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Tây Ninh Combat Base was established approximately 5 km west of the city of Tây Ninh and 12 km from the Vietnam-Cambodia border. [1] Tây Ninh served as the base for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade from April 1966 until August 1967. [2] Other units stationed at Tây Ninh included: 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (August 1969 – April 1970) [2]: 98
On the eve of the assault on Tri Tam three main force Tây Ninh PAVN battalions, the D-14, D-16 and D-18, with support from the 101st Regiment and the 75th Artillery Division closed Highway 22 between Go Dau Ha and Tây Ninh City. The 75th Artillery Division had five regiments operating in Tay Ninh for this campaign, and the 377th Antiaircraft ...
309th Division [49] [50] 31st Infantry Regiment; 96th Infantry Regiment; 250th Infantry Regiment; 26th Tank Brigade [51] 75th Artillery Brigade [52] 1st Artillery Battalion (D-20 howitzer) 2nd Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzer) 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-14MM MLRS) [53] 77th Air Defense Brigade 1st Air Defense Battalion [54]
Fire support was provided by Batteries A and C, 2nd Battalion, 77th Artillery Regiment, placed their eleven 105-mm. howitzers in the south, five 155-mm. self-propelled howitzers of Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery Regiment in the north, a pair of M42 Dusters from Battery B, 5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery Regiment and a pair of quad ...
Meanwhile, the 141st Regiment of the 7th Division returned to its normal area of operations north of Lai Khê, and artillery support for the 9th Division was assigned to the 42nd Artillery Regiment. The 75th Artillery Regiment moved from the Bến Cát area to support the 7th Division east of Route 13. [3]: 104
In March the PAVN concentrated the 174th and 207th Regiments, 6th Division, the 272nd Regiment (detached from the 9th Division) and elements of the 75th Artillery Group in Base Area 704 in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia northwest of Hồng Ngự. With the 207th leading, supported by artillery, the PAVN attacked from Base Area 704 towards Hồng ...
On 29 March at 04:50 Companies A and E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Artillery and B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery at Firebase Jay 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Tây Ninh received mortar and rocket fire followed by a ground assault by a PAVN battalion from the 9th Division. The units ...
315th Division [51] 142nd Infantry Regiment; 143rd Infantry Regiment; 733rd Infantry Regiment; 574th Tank Brigade [52] 368th Artillery Brigade [53] 10th Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzers) [54] 11th Artillery Battalion (BM-14-17M MLRS) 572nd Artillery Brigade [55] 1st Artillery Battalion (M-46 field gun, D-20 howitzer) 2nd Artillery Battalion ...