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U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites - Jul 27, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Forty-six U.S. F-105 fighter-bombers attack the missile installation that had fired at U.S. planes on July 24. They also attacked another missile installation 40 miles northwest of Hanoi. One missile launcher was destroyed and another was damaged, but five U.S. planes were shot down in the effort.
On July 24, U.S. bombers on a raid over munitions manufacturing facilities at Kang Chi, 55 miles northwest of Hanoi, were fired at from an unknown launching site. It was the first time the enemy had launched antiaircraft missiles at U.S. aircraft. The presence of ground-to-air antiaircraft missiles represented a rapidly improving air defense capability for the North Vietnamese. As the war progressed, North Vietnam, supplied by China and the Soviet Union, would fashion a very effective and integrated air defense system, which became a formidable challenge to American flyers conducting missions over North Vietnam.
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On July 24, U.S. bombers on a raid over munitions manufacturing facilities at Kang Chi, 55 miles northwest of Hanoi, were fired at from an unknown launching site. It was the first time the enemy had launched antiaircraft missiles at U.S. aircraft. The presence of ground-to-air antiaircraft missiles represented a rapidly improving air defense capability for the North Vietnamese. As the war progressed, North Vietnam, supplied by China and the Soviet Union, would fashion a very effective and integrated air defense system, which became a formidable challenge to American flyers conducting missions over North Vietnam.
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U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites - Jul 27, 1965 - HISTORY.com
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Enemy air defense suppression is critical in the early operational stages SP5 Mark Kuzinski.
In WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and OIF we used Air Force and Navy/USMC aircraft to suppress ground-based anti-air capabilities as well as attacking their interceptor and fighter aircraft. Neutralizing air defense is critical to subsequent bombing campaigns and airborne, air mobile or airlift operations.
Recon by fire is a ground-based technique. Unfortunately the U.S. bombers raiding the munitions manufacturing facilities at Kang Chi 3-days earlier were not sufficiently prepared for anti-air capabilities protecting the target area approaches.
The casualty to achieved objective ratio of five U.S. F-105 fighter-bombers shot down to one missile launcher was destroyed and another was damaged is a costly and poor ratio.
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In WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and OIF we used Air Force and Navy/USMC aircraft to suppress ground-based anti-air capabilities as well as attacking their interceptor and fighter aircraft. Neutralizing air defense is critical to subsequent bombing campaigns and airborne, air mobile or airlift operations.
Recon by fire is a ground-based technique. Unfortunately the U.S. bombers raiding the munitions manufacturing facilities at Kang Chi 3-days earlier were not sufficiently prepared for anti-air capabilities protecting the target area approaches.
The casualty to achieved objective ratio of five U.S. F-105 fighter-bombers shot down to one missile launcher was destroyed and another was damaged is a costly and poor ratio.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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