83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion Essay
The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in WWII Operations
Pureco, Daniel SGT
CBRN ALC Class004-17
The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in WWII Operation
The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion played an important role in the success of the Allied Forces during World War II. Chemical Mortar Battalions were organized and implemented as supporting assets to ground fighting Infantry units during World War II. Not one fighting unit on the front lines were without a supporting Chemical Mortar platoon, their primary weapon was a 4.2 inch (107 mm) chemical mortar tube capable of launching high explosive, chemical, gas, incendiary, and smoke mortar rounds onto enemy forces. Ground fighting units depended very heavily on Chemical Mortar units that Fifth’s …show more content…
83rd and moved north east protecting the right flank, a distance of about 135 miles. Upon arriving the vicinity of Epinal, France, Allied Forces were not only fighting a well defending enemy but also weather conditions. The fighting was tough and Fire Support from the 83rd is known to have significantly contributed to the success of the 157th and 179th Infantry gain the ground past the rugged forest and in horrible weather conditions. It was another great job done for the 83rd and the Allies. On December 1944, the 7th Army pushed forward towards the German border. The campaign was a difficult one, the enemy had a very large concentration of troops in the area. 10 German Panzer Divisions were defending and trying to push the Americans back away from the German border. Bravo Company of the 83rd was supporting 180th Infantry when a large scale attack from the enemy was launched, Bravo fired over 5,635 rounds of mortar fire in a period of about 12 hours, the enemy suffered hundreds of casualties. The total average of mortar rounds fired throughout the 83rd were of about 1,000 during the campaign. By mid-March, the assault into Germany was in the
Pureco, Daniel SGT
CBRN ALC Class004-17
The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in WWII Operation
The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion played an important role in the success of the Allied Forces during World War II. Chemical Mortar Battalions were organized and implemented as supporting assets to ground fighting Infantry units during World War II. Not one fighting unit on the front lines were without a supporting Chemical Mortar platoon, their primary weapon was a 4.2 inch (107 mm) chemical mortar tube capable of launching high explosive, chemical, gas, incendiary, and smoke mortar rounds onto enemy forces. Ground fighting units depended very heavily on Chemical Mortar units that Fifth’s …show more content…
83rd and moved north east protecting the right flank, a distance of about 135 miles. Upon arriving the vicinity of Epinal, France, Allied Forces were not only fighting a well defending enemy but also weather conditions. The fighting was tough and Fire Support from the 83rd is known to have significantly contributed to the success of the 157th and 179th Infantry gain the ground past the rugged forest and in horrible weather conditions. It was another great job done for the 83rd and the Allies. On December 1944, the 7th Army pushed forward towards the German border. The campaign was a difficult one, the enemy had a very large concentration of troops in the area. 10 German Panzer Divisions were defending and trying to push the Americans back away from the German border. Bravo Company of the 83rd was supporting 180th Infantry when a large scale attack from the enemy was launched, Bravo fired over 5,635 rounds of mortar fire in a period of about 12 hours, the enemy suffered hundreds of casualties. The total average of mortar rounds fired throughout the 83rd were of about 1,000 during the campaign. By mid-March, the assault into Germany was in the