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Combat Naval Gunfire Support File (CONGA) 3/1966 - 1/1973
USS Newport News CA-148 CONGA Target Data
The Combat Naval Gunfire Support File (CONGA), 3/1966 - 1/1973 contains a record for every naval gun fire mission during that period of the Vietnam War. Each record contains the date, time, target coordinates, rounds expended, etc.
USS Newport News CA-148 data is summarized in the table below for each target type.
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| MISSIONS | -------- ROUNDS EXPENDED -------- | |||||||
| CODE | VALUE | COMMENTS | FIRED | 8"/55 | 5"/38 | 3"/50 | Total | |
| A | WBLC OFFSHORE | Water Borne Logistics Craft, Offshore | 35 | 791 | 231 | - | 1,022 | |
| AA | COMM SITE | Communication Site | 4 | 50 | - | - | 50 | |
| AB | CSWY | Causeway | - | - | - | - | ||
| AC | H AND I | Harassment & Interdiction Fire | 745 | 14,415 | 33,567 | 914 | 48,896 | |
| AD | INTERDICTION PT | Interdiction Point | 2 | 37 | 40 | - | 77 | |
| AE | NAVAL BASE | 1 | 20 | - | - | 20 | ||
| AF | PORT FACILITY | 1 | 16 | - | - | 16 | ||
| AG | R/R DEPOT | Railroad Depot | - | - | - | - | ||
| AI | VC/NVA POSIT | VC or NVA Position | 171 | 3,664 | 5,169 | - | 8,833 | |
| AJ | ARTILLERY SITE | 294 | 9,136 | 4,166 | - | 13,302 | ||
| AK | BUNKER | 210 | 5,833 | 2,470 | - | 8,303 | ||
| AL | INFILTRATION PT | Infiltration Point | 16 | 58 | 401 | - | 459 | |
| AM | LIVESTOCK | 1 | 8 | - | - | 8 | ||
| AN | MORTAR SITE | 30 | 585 | 312 | - | 897 | ||
| AO | RICE STORAGE | - | - | - | - | |||
| AP | SAMPAN | 4 | 95 | - | - | 95 | ||
| AQ | ASSEMBLY AREA | 28 | 619 | 398 | - | 1,017 | ||
| AR | BASE CAMP | 16 | 417 | 118 | - | 535 | ||
| AS | AIRCRAFT | 3 | - | 119 | - | 119 | ||
| AT | MINE FIELD | - | - | - | - | |||
| AU | WEAPON | 8 | 25 | 141 | - | 166 | ||
| AV | BARGE | 1 | 24 | - | - | 24 | ||
| AW | SUPPLY RTE | Supply Route | - | - | - | - | ||
| AX | AREA/LZ PREP | Area or Landing Zone Preparation | 8 | 258 | 328 | - | 586 | |
| AY | ILLUMINATION | 5 | - | 40 | - | 40 | ||
| AZ | OBSERV POST | Observation Post | - | - | - | - | ||
| B | WBLC BEACHED | Water Borne Logistics Craft Beached | 4 | 99 | - | - | 99 | |
| BA | TUNNEL | 3 | 61 | 46 | - | 107 | ||
| BB | AUTO WEAP POSIT | Machine Gun Position | - | - | - | - | ||
| BC | VILLAGE | 5 | 97 | - | - | 97 | ||
| BD | STAGING AREA | 8 | 159 | 316 | - | 475 | ||
| BE | SECONDARY EXP | Secondary Explosion | - | - | - | - | ||
| BF | JUNK | - | - | - | - | |||
| BG | CARGO VESSEL | - | - | - | - | |||
| BH | BEACH STRAFE | - | - | - | - | |||
| BI | HOSTILE FIRE | 5 | 1,093 | - | - | 1,093 | ||
| BJ | FORTIFIED AREA | - | - | - | - | |||
| BK | FIGHTING HOLES | 2 | - | 309 | - | 309 | ||
| BL | SNIPER FIRE | - | - | - | - | |||
| BM | RECON BY FIRE | - | - | - | - | |||
| BN | TRAINING AREA | - | - | - | - | |||
| BO | TRENCH LINE | 3 | 144 | 9 | - | 153 | ||
| BP | UNKNOWN | 4 | 198 | 9 | - | 207 | ||
| C | WBLC INLAND | Water Borne Logistics Craft, Inland | - | - | - | - | ||
| D | CD SITE | Coastal Defense Site | 329 | 3,977 | 4,507 | - | 8,484 | |
| E | MISSILE SITE | 28 | 580 | 478 | - | 1,058 | ||
| F | RADAR SITE | 24 | 391 | 60 | - | 451 | ||
| G | ROAD SEGMENT | 20 | 898 | 12 | - | 910 | ||
| H | R/R SEGMENT | Railroad Segment | 8 | 186 | - | - | 186 | |
| I | BRIDGE/APP | Bridge or Bridge Approach | 54 | 1,266 | 41 | - | 1,307 | |
| J | FERRY/APP | Ferry or Ferry Approach | 11 | 193 | 103 | - | 296 | |
| K | TRANSHIP AREA | Transshipment Area | 21 | 514 | 39 | - | 553 | |
| L | SUPPLY AREA | 89 | 1,899 | 914 | - | 2,813 | ||
| M | MILITARY INSTAL | Military Installation | 6 | 184 | - | - | 184 | |
| N | TROOP CONC | Troop Concentration | 319 | 5,562 | 12,679 | - | 18,241 | |
| N1 | TROOP CONC | Troop Concentration | - | - | - | - | ||
| O | STRUCT/BUILDING | Structure or Building | 77 | 1,725 | 517 | - | 2,242 | |
| P | VEHICLE | 17 | 417 | 229 | - | 646 | ||
| P0 | VEHICLE | - | - | - | - | |||
| P1 | TRUCK | 3 | 176 | - | - | 176 | ||
| P2 | TANK | 8 | 137 | 53 | - | 190 | ||
| Q | POL | Point of Land | 8 | 265 | - | - | 265 | |
| R | CHOKE PT | Choke Point | 46 | 807 | 48 | - | 855 | |
| S | OTHER | - | - | - | - | |||
| T | AA SITE | Antiaircraft Site | 32 | 819 | 208 | - | 1,027 | |
| U | AMMO STORAGE | 25 | 731 | 471 | - | 1,202 | ||
| V | BOAT REPAIR | 1 | 50 | - | - | 50 | ||
| W | BYPASS | Bypass around a blockage | 2 | 64 | - | - | 64 | |
| X | CAVE | 5 | 110 | - | - | 110 | ||
| Y | CHECK PT | Check Point | 4 | 92 | - | - | 92 | |
| Z | CMD POST | Command Post | 15 | 726 | 431 | - | 1,157 | |
| 2,769 | 59,671 | 68,979 | 914 | 129,564 | ||||
