Hazord, that is probably right, SOG called it "Commando Vault"
When these holes in the jungle were made SOG were the ones who dropped in, usually looking for the enenmy, if not BDA, truck & tank Parks and very high high concentration of enemy troops. Anywhere from 500 to 10,00 NVA Troops. This (SOG) was the most secret group of guys ever to hit the battleground.
Now what would happen when they went out on a mission involving the dropping of Commando Vault to make a landing zone, they were on other choppers to land on the space it created. If you look at the aftermaths of Comando Vault, you will see that the treels were blown away fro the center of the blast. These trees were a super barrier from the NVA attacking right after they hit the ground. It also impeded the SOG team tryin to get over the jungle mess by Command Vault blowing in the very dense jungle. Sometimes the trees where stacked 20-100 feet thick. It would take the SOG team maybe hours to clear the mess and get back into the jungle. A very hazordes situation becuse of the fact that they were so exposed that the enemy could launch rockets and mortars at them from afar. They also went into the target "Sterile" which means if they were ever captured there were other things the NVA, Russian, Chinese and Cuban anti-SOG interrogators would ask first.
Many SOG recon teams had to call back a chopper to take a man or two back to the B.H. Which now gave away to the NVA exactly where you are.
SOG was a strategic reconnaissance outfit, they only worked in the A-Shau valley (Both sides of it, west and east of the valley) which was occupied by so many NVA that it was considered a suicide mission. Laos, Cambodia, Southern provinces of China, North Vietnam. and Thailand. But the majority of SOG reconnaissance teams were located in Laos & Cambodia next to the Ho Chi Mihn Trail.
Another thing was that SOG had one of the largest collection of WWII rifles, sub -guns, machine guns, and shotguns, and grenades; both hand and rifle, pistols, Mortars. etc., etc. Some were silenced some weren't They hadevery model of the M-14 which used as as a "precison rifle" with
the ART II scope mostly. Jeee they even made the first ever built .50 cal, single shot rifle.
Any other questions about SOG and its missions or what they would carry on a mission, just ask. I'll also place a list of books that are "recommended reading. What I'll do with the list I will include my own recommended best to the ones that anywhere from Excellant to Good ratings on how much the book is worth buying or not.
Unbeleivable, wouldn't you say?