THE HELIBORNE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR USE IN PSYWAR AND CIVIC ACTION (16 MAY 1963 TO 1 JANUARY 1964)

Abstract

The Army Concept Team in Vietnam (ACTIV) has assembled and evaluated a heliborne public address system for use in the psywar and civic action aspects of counterinsurgency warfare. The vertical take-off and landing characteristics of the helicopter permit the use of local personages in making pertinent and timely broadcasts of propaganda flavored with local details. In addition, the slow flight characteristics of the helicopter permit longer and clearer broadcasts. By combining these characteristics with a powerful public address system, an effective tool for waging counterinsurgency warfare at the grassroots level has been produced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1964
Accession Number
AD0348732

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplifiers
  • Army
  • Buddhism
  • Civic Action
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Infantry
  • Microphones
  • Psychological Operations
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Recording Systems
  • Small Arms
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design