When: August 2-3
Where: The Ranch
Who: Spokane Airsoft
How Much: 20.00 pre reg / 30.00 field
Brief 1200 hrs Saturday
Completion 1200 hrs Sunday
Backstory:
Lt. Colonel Dorsey's 3/3 Marines had left Da Nang by motor convoy that morning and were at the logistics support area on Route 1, 3 miles north of Thang Binh. Lt. Colonel Mervin B. Porter's HMM-261, the SLF helicopter squadron on board the LPH Valley Forge, was assigned the mission of ferrying the battalion into a landing zone southeast of the 5th ARVN Regiment's command group and its 1st Battalion The 3rd Battalion landed at 1400 hours, and an hour and a half later, the battalion's lead unit, Company L, made contact with elements of the ARVN battalion and pushed northwestward toward Hill 43, 1 1/2 miles from the landing zone. Before the Marines could reach the hill, they ran into a force of 200 VC. The firefight raged into the early evening. Supported by Marine air and artillery.............
Forces:
3/3 Marines / OD Jungle Fatigues, M14 & M16, Steel Pot
5th ARVN Regiment / Tiger Stripe Uniform & Boonie, Any period weapon
60th VC Battalion / Black PJ's , Any period weapon
NVA Advisory Unit / Khaki Uniform & Pith Helmet, AK47
The Ville:
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