unit history information
for 7/1 CAV
44 STZ
For date 681231
7/1 CAV was a US Army unit
44 STZ was a Vietnamese Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation BLACKHAWK
South Vietnam
Location, 44 STZ
Description: The 7/1st Cav ORLL states: During the December in support of Operation BLACKHAWK in the 44th STZ, great emphasis was placed on night operations to further interdict possible enemy movement across the Cambodian border. Various methods and concepts were employed. One ACT conducted night operations while the other continued daylight operations giving the border zone 24 hour coverage. During these operations, the ACTs employed various lighting devices to pick up targets and movement along the canals and heavily traveled infiltration routes. The use of flares, deployed at timed intervals to illuminate large areas, proved valuable enabling the ACT to conduct a VR with organic assets. The use of a Xeon light or the C-123 search light cluster in the door of the lead aircraft proved very successful when conducting a VR of a canal line or specific trail. This enable the scout or gun ship to fly just outside the beam and engage detected targets.
The source for this information was 7/1 CAV ORLL dated 14 Feb 69
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