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1951 – Operation DECOY, a mock amphibious landing near Kojo designed as a feint, was led by the battleship USS Iowa along with six carriers, four cruisers and more than 30 destroyers.
Throughout the Korean War, U.S. and allied naval forces maintained a tight blockade of North Korean waters so the enemy could not use the sea to transport troops and supplies. Control of the sea also allowed the UN command to threaten other amphibious landings in the rear of the Chinese and North Korean armies arrayed along the 38th parallel. The enemy took the threat seriously and positioned sizeable troop units along both coasts and far from the front lines where they were badly needed. To keep the enemy’s attention focused on the sea, the fleet executed a number of naval feints and demonstrations.
In Operation Decoy, Navy aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers attacked Communist defenses around Kojo and Task Force 90 maneuvered as if to land elements of the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division near Wonsan. The enemy rushed forces to the coast to defeat amphibious assaults that never came.
https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/october-15/
Throughout the Korean War, U.S. and allied naval forces maintained a tight blockade of North Korean waters so the enemy could not use the sea to transport troops and supplies. Control of the sea also allowed the UN command to threaten other amphibious landings in the rear of the Chinese and North Korean armies arrayed along the 38th parallel. The enemy took the threat seriously and positioned sizeable troop units along both coasts and far from the front lines where they were badly needed. To keep the enemy’s attention focused on the sea, the fleet executed a number of naval feints and demonstrations.
In Operation Decoy, Navy aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers attacked Communist defenses around Kojo and Task Force 90 maneuvered as if to land elements of the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division near Wonsan. The enemy rushed forces to the coast to defeat amphibious assaults that never came.
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Thanks for sharing a great military deception story MSG (Join to see).
I appreciate the significance of Operation Decoy using Navy aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers to feint attack Communist defenses around Kojo and Task Force 90 feint an assault near Wonsan. It was successful in that it caused the enemy rushed forces to the coast to defeat amphibious assaults that never came.
I appreciate the significance of Operation Decoy using Navy aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers to feint attack Communist defenses around Kojo and Task Force 90 feint an assault near Wonsan. It was successful in that it caused the enemy rushed forces to the coast to defeat amphibious assaults that never came.
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