Taussig (DDG 746) - Naval Cruise Book

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Mount crews work long and hard even after completion of the day's mission collecting the empty powder casings I AVAL GU U 1 1 i s f 1 Taussig's five inch shells leave but a hazy cloud over the mountainous terrain of CORPS IH in South Vietnam During the Taussig's three tours on Naval Gunfire Support in South Vietnam the ship firedatotal Of 5622 rounds of five inch ammunition at vari0l1S Viet Cong targets from CORPS II south of Da Nang on the east coast to CORPS IV inthe 's i

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V FIRE UPPORT n Q f ShOt.. . -,-., , , .,-,.,.- X X64 f? L v '11 T. . -- r xg +1 xr , xgxrx X .1 .. They didn't say it' would be like this at Yale! Y ,E Gulf of Siam on the West Coast. After receipt of 1 numerous commendations from the shore-based Spotters, the crew of the Taussig took great pride in the accuracy of the Go1den Guns .