT.:o:ni cations available for thi s reporting period r eveal srnre success on tlie part of· Rear Serhl:e s "associate d gro1.it1.d forc-.e s in (;ombatting the fora~·s o.f hostile ·aircraft . Air .a.ct:ivity during thi.s period, as reflected in CDP..S messages, has been concentri.ited in the areas of the Routes 912 arid 911 wit:h Ta Le (l.7 -13N 106 - 08E), Ka Toe (17-07N 106-03E), Coe Mac (AKA Ba.11 Kok Nok , 17-02N 105·'59E), Lum Bum (17-03N 105-57E) and Ban Kha ( 17··00N 105-S"lE) prominently mentio"aed.. Although t.he re i.s limi.te<l S I G.INT eYid.e.nce of s hootdowna, the principa_l su::: c:ess has evidently been in the further development of siu,ulated o-::- dummy instii.llations t hnt have served to divert air s trikes. There a re also indications, that AAA positions, e.speci;illy t hose of the 22n.d Batta.lion, have been shifted.
Message~ concerning simu.lated insta llations have been obser;-ed since c:. t: l ear;t early N;.-,:Vember with references to tte ~onstru.ction of g-un positions •. re.ads, and. various structures , as we ll as d -.r- use: of lights, fires et:c . to enhance. the e ffect <;f r ealism. O:n.e 1w:,ssage, date.d 22 Novembe r, from the 22nd AAA Battalioti, ~d:ated that p;ar.:h tL-rti t was to have one dece pt.J.m:i cel l t 0 1'1m:'e '~ the en£!1ny and thua attract enemy fire and p roter.t c onstrue ti.on forces. More recent messages, dated 10 and 11 De.ceruber, have stat:e d that false targets have bee, , !::he objet: t o f lii ne B-52 8trikes .and as many as
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DOCID: 4123912 SECllET SPOKE
2/0IVCM/R749-68
12 F-100' n have carriecd out: banbing and strafing at:tack.s against false positi::ins; a sp:.:•~,ifi.c ,cefer~r,-ce was made to a 20-mrn attack Garded OUt. 0::1. 12. Oecembe:: by ai rt:: raft that were flying in the C"': Mt<c, Ltu:n f!;.un nn,,: T:t 1~~:, a r-e" although n:o mention was made as lo ':.he. pn".<:i.se locatimi. or rrnture of the d1.lii!Icy target. An ear1l.e.r 22nd AAA Battalion mes.sage, dated 7 December v said thti t simulate'd .pm>it:Lms "'ere hei.ng worked at KM 91 and a simulaU'.d road e:xi.sted Lt«im KM 86 to 83 where t~re were s.Lmulat:ed wa:reh<::r<.wes. ~;'-e GJ.€Ss.a.g.;; ,said t;l15t it was necessary to t:n:i"?el thL; rofld d&.il;y ln. <:rde.:c to de;;;ei:ve the OV-1 1 s that rt1-Gonrt0iter the ares !'l.n<l poir,t out ta.rg~ts.
In t<ddi ;,,ion t:o i.c.-;r·olvement in the con.;;tru•~tion of simulated gun positiotv1, the 22r.d AAA B.3.ttaliou has also conducted an c»~ten.:si~'e ·red2pL:ryr"£.n.t. A m.;,ssage of tf D;::cemb~r ha.d stated th.at. t.he 3r:tillecy tractors v.:-ere to be u:;;ed to deploy the b,1ttalion 1 s firepo;;rer in i\(:.::ordance with the "group's message", On 7 Decernhex" a rrcE:ssage originated by the same individual who had sent th~ roe.ssage of the 4.th .stated that the deployment had been cm:ipleted as follows: Company 103: two guns at Len Da (17-HN l06-09E), two at KM 97, three at Coe Mac; Contpeny l; fr,mr. g'\:tns at KM 93; Company 3: three guns at: KM 82, two guns ar;.d three \•eh.icle>i were at Lom (16-45N lO"iw56E), Thr~ rooBG;ige ad<le<l th?.t Company 3 had two guns that bad been st:rllck hy caemy f:L:ce and one tl,411; would not e jed: 5f.'£lls, Person'fD'."'·'l at Company 3 wcrG reportedly concerned il.bout thd.r ability to catcy out the:Lr mission. The message ;}}So me.de a reference to the n:e.e.d to m:iintain secrecy ·regarding Company 2'~ trffnsfor to the 591.st (Engineer Regiment). fn a further. dcv~l-;,proont relating to the 59Js~, a 12 December n;e&.;;ag,e from BINB TRAM 32 .:Lnstructed tbe 221'.'d AAA Battalion t:o SeFd personnel to th«, .591st to study tbe use of the 23-mm f!rLi.ll~ry piece; persvr.:nel wera to take their military cqi.4.pmer't: with them and also tb.>;~ir rtJ.ti.ou cards for the remai>,der 0£ fY;::embe.r, The message further stated that care should b.;; J:aken to i:-isure that the.re was an i nst:ructor capable of inspecting the Fl-5 7 that Company 103 shot down "last night" to see if it: was i:he H-5 7 shot dor.m by the 18th AAA Battahm:i.
Thex·e Wi'!:re seve:-:.·£.I messages on 12 and 13 December that Y-0.pon;ed shooting da-;.-n hos t:ile ai rcra.ft and 01:1.f.; message reported the hEJ.i.coptl"r resctu~ of an American pilot. Avti.:i lab le e.videncE< 1 ndicates tfoi t a.11 action occurred in the vic:.i.nity of Route 911, probably.from the junction w:l.th Route 912 southward to pGasibly kilomGter mar:ker (KM) 97. ThE:, rescue ope.ration was reported in u Rear Service message, tt'.'8T1.Srrci.tted durLng t;oo n,ft,~moon of. 13 December., which also ri:poxt.ed on o:;t!'ikes ;ind reconnais.llance flights in tre vicinity of Coi: Mac {AKA Ban K0k Nak, 17-02.N 105~59E), .Lum Bum (1J·,03N 105-57E) and KM 9 s 62 and 7, implying the rescue occurred :tri t:he S1'ii!1'. .'l.r<::a. Tbe shoot<lown iippa:r:ently occurred $0'.f'.P.timc pr:U;r to the uoon hour; availabll2! portions of the
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DOCID: 4123912 SECRET SPOKE
2/0/VCM./R749-6B
r:.:iessage do :not identify the type of aircraft shot down, Another shootdown was reported on this date,, occurring in the- sa:me area (Na Sa Kin, 16-59N 106··01E), in a message orLgin!-l.t:ed by <t.tl e-l1;ment of the 22nd AA.A,. Battalion. In this in:o,Lence, howEeV~:r: the pilot wa;; kLl).ed by exploding bombs 11.n.d the ai-rc·raft was totally destroyed, making salvage impossible. The. message that had reported t:he rescue of the A1U£:rican pilot: made a garbled refe.rebce to two ccmpasse.s, one µai:ad1ute and one mep, indicating salvage had been possible in t:his instance, Another message from the 22n.d AAA Bat:t:nlion, cransmitte<l on. the 12th, congratulated Company 1 on hitting an. ai.rc:::·aft ilnd setting lt on f.lre. Inasmuch !'15 tbi.s -company has been located recently in the area of KM' s 91-97 on Route 911 i.t appears that this shootdown took place in t:he same gene:t·a~L area as the acti.V:i.ty of the 13th.
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