T31-119 , Fort Bragg, North CarDOna , MATA HANDBOOK ,,, --- for , ' , -ftl , VIETNAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1 ,CHAPTER 2 WEAPONS 6 - - - - - - ~ ~ -CHAPTER 3 AIR OPERATIONS 54 CHAPTER 4 TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT 87 CHAPTER 5 COMMUNICATIONS 94 CHAPTER 6 ADJUSTMENT OF ARTILLERY FIRE 117 CHAPTER '! FIELD ENGINEERING AND DEMOLITIONS 123 .CHAPTER 8 TACTICS 171 CHAPTER 9 EVASION AND SURVIVAL 204 CHAPTER 10 TROPICAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE 210 APPENDIX I OTHER USEFUL DATA 210 APPENDIX II USEFUL TABLES AND DATA 221 APPENDIX III FORMATS: OPERATIONS ORDERS; INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE; AND LESSON PLAN 229 APPENDIX IV FIRST AID 237 , APPENDIX GLOSSARY 245 11 . THE MATA HANDBOOK FOR VIETNAM IThls handhook contains useful reference material vital for the advisor in Vietnam and i s designed to him in the performance of duties. The material herein reflects doctrine as the MATA courses of instruction and serves as a reference .-Suggestions and recommendations for changes o r corrections should be submitted to the Commandant, U.S. Army Special Warfare School, ATTENTION: Director of Instruction, Bragg, North Carolina 28307. - - -- - - CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. YOUR LEGAL STATUS a. As a United States Armed Forces to the Republic of Vietnam yon ar e accorded complete from namese civil and criminal . by . --t EFVi Et n%e3e- Wvernment. This immunlty isproVi=d-f-der-the provision of the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement - -Vietnam which was negotiated between the United States and France in 1950. Both the States and namese Governments have agreed to the continuation of this agreement. 4 b. This immunity is not formallyprovided to all U.S. support personnel and the members of U.S. units stationed within the Republic of Vietnam. Until such as agreements ar e each incident that occurs have to be resolved on an individualbasis by representatives of both governments. c. All personnel ar e, however;, subject to the provisions of the Uniform Code v of Military Justice. Local incidents personnel ar e reported to MACV for appropriate disciplinary action. d. Article 3 of the 1949 Gene a Conventions. on Prisoners of War and Civil-ians, governs the treatment of captured personnel in an insurgency. U.S. official . requires United to adhere to the of Article 3 an and encourages all parties to the adhere to all of the of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Article 3 may be summarized as follows: (1) No torture of captives. (2) No use of captives as hostages. (3) No degrading treatment of captives. No execution of without a trial by a regular court. The U.S. advisor should also be any injustices resulting from the behavior of the local military and encourage the maintenance of legal order and justice in the local community. 11th Parallel PROVI"ICIAL MAP OF VIETNAM 6 -- -"" .... " u 7 , 8 j- \ I "-'-.. " I I I '1 ": , , 10 , , r 36 \.. ........,....... ifJ' .TION ,I L f' FREQUENCY RANGE DISTANT "'. 20!C. RADIATES SKY WAVE FOR W1IG VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RlURIZi!D Table X. " ;; ""' I: 1 v 1/2 14% OFF-CENTER FED It --- -- - 1/4 A.----+--.... OFF- CENTER FBD CAELE i TWISTED fAIR \[-, I I WHEN COAXIAL IS NOT AVAILAllLE. A ANTiNl ANTENNA ~ 1/2 A 1/4>'" lIl$BTED "1" AN'lNNNA FR':"UEllcY RANGE, l l E L O ~ 20 11:. DIRECTION OF TRANSMISSION. V&{TICAL PORTION OMNI-DlRECTIONA1 (RADIATES GROUND WAVE) HORIZONTAL roRTION BI- IRECTIONA1 (RADIATES SKY WAVE) BROADSIDE Table XII. ~ "- " " I lliTro&" ,. l " ~ " ~ HALF WAVE DOUBLET I - .... -. M-DIRECTIONAL MAXIHUM RADIATION BROADSIDE / .. -1 RADIO SET I" 1/4 ~ INSULATORS WISTED PAIR I , ,, ,, FED ANTENNA \UVUULJL:,I.I, I 1 ~ PRACTICAL FOR FREQUENCES BELY-B8/DY-IO ! AN/PRC-6 FM VOl.CC 25 117 _ 55.4 2 2.7 - 6 BA-270!U 1M 11-4069 " Short-r.:Jngeil , Pm nt-to::.u.,.oint-AN/PRe-IO PM Voice 9 38 - 55 B 12 - 26 BA-279/U TM 11-4065 Point-tofpoint AN/PRC-25 rn Voice I 1 5 - 2 1130 - 75 95 I 8 I 11 7 I BA-3B6/U TM 11-58!O-390-10 Point-toil point Ground-to-a I!AN/PRC-41 AM VOl.ce 3 225-399 LJ.ne or 20 - 45 BB-(151 Sil!:ht Grot.lJ'ld-tQ-al.r m AN!TRC-l AM Voice .4 - 1 5 100-156 24 17 - 38 BA-70 31R2-2.rR -7-12(USAF) G=(.3.. 1l 12R.75 87.49 73.18 262,47 24.36 31.50 203.20 84 S::-.t-IJ 135.18 91.86 76.81 275.59 2;;.60 33.07 213.36 90 Sf, '92 144.84 98.42 82.30 295.28 27.43 35.43 228.60 96 59 65 lS4.5i1 104.99 87.78 314.98 29.26 37.80 243.84 100 14 109.36 91.44 328.08 30.48 39.37 254.00 ,.E:xflmple 2 ire hE'S = ('JU Table XXXVII 225 Lmear Conversion (conhnued) One Unlt (belo'tY) 1 mm em metexs km mm (mlllLmete-rs) 1. 0.1 0.001 0.000,001 em meters km (kllometerl::l) 10. 1,00-0. 1,000,000. I 1. 100. 100,000. 0.01 1. 1,000. 0.000,01 0.001 1. One Umt (below) k Equ';tls ---.-gm kg metrlc ton gm (gram) I, 0.001 0.000,001 kg (kilograms) 1,000. 1. 0.001 metric ton 1.000.000. 1,000. 1. UnIte of Centlmetet's eliI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 In.ch 0.04 0.08 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.24 0.28 0.31 0.35 Frachons of an Inch ]nc:h 1/16 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/S 7/16 1/2 em 0.16 0.32 0.48 0.64 0.79 0.95 1.11 1.27 Incb 9/16 5/8 11/16 3/4 13/16 7/8 15/16 1 em 1.43 1,59 1.75 1.91 2.06 2.22 2.38 2.54 Table XXXVII (1) 226 -< , ",' """ . .. . t (I) We'gh! COpverSlon - Engli':3h-Metnc System grams gram!:l oun