Navy crucial to success in Vietnam?

Answer 1

Divers served in various positions, some served on the coast serving to clear mines and obstacles or to recover sunken ships or planes shot down. Many others served on TF-116 and other units on small water craft such as PBR's or the "brown water navy" patrolling the various rivers and waterways all across the delta, they also assisted SEALS and other special operations forces during infil, exfil and other operational needs. They also recovered aircraft that were shot down in the various waterways.

Answer 2

Extremely! Without them, the poor air force would've had to transport every tank, field gun, airplane, jet, helicopter, parts, vehicles, fuel, food, ammunition, and men to and from Vietnam.

Additionally, without the Navy, the (again) poor ole air force would've had to pound the enemy (in both the north and south) with rockets and bombs. And, to be accurate, the air force would've suffered astronomical LOSSES of aircraft during the course of the war. So "astronomical" that the USAF would probably have been either physically defeated or just plain unable to do the job.

Just one very small example, to prove a point: in 1966 the US lost approximately 1,000 jets in Vietnam. The US battleship USS New Jersey was activated and deployed to the gunline, delivering the equivalent of nearly 6,000 two thousand pound bombs WITHOUT the risk/loss of a million dollar jet and the man that flew it. Without that battleship, jets and men would've been lost delivering those loads.

Answer:

Apparently it wasn't. The US lost the war in VietNam withdrawing its troops in April 1975.

Answer 3

because he thought everyone was going to have some crakas