The Jack Carr Channel Exclusive First Listen: CRY HAVOC — Chapter 3
Oct 8, 2025
Dive back into the heart of South Vietnam during 1968 as a team undertakes off-the-books missions filled with high-stakes tactics. They navigate the jungle with precision, employing suppressed weapons for a silent ambush against an NVA patrol. Tension escalates when they discover a courier with information that could change the course of the war. The action-packed narrative highlights teamwork, strategy, and the reality of covert operations, all brought vividly to life with a riveting narration.
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Off-Book Hunting Expeditions
- Tom Reese and Frank Quinn ran unsanctioned "hunting expeditions" near Phu Bai to test gear and tactics off the books.
- They used these short missions to sharpen skills and evaluate suppressed weapons and starlight scopes before riskier missions.
Training Ops Evolve Into SOPs
- The teams treated unauthorized missions as training that produced actionable lessons for other recon units.
- This informal feedback loop turned small experiments into evolving SOPs that improved survival in Southeast Asia.
Amu Guides The Jungle Move
- Amu led the team through jungle terrain, keeping them off trails and sensing nearby enemy presence.
- Their plan to set up a RON site pivoted when they smelled smoke and tracked NVA voices toward last light.
