VII CORPS SITREP 32

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Subject: VII CORPS SITREP 32                                             

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000224

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Document Number:          4





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                 St TASS 9-709-9977-634.
                 (A)      4.2-INCH MORTAR FUZES: SHORTFALL FUZES FOR 4.2
             HIGH EXPLOSIVE MORTARS TO      IN AT 15K. APPRECIATE
        SHIPMENT OF N464 VT FUZES WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STATUS.
                 (B) -") IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR SHORTFALL IN
        AVAILABLE 203MM      ITION ON HAND IN VII CORPS, REQUEST THAT
        ARCENT INCREASE VII CORPS ALLOCATION OF MLRS. RECOMMEND DELI@Y
        OF AVAILABLE MLRS PODS FROM PORTS TO LOG BASE ECHO NOW IN ORDER
        TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION REQUI     TS AFTER G-DAY.
                 (C)      STINGERS. REQUEST THAT ARCENT RELEASE 800 RMP
        STINGER MISSILES TO VII CORPS. BASIC LOAD REQUIREMENTS ARE 3924
        MISSILES WITH 2203 RMP AND 934 BASIC STINGERS ON HAND, INCLUDING
        1CD.
                 (D)      TOW-2A MISSILES. UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE
        REDUCTIONS IN QUANTITY OF TOW 2 MISSILES ALLOCATED TO VII CORPS
        DUE TO FEWER ROUNDS ABOARD DISCHARGING VESSELS. MATERIAL RELEASE
        ORDERS CUT FOR 1250 ROUNDS FROM PORT AND 2959 ROUNDS FROM LOG
        BASE BRAVO WILL COMPLETE UBL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL UNITS.
        NOTIFIED RELEASE OF ADDITIONAL 2341 ROUNDS ARRIVING AT KKMC APOD.
        HOWEVER, RELEASE OF 10.4K ADDITIONAL TOW 2 MISSILES TO VII CORPS
        REQUIRED FOR THIRD TIER OF UBL. THIS MUNITION REMAINS ESSENTIAL
        TO MAINTAINING ARMORED VEHICLE KILLING CAPABILITY OF COBRA
        HELICOPTERS, ITV, AND BRADLEYS. RECOMMEND FURTHER STRATEGIC
        AIRLIFT OF THIS MUNITION.
                 (E)      25MM APDS. ADDITIONAL RELEASE OF 250K 25MM
        APDS AMMUNITION (A974) RELEASED FROM TSA 1 TRANSPORTED ON COSCOM
        VEHICLES TO LOG BASE BRAVO TODAY. VII COPRS RESERVE 25MM STOCKS
        FOR      ING BRADLEYS NOW TOTALS 550K OF APDS AND HEI-T COMBINED.
        VII CORPS NEEDS TO HAVE A COMPLETE THIRD TIER OF 25MM AMMUNITION
        (849K A974/401.7K A975). ENVISION 25MM BEING EXPENDED AGAINST
  SOFT TARGETS AS A CONSERVATION MEASURE TO HUSBAND OUR SCARCE TOW
        STOCKS./315K HEI-T WITH 217K APDS AND 250K HEI-T ON HAND.
                 (F) tg)- WHITE BAG 155MM PROPELLANT. REQUEST ARCENT
        ASSIGN PRIORITY TO MOVEMENT OF WHITE BAG CHARGES. MOVEMENT OF
        WHITE BAG PROPELLANT CHARGES FROM LOG BASE BRAVO AND PORT TO LOG
        BASE ECHO IS SECOND ONLY IN PRIORITY TO MOVEMENT OF ANY TOW AND
        HELLFIRE MISSILES ALLOCATED TO VII CORPS FROM ALOC. VII CORPS
        WILL ASSIST BY MOVING THIS ITEM (ALONG WITH AVAILABLE 25MM,
        GRENADES, AND .50 CAL AMMUNITION) AS OPPORTUNITY CARGO DURING
        FORWARD MOVEMENT OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES FROM SEA POD.
                 (G)      HELLFIRE. REQUEST ARCENT IDENTIFY ANOTHER
        SOURCE FOR 1059 HELLFIRE MISSILES (PD68) WHICH       ALLOCATED
        FROM PROJECTED CARGO OF VESSEL MOSTWEEN. UNDERSTAND THAT ACTUAL
        CARGO OF VESSEL DID NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT HELLFIRES. THIS
        QUANTITY IS CRITICAL TO EFFECTIVE USE OF THE 8 AVAILABLE ATTACK
        HELICOPTER BATTALIONS AS MEANS FOR CORPS TO WEIGHT MAIN ATTACK
        W/O LATERAL MOVEMENTS OF GROUND UNITS.
                 (H)      INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER CLASS V ITEMS. KEY
        SHORTAGES ARE HAND GRENADES (GSBI), AT-4 (C995) AND .50 CALIBER
        MACHINE GUN      ITION. DETAILS FOR THESE ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED IN
        THE LOGISTICAL STATUS REPORT.
                 (I)      COPPERHEAD PROJECTILES. UNDERSTAND FROM
        GENERAL SULLIVAN THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASING ARCENT
        STOCKS OF COPPERHEAD PROJECTILES THROUGH SAM FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE.
        IF PLANS EXIST TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL COPPERHEADS, VII CORPS NEEDS
        1,227 ROUNDS TO CREATE A RESERVE SUPPLY. CURRENTLY, ALL


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