M102 105mm Howitzer on Landing Zone (LZ) Claire. Photo by Charles Stranger, Mortar Platoon, 1968. Company B, 1/7 Cavalry.
Subjects
Vietnam War, howitzers, field artillery, artillery
Local Identifiers
16-2716
Title
Van Meter, Mortar Platoon
Personal Creator
Charles Stranger
Description
Van Meter from the Mortar Platoon. Photo by Charles Stranger, 1968. Company B, 1/7 Cavalry.
Subjects
field artillery, platoons, Vietnam War, soldiers
Local Identifiers
16-2704
Title
Firing Field Artillery During The Battle of Soui Tre
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Firing field artillery during the Battle of Soui Tre. Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
soldiers, artillery, Battle of Soui Tre, field artillery, ammunition
Local Identifiers
16-2392
Title
Recoilless Rifle
Personal Creator
Milt Brown
Description
105 Recoilless Rifle. Photo by Milt Brown.
Subjects
soldiers, artillery, field artillery
Local Identifiers
16-2994
Title
Robert Redger Section Chief, FDC (Fire Direction Control Center)
Personal Creator
Earle Smith
Description
FDC Soui Doi Robert Redger Section Chief B 6/14 Feb. 1968. Photo by Earle Smith, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, RVN 1967-68.
Subjects
field artillery, battalions
Local Identifiers
16-2845
Title
Sky Crane Moving Field Artillery
Personal Creator
Bennie E. Gene Koon
Description
Sky crane moving field artillery. Photo by Bennie E. Gene Koon.
Subjects
artillery, sky crane, field artillery, military camps
Local Identifiers
16-3880
Title
Direct Mortar Hit to Tent
Personal Creator
Milt Brown
Description
Tent took direct hit from mortar.. One KIA, two WIA. Photo by Milt Brown
Subjects
military camps, mortars, field artillery, shelling (artillery projectiles), Killed In Action (KIA), Missing in Action (MIA), Vietnam War, Vietnam, combat, combat zones
Local Identifiers
16-3109
Title
View From Hill 52
Personal Creator
Greg Biela
Description
Hill 52 east of Special Forces camp, Thuong Duc A-109. Photo by Greg Biela.
Subjects
field artillery, military bases, artillery
Local Identifiers
16-3207
Title
Field Artillery At A FSB
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Field artillery at a Fire Support Base (FSB). Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
soldiers, field artillery, ammunition, Fire Support Bases (FSB)
Local Identifiers
16-2366
Title
Gunners Of The 101st Battery
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
Gunners of the 101st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery fire in support of the Anzac battalion, made up of Australian and New Zealand troops, during March 1970.
Subjects
field artillery, battles, Australian Army, battalions
Local Identifiers
16-4545
Title
Quad 50 Caliber Machine Gun
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Quad 50 Caliber Machine Gun. Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
Battle of Soui Tre, machine guns, artillery, soldiers, field artillery
Local Identifiers
16-2391
Title
Loading Field Artillery
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Loading field artillery, "Crazy-Cajun."Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
Battle of Soui Tre, field artillery, ammunition, soldiers
Local Identifiers
16-2405
Title
Soldier at Fire Support Base Green
Personal Creator
Armando Pastran
Description
Soldier Bernie Weisz in front of field artillery at Fire Support Base Green, 1st Platoon, 1970. Photo by Armando Pastran, 1st Platoon 1970. Company B, 1/7 Cavalry.
Subjects
field artillery, ammunition for artillery, soldiers, Fire Support Bases (FSB)
Local Identifiers
16-4043
Title
Fire Direction Control Center
Personal Creator
Earle Smith
Description
SP/5 Redger 'Lower than whale what?' FDC Dak To April '68. Photo by Earle Smith, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, RVN 1967-68. Typically, there is one FDC for a battery of six guns, in a light division. In a typical heavy division configuration, there exists two FDC elements capable of operating two four gun sections, also known as a split battery. The FDC computes firing data, fire direction, for the guns. The process consists of determining the precise target location based on the observer's location if needed, then computing range and direction to the target from the guns' location. This data can be computed manually, using special protractors and slide rules with precomputed firing data.
Subjects
field artillery, batteries
Local Identifiers
16-2844
Title
FSB Athena, M107 175mm Self-propelled Gun
Personal Creator
Dennis Proulx
Description
Fire Support Base (FSB) Athena, M107 175 mm self-propelled gun. Photo by Dennis Proulx, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, ARVN, 1970.
Subjects
Fire Support Bases (FSB), artillery, field artillery, ammunition, soldiers
Local Identifiers
16-2685
Title
On Fire Base a 175mm Has Just Reported
Personal Creator
Earle Smith
Description
Fire Mission The 175mm speaks, The earth trembles. Photo by Earle Smith, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, RVN 1967-68.
Subjects
artillery, field artillery, siege artillery, shelling (artillery projectiles), firing, Vietnam War, Weapons and Ammunition
Local Identifiers
16-2885
Title
Fires Support Base Field Artillery
Personal Creator
Neil Doc Keddie
Description
Fires Support Base Field Artillery. "When I was in the field, I loved the damage the 155's wrought and when I returned to the Aid Station on Firebase Arsenal for my last 3 months I loved watching them work out." -Vietnam Veteran. Photo by Neil Doc Keddie.
Subjects
soldiers, military bases, Fire Support Bases (FSB), field artillery
Local Identifiers
16-3235
Title
Joe Rafferty III (Far left) FDC Section Chief B Battery
Personal Creator
Earle Smith
Description
Joe Rafferty III (Far left), FDC (fire direction control center) Section Chief B Btry 6/14 Ben Het '68. Photo by Earle Smith, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, RVN 1967-68.
Subjects
field artillery, batteries
Local Identifiers
16-2848
Title
Firing Large Artillery
Personal Creator
Jim Neeley
Description
Group of soldiers firing large field artillery during the Battle of Soui Tre, 1966-67, 2/22, 4th and 25th Div. Photo by Jim Neeley.
Subjects
Battle of Soui Tre, field artillery, military vehicles, troops
Local Identifiers
16-2299
Title
Gunners Try to Manhandle A 105mm Howitzer
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
Gunners try to manhandle a 105mm howitzer out of the mud into which it has sunk after a series of heavy downpours in July 1967.
