
signal hill yuddham (vietnaam)

1968 epril 19 muthal 21 vare ooppareshan delaaverinide onnaam kuthirappada division (airmobile) nte 52-aamm kaalaalppada (elrp) deerghadoora rahasyaanveshana patrolling viyatnaamile peeples army (pavn) thammilulla kambani sais engejmentaayirunnu signal hill yuddham. saavu thaazhvarayile idathoornna vanapradesamaaya dong reey lavo parvathatthinte kodumudiykku nalkia peraanu signal hill. thanthraparamaaya sthaanam athine oru anuyojyamaaya ashayavinimaya, agni sahayaka saittayi maatti, ithu ooppareshan delaaverinte vijayathin athyanthaapekshithamaanu.
pashchaathalam.
pradeshathe avasaanathe special fozhsu camp keezhadakkiya sesham 1966 maarchil paavan oru saavu thaazhvarayude niyanthranam nedi. thudarnnu avar 37 emm aanti aircraft peerankikal upayogichu thaazhvaraye shakthippeduthi, avayil chilath radar niyanthrithamaayirunnu. thangalude vyoma prathirodhatthinu sambhavana nalkunnathinaayi avar druthagathiyilulla eratta-barrell 23 emm peerankikalum niravadhi 12.7mm hevi mesheen gannukalum prayogichu. bhoogarbha bankarukalilum thurankangalilum sthithicheyyunna sambharana sthalangalulla saav thaazhvara taamasiyaathe pavaanile oru pradhana logistic depoyaayi parinamichu. bhoomiyile eee shakthiyum thaazhvarayude bhoomishaasthraparamaaya ottappedalum kaaranam, america athinte sakhyakakshikalum vyomaakramanangalozhike eee pradeshathu cheria aakramana pravartthanangal maathrame nadathiyulloo, koodaathe kuthaneyullathum parvathapradeshangal palappozhum meghangalkku keezhil moodappettathum pettennullathum akramasakthavumaaya kaalaavasthayile maattangalkk saadhyathayullathumaaya bhoopradeshangalaal parimithappedutthiyirunnu. koodaathe, aii corpsile naavikarude valare parimithamaaya vaayu chalanathmakatha kaaranam, saavil oru praadhaanyavum ulla graundu ooppareshanukalonnum aarambhichirunnilla.
1968 epril aadyathode, rund pradhana sainika pracharanangalil 40,000-thiladhikam sainikarude naashanashtangal pavaaninundaayi tettu aakramanathilum khey sanhilum. ennaal aii corpsil munkaiyedukkaanulla kazhivu appozhum pavanu undaayirunnu. khey saanhsinu thekk lavosian athirthiyil vadakku-thekk bhagathaayi ozhukunna janasandrata kuranja oru saavu thaazhvara polulla otappetta bays pradeshangalil ninnaan aaa kazhivu bhaagikamaayi vannath, avide pawan mattoru yudhathinu thayyaaredukkumbol sainyavum saadhanangalum thekkan viyatnaamilekku maatti-athu thiranjeduttha samayathum sthalathum. idathoornna vanapradeshangalaal chuttapetta mile veethiyulla adibhaagamaaya saav, 548 enna kadinamaaya azhukk rodiloode neelatthil vibhajikkappettirikkunnu. hoow chii miin paathayude oru shaakhayaaya eee thaazhvara oru pradhana enn. vii. eiii. sankethamaayirunnu.
yuddham.
1968 januvariyil viyatnaamile sainika sahaaya command, naavikare pinthunaykkunnathinaayi madhya malambradeshangalil ninnu vadakkott neengaan onnaam kuthirappada vibhaagathodu (airmobile) utharavittu. 20, 000 aalukalum 450 oolam helikoptarukalumulla airmobile divisionaaya phastt kuthirappada divisionu viyatnaamile eathoru division sais yoonittinekkaalum ettavum kooduthal vedivayppum chalanasheshiyumundaayirunnu. athu aii corpsil athiyappol, onnaam kuthirappada division tettu samayat shathruvumaayi calviral kondu poraadi. athinte commander mejaayirikkumbol khey saante aashvaasamaaya ooppareshan pegasasil ithu poornnamaayum earppettirunnu. jenne. joonn jeey. oru saav thaazhvarayilekku vanthothilulla vyomakramanamaaya ooppareshan delaveyarinulla padhathikal thayyarakkan tolson utharavittu.
11, 000 tholam aalukalum 300 helikopttarukalum ulppedunna rund brigedukal neelamulla thaazhvarayude vadakke attathu akramikkukayum thekkott kuthikkukayum cheyyum, mattoru brigade khe saanhilaan thaamasikkuka, ithu poratta thaavalam muthal lavotian athirthi vare suraksha nalkum. eee pravarthanatthinu oru radio rile saitt aavashyamaayirunnu, athinaal earppettirikkunna brigedukalkku theerathinaduthulla camp ivanukalumaayo aduthuvarunna vimaanangalumaayo ashayavinimayam nadatthaan kazhiyum. thaazhvarayude kizhakk bhaagath, thaazhvarayude madhyathil, oru thikanja sthalamaayirunnu dong reey lavo parvvatham. onnaam kuthirappada divishante aasthaanam ithine "signal hill" ennu vilichirunnu."
helikopttarukalil ninnu rappel cheyyaanum sphodakavasthukkal upayogichu landing soonn vrithiyaakkaanum peeranki sahaayathil ninnu nilam akattinirthaanum kazhiyunna prathyeka pariseelanam labhichavarum sajjeekarichavarumaaya purushanmaar dauthyathinu aavasyamullathinaal, divishante deerghadoora rahasyaanveshana patrolling (elrp, allengil "lourp") yoonit yukthisahamaya thiranjeduppaayirunnu. thalphalamaayi, signal hill surakshithamakkaanulla dauthyam aadyam kambani iii, 52 aam infantry (elrp) ykku labikkum.
epril 19 velliyaazhcha raavile, 30 anga elrp plaattoon niravadhi enchineeyarmaarkkum signalmaanmaarkkumoppam camp evanukalil othukoodi, signal hill, akale vimaanangalkkayi kaathirunnu. 227-aamath aakramana helikopttar battaliyanil ninnulla anchu yuu. echu-1 helikopttarukal (avayude gathagatha pankine adisthaanamaakki "slikes" ennariyappedunnu) strike fozhsinu gathagatham nalki. attakuttappanikal nadannukondirunnatho ippozhum khey saanhilaayirunnatho aaya liftt kappalukal abhyarthikkunna oro unitinum muzhuvan plaattoonum konduvaraan mathiyaya helikopttarukal labhyamallathathinaal oru teaminode randaamathe lifttinaayi kaathirikkaan paranju. helikopttarukal erangukayum bakkiyullavarellaam gear niracha kappalil kayarukayum cheythu. ekadesham 20 minittinusesham helikopttarukal signal hillil ethi.
aasoothranam cheythathupole, helikopttarukalude cheria sainyam idathoornna kattinu mukalil oru thoonilekku ethi, oru landing soonn vrithiyaakkaan aalukal rapple cheyyaan thudangi. ennaal aaa uyarathil kanamkuranja anthareekshathil helikopttar enchinukalkku liftt kuravaayirunnu. thathfalamaayi, helicopterinu niyanthranam nashtappedukayum melaappiloode sanjarikkukayum kaattumrigathilekku thakarukayum cheythu. idiyude aaghaathathil kappalile jeevanakkarum baakkiyullavarum abodhaavasthayilaayi. oru sainikan thalavedanayundaavukayum helikopttar athinte vashath urunduveezhumbol oru skidinu keezhil kudungukayum cheythu, mochanam nedaan paadupedumbol, helikopttarinte enchin poornnamaayi thirinj indhanam chornnuthudangi. prarambha samgharshangalkkidayilum, bakkiyulla team sphodakavasthukkaludeyum thaazhekku pathicha upakaranangaludeyum pettikal veendedukkukayum thudarnnu kodumudiykku chuttum oru prathirodha paridhi sthaapikkukayum cheythu. irakkiya sesham, vaayuvilulla naalu helikopttarukal kooduthal enchin sammarddam ozhivakkaan vegathil oodippoyi, mattullavaykku vaikiyaan rakshappedaan kazhinjathu. kudungiya aale skidinu thaazhe ninnu kuzhikkukayum parikkettavare surakshita sthaanathekku maattukayum cheytha sesham, cheyin sose bangalore torpidokalum upayogichu landing soonn (ell. ezz) vrithiyaakkaanulla kadinamaaya jolie avar aarambhichu. ulppeduthalum vrithiyaakkalum sradhikkappedaathe pookukayum taamasiyaathe paavan gadakangal elrp sthaanathekku neengaan thudangukayum cheythu.
epril 20 nuu raavile vare oru helikopttar erangaan mathiyaya clearing undaayirunnilla, athinaal parikkettavare oru mcguire rigil purathedukkendivannu. aakramanasena oru ell. ezz. dii neekkam cheyyaan shramichappol, paavan sainikar thaazhvarayude tharayil ninnu mukalilekku neengi, uchakazhinju parvathatthinte mukaliletthi. idathoornna elakalum chitharikkidakkunna avashishtangalum marachuvekkukayum sphodakavasthukkaludeyum cheyin arakaludeyum shabdathaal maranjirikkukayum cheytha avayude sameepanam paridhiyil adaykkaan avarkk kazhinju, anuyojyamaaya oru ell. isad nirmmikkaan paadupedunna yoonittile amgangalkku nere vediyuthirthu.
snipparmaare kaanaan kazhiyaathe vanna aakramanasena chariviloode grenadeukal eriyukayum samshayaaspadamaaya lakshyangalkk nere avarude aayudangal prayogikkukayum shathruvine akattinirthukayum cheythu. yuddham neenduninnappol, bomb garthatthinte abhayakendrathil kodumudiyude mukalil oru apakada shekharana kendram sthaapichu. gurutharamaayi parikkettavarkk nashtappetta raktham maattisthaapikkaan plasma expanderukal, nench murivukal valichedukkaan thuni pothinja plaastik baandejukal allengil vedana laghookarikkaan morphin kuthivayppukal enniva nalki. parikkettavare ozhippikkaan aakramanasena camp evanukalilekku helicopterukalkkaayi aavarthichu vilichirunnu, ennaal rund brigedukal thaazhvarayilekku vadakkott airmoble akramanangal nadathukayum ooppareshante aadya divasam onpathiladhikam helikopttar nashtangal sambhavikkukayum cheythathinaal signal hill labhyamayilla.
uchayode oru pravarthanakshamamaaya ell. isad oduvil neekkam cheyyappettu, pakshe oru valia chelavil. snippermaar 3 pere kollukayum 3 perkku gurutharamaayi parikkelkkukayum cheythirunnu.
pittennu athiraavile, epril 21 njaayarazhcha, parikkettavare ozhippikkunnathinaayi ithinakam thanne parikkettavare niracha oru medewack helikopttar signal hill ethi. medewack poya udan thanne, mattu sainikar athiyathode aarr peradangunna oru samgham ethi. snipparmaarude kodumudi vrithiyaakkaan sweeppukal nadathaathathinaal kyapttan gooding kodumudikku chuttum patrolling nadatthaan utharavittu. cheliyil pothinja kombukaludeyum marangaludeyum idathoornna mathililoode avar patrolling nadatthi, ell. isad vrithiyaakkaan upayogicha polikkal pravarthanangalil ninnu valayukayum thakarkkukayum cheythu. kodumudiye chuttipattiyulla moodalmanjinte kattiladacha idathoornna vanathilekku avar praveshichu. oru manikkoorin sesham, oru eaka paavan pattaalakkaaran nilkkukayum thaan oru saha paavan pattaalakkaaranaanennu karuthi oru thaddesheeya montagnard enna patrollinginte frond skauttine vilikkukayum cheythu. thante thettu manassilakkiya sainikan thalkshanam njetti, patrolling amgangal thokkukal uyarthi vedivachappol, ayaalude vashangalil aayudangal, vaayum annukalum thurannittu.
thudarnnulla divasangalil signal hill surakshithamaakki. thaazhvarayile kaalalppadaye pinthunaykkunnathinaayi oru peeranki baattari mukalil athikkukayum mattoru helikopttar kodumudiyil thakarukayum cheythu, athinte rottarukalkk rund larppukal nashtappettu; ennirunnaalum, oru sainikan skidinadiyil maarakamaayi thakarnnu. mattoru sainikane oru sailing indhanakkannukondu nenjil idichu, mattoru vyomasenayile kalavastha nireekshakante kaalum kaalukalum murichu.
anantharafalangal.
thaazhvarayile sainikarkk camp ivanukalumaayum aduthuvarunna vimanangalumaayum ashayavinimayam nadatthaan oru supradhana fayar support bays, radio rile saitt enniva nalkikkond elrps moonnaazhchayolam signal hill nilanirtthi. avarude nadapadi american jeevan rakshikkukayum ekopithamaaya vyoma, bhoo akramanangal, samayabandhithamaya peeranki akramanangal, parikketta kaalalppadayaalikaludeyum thaazhekku pathicha vyomasenaamgangaludeyum vyoma rakshaakarthruthvam enniva anuvadichukondu ooppareshan delaaverinte vijayam urappakkaan sahayikkukayum cheythu. thangalude commanding sthaanathu ninnu elrpacn thanuthathum nertthathumaaya vaayuvil, thekkan chaina kadalile vidoora yudhakkappalukal muthal kizhakk padinjaaru neutral lavosile parvathangal vare mailukal kaanaan kazhiyumaayirunnu.
thekkan viyatnaamil ithuvare kandittullathil vachu ettavum sankeernamaaya shatru vimana virudha shringalaye nasippikkaan noorukanakkinu bii-52, jettu vyomaakramanangal nadathiyittum, oru sii-130, oru ch-54 skycrain, rund ch-47 chinookkukal, ekadesham rund dussen uech-1 hyookal enniva vedivechittuveezhaan pavanu kazhinju. aakaashat ninnu vedivachathallengilum niravadhi perr apakadangalil nashtappedukayo nilathundaaya theepidutthatthil kedupaadukal sambhavikkukayo cheythu. onnaam kuthirappada division ooppareshan delawareil 130 ladhikam perr kollappedukayum 530 perkku parikkelkkukayum cheythu. mosham kaalavastha sainikarude neekkangal vaikunnathiloode nashtam vardhippikkukayum lavosil ganyamaaya ennam paavanukalkk surakshithathvathilekku rakshappedaan anuvadikkukayum cheythu. ennittum, 800-ladhikam perr, oru tank, 70 trekkukal, rund buldosarukal, 30 flamethroverukal, aayirakkanakkin raifilukalum mesheen gannukalum, dussen kanakkinu aanti aircraft peerankikalum pavanil nashtappettu. tonn kanakkinu vedikkoppukal, sphodakavasthukkal, medical saamagrikal, bhakshyavasthukkal, rekhakal ennivayum avarkk nashtappettu.

