Close Air Support In Vietnam
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Close Air Support In Vietnam
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Author : Ralph A Rowley
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-04-12
Close Air Support In Vietnam written by Ralph A Rowley and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-12 with History categories.
This study traces the development of close air support tactics and operations in South Vietnam from 1961 through 1973. The early years (1961-64) witnessed the buildup of Farm Gate operations and introduction of the Tactical Air Control System (Barn Door). Tactics evolved for the 0-1 Bird Dog FAC and for such strike aircraft as the T-28 Trojan, B-26 Invader, and A-lE Skyraider. Ordnance problems were tackled and headway made. During the buildup (1965-68) the 0-2A Skymaster and OV-10 Bronco bolstered forward air control. Strike operations were strengthened by the F-100 Super Sabre, B-57 Canberra, F-4 Phantom, F-5 Freedom Fighter, and A-37 Dragonfly. Gunships (the AC-47 Spooky, AC-130 Spectre, AC-119G Shadow, and AC-119K Stinger) also gave excellent assistance to group troops. Support of Special Forces commenced. Inroads were made on problems of coordination, command, and control of tactical air power. Tactics were further refined to meet the changing needs of close air support. In the final period (1969-73) the OV-10 acted as an armed FAC. The A-7 Corsair II entered the war. In 1973 the pullout of American troops began. Lastly, the study discusses the A-10 close air support aircraft.
Air Power And The Ground War In Vietnam Ideas And Actions
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Author : Dr Donald J. Mrozek
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
Air Power And The Ground War In Vietnam Ideas And Actions written by Dr Donald J. Mrozek and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
Ultimately, this study is about a smaller Vietnam War than that which is commonly recalled. It focuses on expectations concerning the impact of air power on the ground war and on some of its actual effects, but it avoids major treatment of some of the most dramatic air actions of the war, such as the bombing of Hanoi. To many who fought the war and believe it ought to have been conducted on a still larger scale or with fewer restraints, this study may seem almost perverse, emphasizing as it does the utility of air power in conducting the conflict as a ground war and without total exploitation of our most awe-inspiring technology. Although the chapters in this study are intended to form a coherent and unified argument, each also offers discrete messages. The chapters are not meant to be definitive. They do not exhaust available documentary material, and they often rely heavily on published accounts. Nor do they provide a complete chronological picture of the uses of air power, even with respect to the ground war. Nor is coverage of areas in which air power was employed—South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam—evenly distributed nor necessarily proportionate to the effort expended in each place during the war. Lastly, some may find one or another form of air power either slightly or insufficiently treated. Such criticisms are beside the point, for the objectives of this study are to explore a comparatively neglected theme—the impact of air power on the ground—and to encourage further utilization of lessons drawn from the Vietnam experience.
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh Illustrated Edition
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Author : Lt.-Col Shawn Callahan USMC
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh Illustrated Edition written by Lt.-Col Shawn Callahan USMC and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
Includes 7 maps, 3 tables, and more than 80 photo illustrations. In the 77 days from 20 Jan. to 18 March of 1968, two divisions of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) surrounded a regiment of U.S. Marines on a mountain plateau in the northwest corner of South Vietnam known as Khe Sanh. The episode was no accident; it was in fact a carefully orchestrated meeting in which both sides got what they wanted. The North Vietnamese succeeded in surrounding the Marines in a situation in many ways similar to Dien Bien Phu, and may have been seeking similar tactical, operational, and strategic results. General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of the joint U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (COMUSMACV), meanwhile, sought to lure the NVA into the unpopulated terrain around the 26th Marines in order to wage a battle of annihilation with air power. In this respect Khe Sanh has been lauded as a great victory of air power, a military instrument of dubious suitability to much of the Vietnam conflict. The facts support the assessment that air power was the decisive element at Khe Sanh, delivering more than 96 percent of the ordnance used against the NVA. Most histories of the battle, however, do not delve much deeper than this. Comprehensive histories like John Prados and Ray Stubbe’s Valley of Decision, Robert Pisor’s End of the Line, and Eric Hammel’s Siege in the Clouds provide excellent accounts of the battle, supported by detailed analyses of its strategic and operational background but tend to focus on the ground battle and treat the application of air power in general terms. They do not, however, make significant distinction between the contributions of the two primary air combat elements in this air-land battle: the 7th Air Force and the 1st Marine Air Wing. An analysis of their respective contributions to the campaign reveals that they each made very different contributions that reflected very different approaches to the application of air power.
Red Markers Close Air Support For The Vietnamese Airborne 1962 1975
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Author : Gary Willis
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013
Red Markers Close Air Support For The Vietnamese Airborne 1962 1975 written by Gary Willis and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Award-winning history of a segment of the Vietnam War ... From 1962 until early 1973, a handful of USAF officers and airmen directed close air support for the Vietnamese Airborne and its American advisors in MACV Advisory Team 162. This Red Marker detachment began as a single Air Liaison Officer. It grew into a combat unit of 36 personnel with a dozen aircraft before shrinking to a single officer as the United States withdrew from combat. Over the decade of its existence, less than 175 men served in the unit. Five of them died in combat. This award winning history of these forward air controllers from the beginning to the end is based on contributions from 76 men who were there.
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh
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Author : Shawn P. Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Marine Corps Association
Release Date : 2009
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh written by Shawn P. Callahan and has been published by Marine Corps Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
Chapters include the Hill Battles of 1967, The Seige of 1968, Operation Pegasus and the Relief of Khe Sanh, the Deep Air Battle and the B-52, Radar Controlled Tactical Air Support, Close Air Support, and Conclusions. Mixed within the text are black and white photographs, charts, and figures. An appendix with a glossary and acronym of terms and extensive bibliography support this occasional paper work. These "Occasional Papers" are chosen for intrinsic worth, must reflect structured research, present a contribution to historical knowledge not readily available in published sources, and reflect original content on the part of the author, compiler, or editor.
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh
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Author : Lieutenant Shawn Callahan
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-11
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh written by Lieutenant Shawn Callahan and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with History categories.
In the 77 days from 20 January to 18 March of 1968, two divisions of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) surrounded a regiment of U.S. Marines on a mountain plateau in the northwest corner of South Vietnam known as Khe sanh. The episode was no accident; it was in fact a carefully orchestrated meeting in which both sides got what they wanted. The north Vietnamese succeeded in surrounding the Marines in a situation in many ways similar to Dien Bien Phu, and may have been seeking similar tactical, operational, and strategic results. General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of the joint U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (COMUSMACV), meanwhile, sought to lure the NVA into the unpopulated terrain around the 26th Marines in order to wage a battle of annihilation with air power. In this respect Khe Sanh has been lauded as a great victory of air power, a military instrument of dubious suitability to much of the Vietnam conflict. The facts support the assessment that air power was the decisive element at Khe Sanh, delivering more than 96 percent of the ordnance used against the NVA. This work focuses mainly on fixed-wing close air support, or the support provided by jet and propeller-driven conventional aircraft, to the general exclusion of rotary-wing aircraft, also known as helicopters. There are several reasons for this, none of which are meant to belittle the contributions or heroism of the Marine, Army, and Air Force helicopter pilots who fought in the hills around Khe Sanh. First, until the arrival of the AH-1G Cobra in April 1969, there was no helicopter designed for dedicated close air support of Marines in Vietnam. The primary gunship during the battle of Khe Sanh was the UH-1E outfitted with machine guns and rocket launchers for the escort of unarmed helicopters. These helicopters were sometimes used for the direct support of ground troops with suppressive fires and were frequently used as forward air controllers, spotting and marking targets for fixed-wing aircraft with heavier ordnance. These roles are appropriately discussed alongside the contributions of the fixed-wing aircraft, but as a general rule, analysis remains focused on the heavier attack aircraft.
Air Power In Three Wars World War Ii Korea Vietnam Illustrated Edition
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Author : General William W. Momyer USAF
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
Air Power In Three Wars World War Ii Korea Vietnam Illustrated Edition written by General William W. Momyer USAF and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
[Includes over 130 illustrations and maps] This insightful work documents the thoughts and perspectives of a general with 35 years of history with the U.S. Air Force – General William W. Momyer. The manuscript discusses his years as a senior commander of the Air Force – strategy, command and control counter air operations, interdiction, and close air support. His perspectives cover World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh
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Author : Shawn P. Callahan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-04-28
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh written by Shawn P. Callahan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-28 with categories.
In the 77 days from 20 January to 18 March of 1968, two divisions of the north Vietnamese Army (nVA) surrounded a regiment of u.s. Marines on a mountain plateau in the northwest corner of south Vietnam known as Khe sanh. The episode was no accident; it was in fact a carefully orchestrated meeting in which both sides got what they wanted. The north Vietnamese succeeded in surrounding the Marines in a situation in many ways similar to dien Bien phu, and may have been seeking similar tactical, operational, and strategic results. General William C. Westmoreland, the commander of the joint u.s. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (CoMusMACV), meanwhile, sought to lure the nVA into the unpopulated terrain around the 26th Marines in order to wage a battle of annihilation with air power. In thisrespect Khe sanh has been lauded as a great victory of air power, a military instrument of dubious suitability to much of the Vietnam conflict.
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh
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Author : Shawn P. Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2009
Close Air Support And The Battle For Khe Sanh written by Shawn P. Callahan and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Close air support categories.
Case Studies In The Development Of Close Air Support
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Author : Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Case Studies In The Development Of Close Air Support written by Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
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