Characteristics of Naval Gunfire Support in Korea
Abstract
Ships of the U. S. Navy fired over 414,000 rounds and 24,000 missions against shore targets in the period May 1951 through March 1952. The great bulk of these missions (over 90 percent) was 5-inch fire, mainly by destroyers. Detailed reports of more than 5,000 of these missions have been received as part of a special data collection program by the Pacific Fleet Evaluation Group. These reports provide statistics descriptive of the employment of Naval gunfire during the period. They show that the enemy's transportation system was the primary target for the destroyers' fire, receiving about 1/3 of the missions. The main batteries of the heavy ships were used primarily against personnel targets, however, and their secondary batteries were used primarily against gun emplacements and other weapons installations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 21, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0756950
Entities
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses