The Road to Waegwan KW (id:#60044)

(March Madness 2007 Pack ID: MM07 PuP6)   [next]   [previous]

Waegwan, South Korea 1950-09-19 (0 others)

No balance information available

Overview:

One day after the Inchon landings on 15 September 1950, 8th Army began its counterattack along the entire Pusan Perimeter front. The 5th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was tasked to attack toward Waegwan from the south side of the enemy bulge just to the west of Taegu. On 18 September, the 5th RCT initiated a full regimental assault against the main NKPA defensive position on Hill 268, assigning the 2nd Battalion, 5th RCT to a supporting and flanking attack to the west against a series of hills. The 2nd Battalion secured Hill 140 on 17 September and prepared for a follow-on assault on Hill 121. This latter hill straddled the Naktong River and the road running north-south along the river's eastern bank. As the 2nd Battalion began its attack, it came under long-range tank and antitank gun fire from the western bank of the Naktong.

Defender: NKPA (7th Regiment, 3rd Division and 105th Armored Division)  

Errata (source)