Patrols 1,327

Average Days Per Patrol 5

Average Number Men Per Patrol 7

Sightings 1,257

NVA/VC Sighted 14,121

Contacts 386

Fire Missions 884

Artillery Rounds Fired 48,574

Air Strikes 321

NVA/VC KIA (C) 882

NVA/VC KIA (P) 1,810

NVA/VC Captured 13/2 DOW

USMC KIA 48

USN KIA 5

USMC WIA 410

USN WIA 41

Captured Weapons 79
 
 

On 01 June 1967, the authorized strength was 32 Officers, 432 Enlisted - USMC. 1 Officer,

23 Enlisted USN. Five letter companies were designated as A, B, C, D, and H & S.

Source: Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Revision Number 2 of Tables Of Organization Number M-1428: Marine Corps Historical Center, Washington D.C.
 
 

This is what the statistics reveal:

1. Patrols: Assuming the entire T/O strength of the battalion was deployed in the field for 365 days,
2. that's equivalent to each Marine in the battalion continuously turning around 2.7 day patrols.
4. Sightings: 3.4 per day.
5. NVA/VC sighted: The equivalent of three T/O divisions including separate battalion combat support / logistics elements.
6. Contacts: 1.05 per day.
7. Fire missions: 2.42 per day.
8. Artillery rounds fired: 106 per mission.
9. Air Strikes: 0.88 per day.
10. Ratio of enemy KIA ( confirmed) to T/O battalion strength: 1.05 - 1.00
11. Ratio of enemy KIA (c), KIA (p) and enemy captured to T/O battalion strength: 5.5 -1:00
12. Ratio of enemy KIA (c) to USMC/USN KIA. 16.6 -1:00

An analysis will be added to this site, in the future, explaining the reconnaissance mission in Northern I Corps