Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. ARC LIGHT 1965 - 1966

Abstract

It was essential to keep selected VC headquarters and units under attack. Target information was being developed concerning the 325th PAVN Division, Headquarters Military Region V, and Headquarters Military Region VII, where there were large troop buildups. The MACV message to CINCPAC said it was known from prisoner interrogations that the VC feared air attacks and their plans could be upset by unexpected events. The best way to keep them off balance and prevent large-scale attacks was to keep the enemy under constant pressure in his base areas. SAC representatives, discussing this problem with MACV, said that conventional bombing tactics, based on pattern bombing techniques, were ideally suited to such a requirement. On the basis of these discussions, COMUSMACV in May 1965 recommended that, as a matter of urgency, he be authorized to employ SAC B-52 aircraft against selected area targets in the RVN.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1967
Accession Number
ADA586120

Entities

People

  • Wesley R. Melyan

Organizations

  • Pacific Air Forces

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Area Bombing
  • Bombing
  • Close Support
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies