Flashermac Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 There were no laser guided weapons available during the Vietnam War. B-52's carpet bombing a city doesn't require precision. JESUS!!! Nobody carpeted bombed any farking cities in the Vietnam War! Even the effing commies never claimed that. << During the Vietnam War Hanoi's transportation facilities were disrupted by the bombing of bridges and railways, which were, however, promptly repaired. >> Furthermore ... << [color:red]Laser-guided weapons were first developed in the United States in the early 1960s.[/color] [color:red]The United States Air Force issued the first development contracts in 1964, leading to the development of the Paveway series, which was used operationally in Vietnam starting in 1968.[/color] Although there were a variety of technical and operational problems, the results were generally positive. LGBs proved to offer a much higher degree of accuracy than unguided weapons, but without the expense, complexity, and limitations of guided air-to-ground missiles like the AGM-12 Bullpup. The LGB proved particularly effective against difficult fixed targets like bridges, which previously had required huge loads of "dumb" ordnance to destroy. It was determined that 48 percent of Paveways dropped during 1972–73 around Hanoi and Haiphong achieved direct hits, compared with only 5.5 percent of unguided bombs dropped on the same area a few years earlier. The average Paveway landed within 23 feet of its target, as opposed to 447 feet for gravity bombs. The leap in accuracy brought about primarily by laser guidance made it possible to take out heavily defended, point objectives that had eluded earlier air raids. The most dramatic example was the Thanh Hoa Bridge, 70 miles south of Hanoi, a critical crossing point over the Red River. Starting in 1965, U.S. pilots had flown 871 sorties against it, losing 11 planes without managing to put it out of commission. In 1972 the “Dragon’s Jaw†bridge was attacked with Paveway bombs, and 14 jets managed to do what the previous 871 had not: drop the span, and cut a critical North Vietnamese supply artery. In the wake of this success, other nations, specifically the Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain, began developing similar weapons in the late 1960s and early 1970s, while US weapons were refined based on combat experience. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb p.s. Apologies for sidetracking the thread from Soongmak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 ... since you like wiki, Linebacker II was a resumption of the Operation Linebacker bombings conducted from May to October, with the emphasis of the new campaign shifted to attacks by B-52 Stratofortress bombers rather than tactical fighter aircraft. 1,600 civilians died in Hanoi and Haiphong in the raids.... Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 but carpet bombing i.e coventry style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 but carpet bombing i.e coventry style? Doesn't matter for the victims... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Carpet bombing was used by both sides in WWII. It has not been used since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF16 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Remember his posts when he got his small one, a proud dad. Sorry to hear about his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sorry to hear he passed away. Hope his wife will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Without being in any way disrespectful in particular as I feel honestly sad about his death I am surprised that last time online for poster Songmaak shows March 27th 22:11 . Over to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hi, "last time online for poster Songmaak shows March 27th 22:11 ." What the ???? The only way I can explain that is if he had this site as his homepage and had auto login turned on (which is not unlikely) and someone turned on his computer and started up his browser. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hi, "last time online for poster Songmaak shows March 27th 22:11 ." What the ???? The only way I can explain that is if he had this site as his homepage and had auto login turned on (which is not unlikely) and someone turned on his computer and started up his browser. Sanuk! That would be the obvious explanation and the first one I thought as, as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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