ng v Tchepone: Hnh Qun Lam Sn 719

Chng 6: Hnh Qun Lam Sn 719

Lam Sn 719/ Giai on II
Ta Bch c tn nhiu thi gi chun b ngoi giao v chnh tr
cho Giai an II giai an qun lc VNCH tht s bng qua
bin gii hn l lo lng v chi tit qun s ca cuc hnh qun.
T ngy 4 n 6 thng 2-1971 (chiu ngy 5-7 Vit Nam) Ban
Hnh ng c Bit (BHB) hp nhiu ln phn cng trch
nhim cho cc b lo v ngoi giao v chnh tr. Mt phi l siu
thc xy ra khi qun i VNCH tn cng qua Lo, cc quc gia
khc trn th gii phi c thng bo. Phi l hn khi BHB
quyt nh M s thng bo sm hay chm cho nc no, v
nhng gii hn ca HQLS719 ra sao cho c th gii bit. Ch
tic l trong nhng bui hp khng c chi tit no ni n chuyn
BTS hay H Ni c thng bo vi cc i s trn th gii mi
chuyn xe xm nhp vo nam hay khng!
B Ngoi Giao ra lnh i S Bunker lu Tng Thng Thiu,
y l cuc hnh qun ca VNCH, v Tng Thng Nixon khng
c quyt nh g v thi im ca cuc hnh qun. B Ngoi Giao
s thng bo hai ting trc gi hnh qun cho cc quc gia nh
c, Trung Cng, n . Trong khi Gia N i v Nht th
bn ting sau cuc hnh qun. Ti sao? Khng hiu c. Cha
ht, hai ting sau khi hnh qun khai din, quan st vin VNCH
Lin Hip Quc phi thng bo v gii thch hnh ng ca h
cho Ch Tch Hi ng An Ninh Lin Hip Quc bit. Ri
BHB bn ci v chi tit ai s ni g Vit-M s pht biu
chung hay ring. V Ngoi Trng William Rogers s tr li
nh th no v hnh qun nh qua mt quc gia trung lp. [1]
Trong khi M ang bn ci v lch s v l nghi ngoi giao, Vn
ti c C-130 ch S on Nhy D v L on 258 v 147

TQLC t phi trng Bin Ha v Tn Sn Nht ra Qung Tr v

ng H, v t n Khe Sanh bng phng tin khc. T ngy
4 n ngy 6 thng 2, ngoi lnh D v TQLC, hai trung on ca
S on 1 B Binh (S1BB), mt tiu on cng binh, bn tiu
on pho binh, v nhng n v c hu ph thuc tp hp
Khe Sanh, chun b xut qun. Ngy xut qun c d nh l
ngy 5, nhng hon li n ngy 6, ri ngy 7. Tt c s nh
tr n t Hoa Thnh n (chn ch coi phi tuyn b nh th
no vi d lun trong v ngoi nc); v thi tit; v v MACV
cha nhn lnh ym tr nh th no t Nh Trng. Hai ngy 5 v
6 ma; ngy 7 tng Lm yu cu Khng K M bay thm thnh
l trnh chun b xut qun. Nhng tng Sutherland tr li l
ng khng c thm quyn vt qua bin gii trc lnh VNCH;
hay ng c th cung cp ha lc ym tr trc gi hnh qun. Mt
tun trc , QI xin trc thng vn chuyn b ln chm Ni
Co Roc, trinh st v dn ng trc cho Giai an II, nhng
QXXIV t chi v khng c thm quyn v btl MACV i
Tng Abrams cng khng c thm quyn trc Giai an II (8
thng 2). Sau cng, 7 gi sng ngy 8, mt ton tin st Nhy D
bay trc qua bin gii, ri nhng trc thng trinh st ca Khng
K M bay theo sau. y l mt s v l cng cc, v rng sng
ngy 8 Khng Qun Hoa K thc hin 11 phi v B-52, nh
dn bi nhng mc tiu qun VNCH s b thit lp cn c.
Trc hai ngy, chiu ngy 6, trong khi T8ND v Thit on
1 (T1) ang tp trung Lao Bo chun b tin qua bin gii,
mt phn lc A-6 ca Hi Qun M, khng bit nhn lnh ym tr
t u, nh lm mt qu bom CBU vo b ch huy tiu on D
ang ng chung vi Thit K, lm chn cht v 51 b thng.
[2]Cu hi y l, nu Hi Qun M c quyn ym tr, th
ti sao QXXXIV li khng c quyn ym tr, d ch l trc
thng vn chuyn.
K hoch hnh qun t pha Hoa K c mt ci g vng mc
ngay t nhng ngy u. y l mt s ngy tn r rng t pha
ngi M trong k hoch HQLS719. Cn nu khng phi l
mt thi ngy tn, th h ang lng tng vi s chun b trng

nh xui, kn thi ngc. n ngy 4 thng 2 trong bui hp

Bch c, cc hi vin trong BHB vn cn ngh khng nn
nhc n a danh Tchepone, thay vo bng tn cn c hu cn
604; khng nn dng dng tn hnh qun Dewey Canyon II, nn
xi Lam Sn 719. Trong khi , trn thng vn ca MACV v
QXXIV, tn LS719 c loan bo t ngy 30 thng 1. Tng
t, cho n nhng ngy cn k khai din LS719, Nixon v ban
tham mu vn hi ti lui, (a) c cch no thc hin LS719 m
khng cn trc thng M, v (b) B Lut Cooper-Church cm s
hin din ca lnh M Lo vy khi trc thng M ch lnh
VNCH qua , nhng phi hnh on khng bc xung t
th c phm lut hay khng! Nhng nu cho php phi cng vn
chuyn lnh VNCH qua bin gii (nh xy ra), th ti sao li
cm cc c vn Hoa K bay qua bin gii quan st tnh hnh v
ym tr cho n v h c vn? Mt cuc hnh qun ln nh
LS719 th khng th du c. Nu khng c danh chnh, th Hoa
K khng th ngn thun cho mt cuc hnh qun ln nht cuc
chin. Vi nhng ngp ngng, chp chn, bo mt, che du i
ni v i ngoi t pha Hoa K, pha VNCH sau cng mi chnh
thc son ra lnh hnh qun by ngy sau Hoa K. Ngy 23
thng thng 1 QXXIV ban hnh lnh hnh qun; ngy 30 thng
1, QI ban lnh hnh qun.
Ngy 5 thng 2 Khe Sanh (bn doanh b ch huy tin phng
hnh qun) Trung tng D Quc ng thng bo cho cc s quan
ch huy khi nim v k hoch hnh qun.
Khi Nim Hnh Qun LS719
n giai on ny, chng ta c th ni v quan nim hnh qun
mt cch chi tit hn vi lnh hnh qun trong tay. LS719 c
d tr c bn giai an.
Giai an 1: Mt lc lng hn 12.000 qun M s bo v nam
bc hnh lang ng 9 t ng H n Lao Bo; lc lng ny
s ph trch bo v cc cn c ha lc pho binh, t pho
binh bn qua bin gii ym tr cc n v VNCH. Gia an I bt
u rng sng 30-1 v hon tt ngy 6-2. Thit hi: M c bn

cht, nm b thng; c ba trc thng b bn ri; mt phi hnh

on b mt tch. Giai on cng l lc qun VNCH t li gn bin
gii chun b vt bin khi c lnh tin khai din giai on
k.
Giai on II: Khai din lc 8 gi sng ngy 8 thng 2 (Ngy N,
trong ngn t hnh qun). Hai tiu on Thit K (thit on) v
mt l on Nhy D s chim Bn ng, mt v tr nm trn
ng 9, cch Lao Bo chng 18 km v cch mc tiu chnh
Tchepone khong 24 km. Sau khi chim Bn ng, thit lp cn
c v h thng phng th, lc lng D v Thit K tip tc nh
v Tchepone bt tay vi mt lc lng D s c trc thng
vn nh chim Tchepone (Cn C 604) cng lc. Ti Tchepone
lc lng nh chim s lp mt cn c ln, v ti thit phi trng
Tchepone nhn ym tr v b sung.
Giai on III: Vi mt cn c v phi trng c vng cung
phng th 360 ni theo li thuyt trnh ca c Moorer
Nh Trng qun tin chim s bung ra lc sot v ph hy
cn c hu cn ca BTS. [3[Qun D ph trch hng bc;
S1BB ph trch hng nam.
Giai an IV: Giai on IV l giai an rt qun. Ty theo
Giai on III pht trin ra sao, sau khi ph hy nhng g c th
tm thy, qun VNCH s rt v bin gii. Qun D s rt qun v
li bin gii theo ng i vo (ng 9), trong khi S1BB rt
qun theo hng ng nam. Trn ng v S1BB s gh qua
cn c tip liu 611 lc sot v ph hy. Trong chi tit hnh
qun khng ghi, nhng theo K Hoch 1971AB ca nm 1971, th
mt lc lng VNCH-M s hnh qun v hng bt tay
ton qun trn ng v. [4]Giai on IV c th ko di t nht
n u ma ma ty Trng Sn.
Vng hnh qun c gii hn 15 km bc v 15 km nam ng
9; v Tchepone l gii hn ca hng ty. Din tch vng hnh
qun khong 1.800 km vung.
bo v trc tin qun, hai tiu on BQ s bo v mt ng
bc; ba tiu on d, cng hng ty bc, bc v ng bc,
nhng gn Bn ng hn. Trong khi , nam trc tin qun, bn

kia Sng Xe Pone, nm cn c ho lc do S1BB trn gi, s

trch nhim bo v mt ty nam. l khi nim hnh qun tng
qut t MACV v VNCH. Nhng khi so snh khi nim tng qut
v chi tit lnh hnh qun ca S on Nhy D (SND), chng
ta thy Giai an II v III ca hnh qun c nhiu lc quan v
tham vng hn t ra l t quan im ca SND.
Lnh Hnh Qun LS719/i Bng 2-1971 ca SND ch th sau
khi chim Bn ng qun d s lp mt cn c ha lc gia an
ng t Bn ng v Tchepone (12 km). Trn bn Nhy D,
l Cn C Ho Lc 11 (CC11). T CC11, h s b v hng
bc thit lp thm hai CC13 v CC14. nh ca hnh qun l
CC14 s nm trn u ng 913 dn v Tchepone. T CC11 v
CC14 khong 15 km; t CC14 v Tchepone cng bng khong
cch . Giai on III LS719, lnh hnh qun ca SND ch
th: Sau khi vng cung phng th Tchepone c L on 2 Nhy
D (L2ND) b chim v thnh lp, Nhy D s lp thm hai
cn c 21 v 22 trn ng 9 v 91 chn pha nam v ty bc
hai con ng i v Tchepone. Theo lnh hnh qun trn, n Giai
on III LS719, SND s c v phi bo v 10 cn c: Bn
ng, Tchepone, CC30, 31, 32, 11, 13, 14, 21 v 22. Ban hnh
qun SND lc quan im, h ch c chn tiu on cho 10 cn
c. [5]Trong lnh hnh qun, Giai an IV LS719 s c thng
bo sau (ty thuc vo kt qu giai an trc).
Trn lit VNCH lc bt u cuc hnh qun: Hai tiu on 39 v
21 ca Lin on 1 BQ; hai thit on 11 v 17 ca L on 1
Thit K (L1TK); nm tiu on D 1, 8, 9, 2 v 3 ca L on
1 v 3 ca SND; su tiu on ca Trung on 1 v 2 ca
S1BB; 10 pho i ti mt trn (hai tiu on cng); mt tiu
on cng binh; v mt s i i c hu ca cc b ch huy/ b
t lnh. Qun VNCH c 17 ngn qun ti vng tc chin t lc bt
u n khi kt thc Giai on III LS719.
c Lng Tnh Bo
c lng tnh bo ca MACV v trn lit ca i phng hon

ton sai khi MACV v QXXIV san tho HQLS719. V ng

tip liu: ng 9 khng cn kh nng x dng xe ch nng, v
an ninh th khng th bo m c: Chiu ngy 7, c cng ca
B-5 bn chy su xe tanker 49.000 gallons (196.000 lt) xng khi
on xe trn ng t ng H v Khe Sanh. on ng t Lao
Bo v Bn ng h v nguy him nhiu hn trn thc t: Nhng
h bom su bn n su thc ct con ng ra tng an.
[6]c lng sai lm ny s lm vn tip xng v nc bng
ng b kh khn, nu khng ni l khng c. Nh vy phi
xi trc thng vn chuyn hai nhu yu phm trn. Vn kh
khn v tip liu c tin liu t nm 1967, nh qua k hoch
hnh qun El Paso. Trong HQLS719 tip liu ch n Nng.
T Nng, xe, tu, v phi c ch an cui n phi trng
ng H v Khe Sanh. T Khe Sanh n Bn ng, c lng
ni xe vn ti i ng b c. Thc t l i c, nhng tip
liu s khng n ng lc nh yu cu. Phi trng Khe Sanh n
ngy N +15 mi nhn c vn ti c C-130. QXXIV khng
bit ng b hng cho n khi Giai on II LS719.
MACV c lng QND vng hnh qun c chng 220 n
250 sng phng khng. MACV ly c lng ny t khng qun.
Trn thc t, vng tc chin c t 625 n 660 sng phng khng
t 12.7 ly n 85 ly. MACV c lng ngy N (30 thng 1) ch
c by trung on ch lc v bn binh trm sn sng tc chin; v
ch cn 14 ngy (ngy N +14/ 14 thng 2) tip vin qun t
bc v tuyn xung chin trng. c lng khng sai nhiu,
nhng qun tip vin n t hng nam nhiu hn hng bc.
Nhng s on c qun hin din trong vng hnh qun l cc S
on 2, 304, 320, 324B. Hai trung on ca S on 308 n
ngy N +10 mi n pha ty cn c Ph Lc ca L1BQ.
Trung on 36/308 cn li, n ngy 6 thng 2 mi ri H Tnh
vo chin trng. [7]
By trung on tc chin, cng bn binh trm. Mt lc lng
tng ng 11 trung on QND ang ch on qun VNCH

tn cng. Tuy nhin c lng trn lit ny hi khim nhng.

Bn Binh Trm MACV lit k l 9, 27, 33, v 34. Nhng ch l
nhng binh trm MACV nghe ln c thng tin. Nhng Binh
Trm khc nm ngay trong vng hnh qun nh 12, 18, 42, khng
thy k vo trn lit. Theo qun s QND, trong cao im ca
LS719 QND c mt chin trng l: nm S on B Binh
308, 304, 320, 324B, v 2; hai Trung on c lp 27 v 278; tm
trung on pho binh; ba trung on xe tng; su trung on
phng khng, tm tiu on c cng; v mt s n v hu cn,
vn ti. Ti liu ca BTMLQ vit, mt vi ni mt trn QND
c qun s ng gp ba ln VNCH.[8]
Cc Ch:
[1] FRUS, sd, Documents 121-122. Ngy 6 thng 2, Nixon
mun Tng Thng Php, Pompidou, c thng bo nu
Pompidou ha gi b mt. (FRUS: Foreign Relations of the
United States.
[2] S thit hi ca v nh bom lm chiu ngy 6 thng 2 Lao
Bo khc nhau ty theo bo co. c Moorer ni vi Ta
Bch c ch c su t thng trong v chic A-6 di bom lm;
bo co t s quan c vn Thit on 11 cho con s chn t
thng, 51 b thng, trong s bn Thit K c nm cht, 14 b
thng. Nguyn Duy Hinh trong Opearation Lam Son 719 ghi
nhn su cht v 51 b thng. c FRUS, sd, Document 123;
Thiu T William Aiken, C Vn Trng Thit on 11 VNCH,
After Action Report, April 20-1971, 11th Armored Cavalry
Squadron In Laos; Ngun tin phn lc c A-6 ca Hi Qun, c
The U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The War That Would Not End,
1970-1971; Thiu Tng Nguyn Duy Hinh, sd, tr. 61; David
Fulghum & Terence Mailand, South Vietnam on Trial, tr. 73.
[3] c c Moorer thuyt trnh ngy 26 thng 1-1971. FRUS, tr
306.
[4] Nh vit trn, nh la ch, nhiu mc tiu c i
tn ngy ha trn vn th v tryn tin. A Shau l Tchepone
(604) ; A Luoi l Bn ng; A Ro l Cn C 611; Ca Tng, Ca

Vit, Bch Mai, Gia Lm l nhng cn c nm dc trn ng

914 chy v Kontum, Dakto. c Nguyn Duy Hinh, sd, tr. 1317, 94-95. Tt c ngy danh ca LS719 lin h n nhng a
danh m TQLC M nh qua vng A Shau, Da Krong vo nm
1969 trong cuc hnh qun Dewey Canyon. K Hoch c tn AB
sau ui l k hoch hnh qun hn hp VNCH-ng Minh hng
nm do BTTM v MACV son.
[5] ng 9 qua khi Tchepone th quo tri v hng nam; ng
ba ng ni tip v hng ty bc l ng 91. Nhn vo bn
hnh qun, CC30 gia ng t bin gii n Bn ng; CC31
chn ng 92 hng bc Bn ng; CC32 nm gia ng
Bn ng v Tchepone hng bc; CC11 nm trn ng 9,
gia Bn ng v Tchepone; CC14 chn ng 913 bc
Tchepone; CC21 v CC22 chn ng 9 t nam ln v ng 21
t ty bc xung. Sng Xe Pone khi chy qua ph Tchepone, quo
tri v chy xui nam nh ng 9. Nh ghi trn bn hnh,
trch nhim ca SND nm pha bc b sng; S1BB pha nam.
Phi trng Tchepone phi c ti thit v bo v nm trong vng
trch nhim ca S1BB, nhng do SND bo v.
[6] c Moorer v i Tng Abrams bo co an ng
Lao Bo v Bn ng xu hn d tr.; ngy 13 thng 2 tng
Sutherland bo co v MACV ng b hng i khi su 20 b
(6.6 mt). FRUS, sd, Docements 127 v 129; Sorley, The Abrams
Tapes, tr. 532.
[7] Nguyn Hu An, Chin Trng Mi, tr. 108-109.
[8] Merle L. Pribbenow trong Victory in Vietnam: Official History
of The Peoples Army of Vietnam, 1945-1975, tr. 274; The Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1945-1975, tr. 43.
-Quangcan - Tin sinh nkp c th nu r tc gi ch c th
nhng u khng nh. Ngoi ra, ngh nh chnh l F2 (thiu),
F320A (thiu), F304 ch c E24 trc tip tham gia chin dch
ng 9 Nam Lo; cn li l d b c. F324 hnh qun ra nam
ng 9 qun s cng khng nhiu u bc, b ri rng nhiu
trong qu trnh 1970 pha ty Sng B ri .

NKP - 1. Ti ch c th trch nhng g c th tm c trong s

liu. Ti liu ca Ban Tham Mu Lin Qun n t sch: The
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1945-1975. Theo ti,
y l mt trong "t th" quan trng ca ngi M vit v chin
tranh Vit Nam (ba b sch cn li l
The Pentagon Papers (Ti Liu Ng Gic i/trn b 7.000
trang); Foreign Relations of the United States: Vietnam (Lin h
Ngoi Giao Hoa K v Vit Nam/ 12 cun); v, CIA: Estimative
Products on Vietnam, 1948-1971 (CIA: c Lng Tnh Bo v
Vit Nam/ 1.000 trang). Sch ca Ban Tham Mu Lin Qun trch
theo tc gi Pribbenow, v tc gi Pribbenow dch t Lch S
Qun i, Tp II: Thi K Trng Thnh ca QND trong Thi
K Khng Chin Chng M, Cu Nc (1954-1975).
2. ngh ca Quangcan rt hu l ("Ngoi ra, ngh nh chnh
l F2 (thiu), F320A (thiu), F304 ch c E24 trc tip tham gia
chin dch ng 9 Nam Lo; cn li l d b c ..."). Nhng ti
khng th lm g hn, v ngun n t sch trch. Nh bn
thy, trn lit nh ghi c th l trn lit sau cng ca chin
dch, ch khng th vo nhng ngy u.
3. Theo ti, mt trng hp in hnh v qun phng th (QND)
ng gp 3 ln qun tn cng (VNCH) l cn c Bit ng
Qun bc (Ranger North) ca tiu on 39 BQ: Tiu on ny
ng ngay vng tc chin ca hai trung on 102 v 88/ F308 (c
Nguyn Hu An, Chin Trng Mi, tr. 109). Theo bo co ca
BTTM VNCH, tiu on 39 BQ c khng hn 700 tay sng.
Vi ghi ch gii thch, hy vng lm sng t c phn no.

Bn tng kt HQLS719 t 8
thng 2 n 27 thng 3-1971.
Theo bn tng kt s qun tham
chin lc bt u hnh qun l
30.764 qun. Nhng ton cng
y ch cho 27.836 qun. S qun
tht s tc chin mt trn khng
hn 18.000 qun. Nguyn Duy
Hinh trong Operation Lam Sn
719 vit, trong 42 tiu on tham
chin, ch c 34 tiu on tht s
tc chin.

QuangCan - C mt s liu kh khch quan v n thuc phn

nghip v chuyn mn, t dnh n mng chnh tr v tuyn
hun nn ti ngh c th minh chng. Theo ti liu qun y QND
Vit Nam:C chi tit hn na v cc trung - s on v t l loi
b thng, .....

Vn theo ti liu ny th pha VNCH c tng hp nh sau:

NKP - Xin ghi thm vi li, gii thch v hai ti liu cn li:
1. Tm gn in tn ca i Tng Abrams tr li Trung Tng
Sutherland, t lnh Qun on XXIV: (1) Thm quyn khng lc
hin ti ca Q XXXIV khng cho php qun on ym tr trc
thng ch qun VNCH chim Co Roc trc chun b cho cuc
hnh qun. (2) ang c mt trung i lc lng c bit hin din
Co Roc. Nu hot ng ca ch vn khng thay i, th trung
i ny c kh nng kim sot c a hnh . (Prairie Fire
l mt danh ca cc ton lc lng c bit ca MACV -- MACVSOG). Ngy ghi trn in tn tr li phi l 1 thng 2, thay v 1
thng 1 nh nh my lm. V th tr li "Tr li cho in vn
ngy 31 thng 1."
2. Bn hnh qun ca s on Nhy D cho thy s lc quan

ca cc s quan san tho hnh qun: S on ND s bo v 10

cn c ho lc, hay cao im dng cho trc thng vn, sau khi
chim c Tchepone. Nhng thc t chin trng cho thy tiu
on 6 Nhy D khng chim c cao im thnh lp cn c
32 (theo bn hnh qun). Tiu on 6 b ngay vo vng tc
x ca binh on B70; v phi di tn v thit hi qu nng. S lc
quan ca ban san tho hnh qun l: ngay thi gian , qun D
phi tip tc thit lp thm ba (3) cn c 11, 13, 14. Nhng tm
u ra qun chim v gi ba cn c theo qun lnh? L on 3
vi ba tiu on 2, 3 (v 6) ang gi cn c 30 v 31; L 1 vi ba
tiu on 1, 8, 9 ang trn th cn c chnh Bn ng. L on
ny c nhim v tung qun ra, thit lp CC 11, 13 v 14. Nhng v
mt l do g , lc lng c nhim hn hp D-Thit K ny
khng bao gi i xa hn 5km ty Bn ng.
QuangCan - Ti thy rng:
- E64 F320A/ trung on 64 s on 320A ang vo chin trng
B3 th c lnh dng li tham gia chin dch ng 9 Nam Lo;
- trc , E48 F320A/ trung on 48 s on 320 cng n
ng 9 th dng v ngc ln Phalan.
- trc na th E31 F2/ trung on 31 s on 2 vo tham
gia chin dch c Sing
- theo s liu t BTL thng tin lin lc:
Vy phi chng QVN c mt phng n ti B3 Ty Nguyn
ngay trong u nm 1971?
Tin sinh c th cho bit, liu M + VNCH c phng n B cho
vic nh ln c ng ba bin gii ti Ty Nguyn v lam sn
719? Vic tht u, cht ui l ht sc kh thi v to bo phi
khng !
NKP - Ht sc kh thi v to bo l mt cu ni qu lch s v
k hoch ca VNCH-Hoa K! Cu ni ng hn phi l, Qu to
bo v s khng th no thc hin c.
T gia nm 1970 ngi M mun nh mt trn cui cng trc
khi ngn sch quc phng cho chin trng Viet Nam b ct gim.

Nh Trng ng thi cng d liu quc hi M s dng mi bin

php gim thiu ti a hot ng v s hin din ca qun tc
chin Hoa K hai quc gia Lo v Cam Bt. T gia nm 1970
n u nm 1971, cc tri Lc Lng c Bit M nm dc theo
bin gii c Giao li cho VNCH, v hon chuyn thnh cc tiu
on Bit ng Qun Bin Phng. ng nh Nh Trng tin
on, thng 12-1970 quc hi ph chun b lut Cooper-Church,
cm s hin din ca qun tc chin M trn hai quc gia ln cn.
Trong chiu hng b ct gim v gii hn , BTL Thi Bnh
Dng (Pacific Command) v BTL MACV quyt nh nh mt
vn bi ln cui cng. Nhng vn bi qu ln cho s tin (qun
s) MACV ang c. S cn ng nhiu trch nhim cho qun lc
VNCH trong thi gian u ca chng trnh Vit Nam Ha, mt
rng hp c McCain gi l n nhiu qu khng tiu.
1. Trong nguyn thy ca k hoch hnh qun thng nin 1971AB, Hoa K ngh hnh qun cng lc 3 mt trn: Qun on
I nh qua Lo; Qun on II nh ln thung lng Dakrong
(hng bc thung lng A-Shau); Qun on III v IV nh qua
vng Ba Bin Gii v Cam Bt. Hoa K ngh v mun nh
vy, nhng h khng c qun s v phng tin ym tr.
Tng t, qun s ca VNCH Vng II khng bnh nh 12
tnh ca Vng II, th ly u m hnh qun qua bin gii th
la vi Mt Trn B-3?
2. n cui thng 12 nm 1970, k hoch thng nin AB c
c th ho nh sau: Q III v IV s nh qua Cam Bt (HQ Ton
Thng 1/71); Q I s tn cng chim Tchepone (HQ Lam Sn
719). Vai tr ca Q II s ty thuc vo kt qu Giai on III
giai an khi qun VNCH chim c Tchepone v trn
ng lui qun v bin gii (gi nh l VNCH ph hy kho
tng qun nhu lc sot y , v tho mn vi thi gian
chim ng). n y k hoch 1971-AB bt u to bo hn:
trn ng rt qun, lc lng hn hp D-Thit K s tr li
theo ng 9; S on 1 B Binh s t Tchepone i ng 914
v hng ng nam, hnh qun ngc li vng Dakrong-A shau;

i qua cn c tip liu 611 (Hnh qun trong ngha va lui qun,
va ph hy nhng kho hu cn l liu.). Khi t c n giai
an , Q II s nh qua bin gii bt tay vi on qun tr
v (c ngha mt trong hai S on 22, 23, s nh qua B-3 hn
45 km bt tay vi S 1 BB hnh qun hn 80km t Tchepone
tr v.
K hoch s khng thc hin c v Hoa K khng khng vn
ym tr cho hai s on (22, hoc 23, v 1 BB). Mt chng c:
Ngy 24 thng 2 (mt ngy trc khi cn c 31 ca T3/L3
Nhy D tht th), Q XXIV hi mn Q I D Chin Lc
Qun Hoa K (y l BTL Hoa K c vn cho Q II VNCH/ US
Army I Field Forces) mt s trc thng v trang Cobra, v Q
XXIV rt kh nhiu lai trc thng . Q D Chin I tr li l
h ht phng tin, v h ang h tr cho Q D Chin II (c
vn cho Q III VNCH) ang nh qua Cam Bt. Chng ta phi
nh, VNCH ang c 22 ngn qun Cam Bt cng lc vi 17
ngn qun Nam Lo -- n qu nhiu kh tiu!
3. Trch nhim giao cho S on 1 BB VNCH qu nng: Lm sao
SSD 1 BB c th nh t Lao Bo qua Tchepone; ri t Tchepone
hnh qun theo ng 914 tr v bin gii? Mt s i hi siu
nhn. Nhn vo bn , vi a hnh dc hai bn ng 914 chy
hng ng nam v bin gii, mt s on thiu nh S 1 BB th
khng th no bao sn cho mt on ng 80 km H Lo,
Muong Nong.
4. S bt kh thi y y l Hoa K khng trc thng vn
ha hn mt chin dch phn cng ln nh k hoch 1971-AB i
hi. Hoa K ch cho mi tiu on trc thng (48 n 52 chic
lai) phc v cho 1 s on tc chin. Vi a hnh v ho lc ca
QND H Lo, vi tnh trng tc chin i in, 48 hay 52 trc
thng th khng cho 1 s on. Chng c: Ngy hnh qun th
ba (11 thng 2), cn c ho lc 30 cu tiu on 2 Nhy D tuyn
b tnh trng nguy him v tip liu (khng ); ngy hm sau,
chi huy trung ca mt i i trc thng ch nng (CH-47) thng
bo cho trung tm hnh qun l ng ta khng th tip tc tip t
nu trc thng chuyn ch ca ng ta khng c trcthng v

trang Cobra h tng. V ng ta ra lnh cho i i CH-47 bay v

Ph Bi!
4. Nu din n VMH cn s liu th ti s cung cp v nhng chi
tit trn.
-QuangCan - Vng, rt mong tin sinh cung cp v dn chng
cc ti liu c lin quan ti c hiu thm r hn. Cm n
nhiu, .
Ti vn lun cho rng, ma kh 1971 l mt c hi tuyt vi, thi
im thch hp nht i vi pha M + VNCH trong vic i ph
vi QNDVN. C th thy rng, sut t 1965 n 1970 th Lam
Sn 719 l chin dch quy m siu ln din ra trong hon cnh
y kh khn v thiu ht v mi mt ca pha Bc Vit. Nht li
l sau chin dch cn qut/ tn ph kh thnh cng ti Cambodia,
M + VNCH c sc mnh tinh thn rt ln trong hot ng tc
chin. Vn ch l lm sao ma kh 1971 h thu c kt qu
ti u nht nhm tng bc nh qu QNDVN? Sai lm ca
Lam Sn 719 r, c l khng phi bn nhiu. Th nhng nu
mt k hoch tc chin tng t, din ra ng ba bin gii liu c
kh thi hn khng? liu u th v hot ng tc chin c hn hn?
M +VNCH phn tch v nh gi s tng tc, li v hi ca
2 khu vc tc chin ny ra sao i n s la chn cui cng?
C mt im kh hay l t kt qu thng li ca Chin dch ng
9 Nam Lo, QNDVN c thm thi gian, s chun b kh hon
ho cho ma kh 1972 vi nhng k hoch tc chin cng .... rt
to bo khi nim tin v sc mnh tinh thn cng c c nh
VNCH c trc Lam Sn 719.