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Why were the Vietnamese soldiers particularly afraid of the B-52's?
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North Vietnamese Army. Not the South Viet Army; the South Vietnamese Army was never intentionally targeted by B52s. The reason the NVA (North Viet Army) feared (and respected) the Stratofortess's was because of the following:
1. The only way to shoot down a Stratofortress was by either their NVAF MiG21 interceptors (which the NVAF claimed shooting down two B52s in December 1972; denied by the USAF) or by their SAMs (Surface to Air Missiles), which they did shoot down several (confirmed by the USAF).
2. Those two weapon systems were not deployed to South Vietnam. Consequently the NVA were at the mercy of the B52s.
3. The B52 could not be seen from the ground, sometimes only their vapor trails could be seen. Therefore, when the NVA were struck by an "Arc Light" (B52 mission) it was simply sudden death (no warnings). In addition, one Stratofortress could carry 108 750lb bombs (HE=High Explosive), and they normally flew in cells of 3, which would be saturating a battalion of NVA with 324 high explosive bombs within 20 seconds. With no way to fight back (except with MiG21 & SAMs) the B52 was the NVA's worst nightmare.
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