A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA
A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA An exploration and analysis of the tactics, equipment, and effectiveness of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the US Navy's primary strike weapon during the war in Vietnam,…
Specifikacia A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA
A-4 Skyhawk vs North Vietnamese AAA
An exploration and analysis of the tactics, equipment, and effectiveness of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the US Navy's primary strike weapon during the war in Vietnam, and its main adversary--North Vietnam's antiaircraft artillery network.While the F-105 Thunderchief was the USAF's principal strike weapon during the Rolling Thunder campaign, the US Navy relied on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for the majority of its strikes on North Vietnam. Throughout Operation Rolling Thunder it was the US Navy's principal day-time light strike bomber, remaining in use after its replacement, the more sophisticated A-7 Corsair II, began to appear in December 1967.During the 1965--68 Rolling Thunder period, up to five attack carriers regularly launched A-4 First flown in 1954, the Skyhawk entered service in 1956 and remained in continuous production for 26 years.