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Summary Of Operation Apache Snow
1. Mission: The U.S. would start conducting Operation Apache Snow consisting of a 2,800 man sweep through the A Shau Valley. The operation was to cut off North Vietnamese infiltration from Laos to Hue and Da Nang.
2. Equipment: U.S. ground forces would be equipped with M16A1’s, M-60 machine guns, M-79 grenade launchers, hand grenades, Artillery, Close Air Support from Huey gunships, and with Air Force assets consisting of F-4 Phantoms equipped with bombs and napalm. The NVA were equipped with a variety of weaponry vesting from Russian, Chinese, German, and even American made weaponry from past wars. The NVA during the battle of Hill 937 used AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles, SKS rifle or Type 56 carbines a Chinese variant of the Russian SKS, Mosin Nagant bolt action rifles, Type 50 submachine guns, K-50Ms, RPD light machine guns, M1919 Browning Machine Gun, German MG-34’s, RPG shoulder fired rockets, 82mm Mortars. …show more content…
Terrain: The operation took place on Dong Ap Bia Mountain Range in the rugged jungle mountains of South Vietnam 1.2 miles east of the Laos border. Ap Bia Mountain is a solitary series of mountains formed and not connected to the ridges of the surrounding Annamite range. The Ap Bia Mountain stories to some 3,074 feet above sea level. Twisting down from its highest peak are a series of large cuts and draws. The largest extending southeast to a height of 3,000 feet. The entire mountain is a rugged terrain covered in double and triple canopy jungle. The dense thick bamboo and stomach high elephant grass that in some cases was taller than 9
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