Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. The Defense of Lima Site 36

Abstract

In a long-planned effort to establish control over Route 6 in Northeastern Laos, the Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) directed a coordinated series ot attacks against sites in Sam Neua, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang Provinces, approximately 75 kilometers southwest ot the city ot Sam Neua. Lima Site 27 had been overrun during the night ot 12 February 1966, and a full-scale assault was launched against Lima Site 36 in the early morning hours ot 17 February. The ensuing days witnessed the overrunning ot the site, the first use ot napalm in Laos, some examples of individual courage and leadership and the picture of an enemy so shattered by tactical air strikes that he was unable to occupy the territory he had "won".

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1966
Accession Number
ADA586294

Entities

People

  • Melvin F. Porter

Organizations

  • Pacific Air Forces

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Strikes
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Combat Operations
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Guns
  • Helicopters
  • Machine Guns
  • Materials
  • Military Organizations
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Mortars
  • Radio Equipment
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Southeast Asia

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.