On 11 October "New Jersey" engaged a coastal installation with her guns; however, she shifted her fire when a recon plane spotting for the battleship reported an enemy truck concentration north of Nha Ky. "New Jersey" gunners quickly retrained the battleship's big guns and managed to inflict heavy damage on six of the vehicles. Early on the morning of 12 October "New Jersey" trained her guns in anticipation of shelling the heavily fortified and well protected Vinh caves. For the next three days "New Jersey" pounded the area with her 16 in shells in an effort to eliminate the Viet Cong presence in the region. Aided by spotter aircraft from the aircraft carrier , "New Jersey" engaged enemy targets, setting several enemy positions on fire and sealing one cave. On 14 October "New Jersey" shifted her gunfire to the coastal artillery sites on Hon Matt Island, destroying one battery on the island.