PLEASE; Will someone tell me how a mech Amb works?
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SITREP is a military acronym that stands for, Situation report. A sitrep can be defined as; a short concise statement identifying a unit’s current
location and tactical situation. 
 

   SITREPS highlight the activities of Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta companies as well as, Recon, Aero scouts, HHC, LRRP team's,  Oregon, 
Idaho
Nevada plus various SRRP teams.

Editors note:
If you served in the 4/3 in 1970 and you got hot steel in your body there is a 98% chance your name will be on these pages. If you were snake bit, 
FUO, Dysentery, Malaria, heat exhaustion,  twisted ankle or broke back from a runaway Blivit there is  a 95% chance your name will appear. It is 
a good sign when your name does not appear at all. Charlie blew us up in 68 with booby traps. He killed us with mortars and grenades in 69. in 1970
the battalion gets payback through the use of Mechanical ambushs. The Mech Ambush dominates the 4th Battalion war in 1970. There are periods 
where we have nightly success at upping the body count. On the down side, a Mech Amb
does not care what it blows up.

 Often women and children set the ambush off. During the year 4th Battalion Mech Amb's bagged: a cat, a rat, a bird,
lots of birds, two black bears, a tiger, a leopard, a water Buffalo, a couple of monkeys, some wild pigs, some drops of rain and a whole bunch of 
wind.. There were several accidental detonations of Mech Amb by US personnal. A bummer downside.
  

sitrep-70

1 Jan. 70     0001H
Journal opened: unit locations; Co. A, BS605403, Co. B, BS703403, Co. C, LZSJ, Co. D, BS645366, Recon, BS649379,
SRRP's 1,2,3,and 4 on LZSJ.

1 Jan. 70    1525H     SEE Journal     #3
Warlord lead reports receiving heavy automatic small arms fire at BS712320. 1 NVA/VC KIA. Infantry not put on ground.

1 Jan. 70    1601H
Message from Battalion. BATO has 1 platoon friendlies in contact over large area vic. BS6228. Estimate between 1 and 2
companies of enemy forces. Platoon is trying to break contact. 100 + enemy observed by friendlies. Gunships have depleted
ordinance and fuel and have broken contact to refit and refuel.

1 Jan 70     1955H
Received Batallion strength report; Co. A = 5/84, Co. B = 5/95, Co. C = 4/112, Co. D = 5/88, Recon = 1/33

2 Jan. 70    0720H        SEE Journal      #1     #5    Report     #A
Co. D request DUSTOFF for 4 US w/frag wounds result of grenade explosion in trash at BS645366.
PFC Robert J Fenner
PFC Ted R Miller
PFC Doug B Wheeler
PFC Silas S. Haynes

  2 Jan. 70    1300H
Company B is OPCON 4/21 Inf.(Gimlets)
dunsmore
A battle will start at 2230 hours 2 Jan. 70 that will become known as, "the battle of hill 285",  see casualties:  

  3 Jan. 70    0001H
Co. A, BS605395, Co. B, OPCON 4/21, Co. C, LZSJand Duc Pho, Co. D, LZSJ

  3 Jan. 70    0810H    SEE Journals    #1     #2     #4     #5     Report    #A     #C
Co. B OPCON 4/21 on hill 285 vic. BS821286 came under heavy ground and mortor attack at 2230 hours 2 Jan. 70.
Contact continued untill 0520H 3 Jan. 70.
  6 US KHA
10 US WHA
1 US KHA and 1 US WHA were medics from HHC

  3 Jan. 70    1345H
Company B reports contact results; 29 NVA KIA confirmed. Recovered 10 AK-50's, 1 9mm pistol, 1 M-16, 1 RPG-2,
and 70 to 75 chi com grenades.

  3 Jan. 70    2030H
Received relayed report from 4/21 inf. thru Co. B 4/3 inf. location FSB 285. One Battalion VC located about 2 clicks away.

  4 Jan 70    1930H
Companies A, B and C are OPCON 4/21

  6 Jan 70    0805H
At 0350 BATO came under mortar attack by 1 company VC/NVA

  6 Jan. 70    1325H
LRRP team Idaho reports 8 NVA closing in on their location, BS681346. Believe more in area request extraction ASAP.

6 Jan. 70    1338H
Co. B CO, Capt. Kirk, will leave unit for Chu Lai this afternoon.

  6 Jan. 70    1345H
LRRP team Idaho extracted.

  7 Jan 70    0001H
Companies A, B and C OPCON 4/21. Company D LZSJ. All SRRP's vic. LZSJ.

   8 Jan 70    2359H
A, B and C OPCON 4/21. Co. D LZSJ

  9 Jan. 70    1845H
Message fron Maj. Blevins: Make sure all LZ's are properly policed. Poor police is damaging too many helicopters.

  10 Jan. 70    0001H
Companies A, B and C OPCON 4/21. Co. D LZSJ.

  10 Jan. 70    2359H
Companies A, B and C OPCON 4/21. Co. D LZSJ

  11 Jan. 70
 LRRP's Dustoff      SEE Journal       #3

  12 Jan 70    1130H       SEE Journal     #3
Co. A reports 10 to 15 US have stomach cramps. Also
Sgt Larry J Griffin----------suspected hernia
Sgt. Edward B Stewart-----foot infection

13 Jan. 70    0900H
Scheduled CS drops must have protective masks for ground personnel.

14 Jan. 70    0001H
Co. A is on LZ Bronco, Co. B is on LZ Debbie, Company C is at BS713398, Co. D LZSJ.

15 Jan. 70    1905H
Strenght report: A = 4/78, B = 5/71, C = 5/95, D = 6/96.

16 Jan. 70    0720H
LRRP Nevada inserted

16 Jan. 70    1855H
Sensor activation, 2 persons moving. Engaged with 4.2, 10 rounds HE.

17 Jan. 70    0001H
Co. A LZSJ, Co. B BS684354, Co. C BS708365, Co. D BS692394

18 Jan. 70    1345H
At 1300 Company C request DUSTOFF for 3 US result Boobytrap at BS711345. SEE JOURNAL
2d LT. Larry Collett
PFC Rand Wilson
   ?   ?   ?   ?

18 Jan. 70    1610H
In response to questions from Brigade the individuals from company C wounded by a booby trap were not wearing flak
jackets. They were wearing steel pots and traveling about 15 meters apart. Trap was detonated by pressure and the
crater was about 12" in Dia. and 4' deep.

18 Jan. 70    1907H
LRRP team Nevada in contact.

18 Jan. 70    1909H
LRRP team Nevada requests DUSTOFF for 3 US WHA and extraction of team ASAP. SEE JOURNAL

18 Jan. 70    1910H
DUSTOFF/extraction ETA 20 Min.

18 Jan. 70    1940H
LRRP request Shark 9 extract.

18 Jan. 70    1950H
Shark 9 reports picking up 3 persons, 1 wounded, en route Duc Pho.

18 Jan. 70    1957H
Extraction completed by DUSTOFF ship. LRRP NDP cleared for arty.

19 Jan. 70    0515H
Co. A request DUSTOFF for 3 US  WHA by M-79 round exploding in burn pile. 2 US frag wounds, 1 US severe burns.
Juan Mitchel
Van Turner

19 Jan. 70    0839H     SEE Journal     #1     #2
Co. D reports 1 US wounded during combat assault by frags from a 40mm round fired by gunships.
John Dick

19 Jan. 70    1715H
LRRP team Idaho in contact, request extraction.

19 Jan. 70    1746H
LRRP team Idaho extraction complete. 1 VC KIA, AK-47, pack.

19 Jan 70    2359H
Strength report: A = 4/82, B = 5/75, C = 4/97, D = 3/46, Recon = 1/34

20 Jan. 70    0001H
Co. A at LZSJ, Co. B at BS688327, Co. C at BS897344, Co. D at BS729328, Recon at LZSJ.

20 Jan. 70    1600H
Sensor reading of ferrous metal, 5 persons. Engaged with 10 rounds of 4.2, results unknown.

21 Jan. 70    1000H
Company D request DUSTOFF for 2 US result booby trap at BS735339.
2d LT. Robert E. Conners
SP4 Leo Chadwell      SEE JOURNAL

22 Jan. 70    1830H     SEE Journal     #5
On way to chow a US fell and injured head. Dolphan 29 will conduct medivac.
PFC. John Anthony

24 Jan 70    INTEL    SEE Journal    #6
Lots of intel reports of enemy activities.

25 Jan. 70    1827H
LRRP team Oregon in contact request immediate extraction.

25 Jan. 70    1905H
Extraction of LRRP team Oregon complete.

28 Jan. 70    0001H
Co. A at BS564432, Co. B at BS643418, Co. C at LZSJ, Co. D at BS723363.

30 Jan 70    1713H
Spot report: 3d platoon of company B engaged 1 VC with small arms fire. Result 1 VC WHA/CIA DUSTEDOFF.

30 Jan. 70    1713H
DUSTOFF complete for 3 persons from Company A result of sniper fire.   SEE JOURNAL # 1,   #2,   #3,   #4,   #5,   #6,   #7,   #8,
E-5 Michael L. Livesay---------------shot in hip     SEE Dustoff report A
David Collins-------------------------shot in leg              Dustoff report B
Hidrickson----------------------------shot in leg      

editors observations:
Daily intel reports of Battalion, company and platoon sized enemy elements active throughout AO. 4/3 is dealing with a bad batch of
grenades that let the blasting cap go off as soon as you release the spoon, the grenade does not go off, just the blasting cap.

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