The purpose of this page is for Red Warriors and families to locate LZs and FSBs that they may identify with. We do not attempt to identify other unit locations. This is strictly an attempt to show 1/12th LZ and Fire Support Base locations. We will also identify some major fire fight locations within the Areas of Operation in which Red Warrior units were involved. You will be able to open and zoom into features of the map. If you wish a copy of one of the maps, follow the instructions below on "How to Download a map You Want"

All of these full sized maps at 30.5x40.4 inches. However if you open a map, and print, it will print out in 2 pages at 8.5x11 standard typing paper. If you wish to print full size, save the map as a jpg, and take to a printing source that can accomodate large prints.

NOTE: We've made every attempt to be accurate as possible, but inaccuracies will occur due to conflicting or unknown grid coordinates. We keep adding LZ's as they become known. If you can you can contribute information this page, please Email: JIM We know we are missing data from the BanMe Thuot area. If you have information as to LZ/s in the south, please inform us.

Don Smith's Maps

Firebases & LZs in Vietnam - - - - Map Guide Northern Half of South Vietnam - - - - Map Guide Southern Half of South Vietenam - - - - - - - - - - Vietnam 1-50,000 series Map List

Used by permission of Don Smith.

How to Download a Map You Want

Courteously provided by Texas Technical University: Follow the instructions.

Updated 2018

1. First, from the maps above, find the map number you want. As an example, map 6738-II. Texas Technical College maintains all maps, but does not use military map roman numerals in it's search criteria. You must convert to Alphanumeric values. In our example, we would search for 6738-2, NOT 6738-II

2. Go to Texas Tech "Search the Virtual Vietnam Archive" Search Page and ENTER THE MAP NUMBER into the SEARCH TERMS search box. (See sample illustration above left)

3. Click "SEARCH" ICON and You will get SUMMARY of the results to your search. A thumbnail of the map should be seen..

4. Above the Thumbnail and to the right are the directions (CLICK TO VIEW CITATION) "CLICK IT.

4. A nother SUMMARY PAGE appears. Scroll down and you will see the map, and it's relationship to the other map sections around it. Scroll further down to see the actual Map Files and than choose the one you wish to download.

6537-III

LZ Valkrie (Cambodia)

Simply stated, Map Sheets are large and contain a single Sheet number, such as Sheet 6537. A Map Section is 1/4th of a sheet. There are four sections to a Sheet. Most maps in the field were in Sections since they were smaller and easier to handle, where as in the battalion CP they would use large Sheet maps to hang on a wall. Map Sections are numbered I,II,III, and IV. Map Sections are named with the Sheet number, followed by a section number of I, II, III, or IV. Section numbers start in the upper right of the Sheet, and move clockwise. Thus Map Sections 6537-I is the upper right quadrant of Sheet 6537. Section 6537-II is below 6537-I. Section 6537-III is in the lower left quadrant. Section IV is in the upper left Quadrant. (See example below)

Like Grid coordinates, Map Sheets numbers increase moving left to right (west to east). Thus to the right of Map Sheet 6537 is 6637. To the right of that Sheet is Sheet 6737, and so on. Note the 37 (the last two digits) remains the same. Similarly Map Sheets moving bottom to top (south to north), the last two numbers of the sheet increase. Thus with Map Sheet 6537, the map sheet above it is Sheet 6538. South of Map Sheet 6537 is 6536. (See example below)

Notice also that maps have prefixes, such as ZA, YA, YV, BQ and so on.The reason is to easier identify a correct map, especially when map grids reach 00 and begin to recycle numbers. To assure one is looking at the correct map, prefixes are added.

On some map sections there may be as many as 6 map prefixes. On the lower right portion of a map section, you can see a diagram of the map prefixes and the area they cover for that particular map section. See the example on the right for Map Section 6536-III

Note: Map 6536-III contains Prefix YA and YV

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