Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Interdiction in Route Package One, 1968

Abstract

With the April 1968 bombing halt above 190 North latitude in North Vietnam, the Air Force Southwest Monsoon Campaign for 1968 shifted to Route Package I. For the first time, a reasonably large strike force could be dedicated to the lower North Vietnamese panhandle. The key idea during this campaign was round-the-clock bombing of a few, strategic, highly vulnerable choke points, and seeding of water crossings with magnetic mines. A significant reduction in truck traffic resulted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1969
Accession Number
ADA486744

Entities

People

  • C. W. Thorndale

Organizations

  • Pacific Air Forces

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Cyber
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Area Denial
  • Asia
  • Combat Operations
  • Geography
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Moving Target Indicator Radar
  • Munitions
  • Reconnaissance
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Southeast Asia
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.