Hue City, Vietnam: A Battle Analysis

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The Battle for Hue City in February, 1968 was full-on urban combat. This paper is written in the context of an intelligence preparation of the battlefield. It defines the battlefield environment, describes the battlefield effects, evaluates the threat and develops the courses of action taken against the threat.

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"The NVA and VC headed directly for their objective, The Citadel and its Imperial Palace. Aided by accomplices already placed in the city and by the dense fog, LTC Trong Dan's men slipped undetected into the city 31 0200L JAN 68. LTC Van's 5th Regiment hurried to join, but met heavy resistance and was delayed by an ARVN ambush. The NVA coordinated their attack on the city with a rocket and mortar barrage that began around 0340. By dawn, two battalions held the crucial central part of the Citadel, other battalions fortified sectors of the outer city, particularly the area south of the Perfume River. With the exception of the 1st ARVN Division Headquarters compound, the NVA were in charge of the city."

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