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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Highrise
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February / 1967
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February / 1967
Description Feb 67; Marines and Army shelling of NVA gun positions in and north of the DMZ. This first displacement to Gio Linh (Operation HIGHRISE) would, in a very short time, eventually become the first major artillery duel of American Military Firing Battalions/Batteries vs. NVA Firing Battalions/Batteries of the war; for both Army and Marine Artillery. 1000’s of rounds would be exchanged before the NVA would finally withdraw. It would involve B Battery, D Battery and C Battery. This raging, on and off artillery duel would last until the 17th of July 1967 when C Battery would return to Camp Carroll as the NVA had withdrawn. It would result in both B and D Batteries being withdrawn with guns battle damaged, non-operational. This victory would cost many many Army and Marine casualties. I think it also was a learning experience for the use of Heavy Artillery in Vietnam. If you will notice as C Battery rotated up to Gio Linh they eventually moved around some behind Gio Linh and took tactile advantage of the 175mm range vs. the range of the NVA 152mm Russian piece.
