B/EB-66 Destroyer Units in Combat

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Beschreibung

Studies of air combat in the Vietnam War inevitably focus on the MiG-killing fighter engagements, B-52 onslaughts or tactical strikes on the Hanoi region. However, underlying all these was the secretive 'electron war' in which highly-skilled electronic warfare officers duelled with Soviet and North Vietnamese radar operators in the attempt to enable US strike forces to reach their targets with minimal losses. Orbiting at the edge of heavily-defended territory, the vulnerable EB-66s identified and jammed the enemy's radar frequencies with electronic emissions and chaff to protect the American bombers. Their hazardous missions resulted in six combat losses, four of them to SA-2 missiles and one to a MiG-21, and they became prime targets for North Vietnamese defences when their importance was realised.
This illustrated study focuses on the oft-overlooked B-66 series, examining their vital contributions to the Vietnam War and the bravery of those who operated them in some of the most challenging situations imaginable. Author Peter E. Davies also explores how the technology and tactics devised during the period made possible the development of the EF-111A Raven, an invaluable component of the Desert Storm combat scenario over Iraq and Kuwait in 1991, and the US Navy's EA-6B Prowler, which entered service towards the end of the Vietnam War.

Über den Autor

Peter E. Davies

Zusammenfassung

The book has an appealing mix of Cold War combat and real war action in Vietnam that will please traditional Osprey buyers. USAF Cold War B-66s were highly colourful, making them popular with hobbyists.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Naval Origins
2. Cold War Bomber
3. Yokota and Shaw
4. Into the Fire
5. Thundering On
6. The Final Round
7. Still in Europe
Appendices
- Colour plates commentary
- Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Fachbereich:	Zeitgeschichte & Politik
Genre:	Geschichte
Jahrhundert:	ab 1949
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472845078
ISBN-10:	1472845072
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Davies, Peter E.
Illustrator:	Laurier, Jim
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	243 x 183 x 6 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter E. Davies
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.02.2021
Gewicht:	0,312 kg