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Coy Photo 1969      1Pl       2Pl       3Pl     Coy HQ     mortars & support elements
examples of operational terrain & typical visibility fire support bases
general operations Nui Dat life in Nui Dat between Ops
people relaxing Vung Tau & other breaks helicopter types
final parade Nov 1970 final BBQ Nov 1970 exit Vietnam Nov 1970
Nui Dat 2005 family story index post-Vietnam & reunions
Terendak Life service story index Nee Soon Garrison

types of terrain encountered in Phuoc Tuy Province - the APC give a scale perspective
rolling grassland up to 2 metres in height - hot & difficult to walk through [Binning] damaged secondary jungle - made for slow foot movement & poor visibility [Binning
view from coastal mountains down across the flatlands [Binning greatest part of the AO was flatland with few navigational features [Binning
close country with loads of cover for ambushes - look carefully, there are at least two people in the open, plus loads of equipment [Young] Wolverton or Nui Dinh Mountains - Baria town & main road to Saigon bottom right [Young]
disused padi fields in the dry season (November - May) - little tactical cover or protection [Young] padi fields in the wet season (May - November) - avoided operationally where possible [Young]
flat sandy terrain inland from the coast [Young] jungle bashing by APC - troops on top for observation & rapid deployment [Binning]
primary jungle - the preferred operational environment [Binning] typical view of operations around the base of the mountains showing the typical intermingling of different terrain which required tactical formations to be changed frequently [Binning]

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Operating in the Bush - Examples of Visibility
low visibility, deep shadow bomb crater has disturbed the vegetation, made the edges very rough to traverse
crowded & difficult to move through or observe any distance in appearance open, but with lots of cover & different angles of observation
   
Graham Edwards 2Pl moving in the bush [Philips] the going changes constantly from open to close to dense to rough to open & so on
only limited movement possible, the dense sides of the track almost defy anyone to leave the track [Roger Greenaway moving slowly..] people blend in easily through use of shade & lack of movement

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