Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961-70 by Gordon L. Rottman

Author:Gordon L. Rottman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Special Forces Camps In Vietnam
ISBN: 9781780961408
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

A USSF officer walks the outer perimeter road (few camps had this feature) between the outer perimeter and wire belts. About 3ft in front of the concrete-capped parapet is a five-strand cattle fence backed by a coil of concertina. Covered fighting positions top the parapet.

The tactical operations center (TOC), communications bunker, and emergency medical bunker (sometimes the first two were combined) were typically completely underground and heavily protected. The two or three ammunition bunkers were similarly protected. In more developed camps there might be an inner perimeter complex with USSF and LLDB team houses, TOC, main dispensary, and other facilities in a single compartmentalized building.

The design and size of perimeter machine gun bunkers varied greatly. They were usually semi-sunk, although some were positioned above ground for the reasons noted above or to obtain a better spread of fire by mounting the weapon higher. There was usually only one firing port per machine gun; seldom were alternate ports provided. Most bunkers mounted a single machine gun, but two or three might be mounted in large corner bunkers to cover multiple sectors of fire. An attached sleeping compartment might be connected to or be part of the bunker. Often a guard post was built atop the bunker, comprising a low sandbag wall with a corrugated steel roof on posts for sun protection.

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