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The objective of Operation: Rolling Thunder was originally an 8 week bombing campaign that targeted industrial, logistical and military complexes
so as to prevent support from North Vietnam to the Viet Cong in the South, it lasted for 3 years approximately and was widen to some civilian targets too, it also targeted the Ho Chi Minh Trail, with little success.
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What was the US-directed program of covert raids on North Vietnam called?
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was the continuous air campaign begun by the US in March 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder was the continuous air campaign begun by the US in March 1965.
How did the US react to operation rolling thunder?
Three excellent consequences of Rolling Thunder: 1. The creation of air to air combat training (Dog-Fighting) schools; Top Gun for the USN and Red Flag for the USAF. 2. Reinstallling guns back onto to modern jets. 3. The creation of "Wild Weasels"; SAM killing jets.
Who launched operation rolling thunder?
This was an air campaign conducted by the US Air Force & US Naval Airmen. Operation Rolling Thunder was the code name given to us bombings of strategic targets in North Vietnam is 1965. It was used by the US, under president Johnson. This method was used in order to put pressure on the south, in order to make them stop supplying the vietcong, end the war and start negotiations. However, it brought no end to the conflict and failed to have any impact on the war.
Is it acceptable to use the term 'escalation' when refering to the troops that Johnson sent into Vietnam?
"Escalation" means to increase; an appropiate term. The war did escalate; it went from a guerrilla war of US military advisers and small unit contacts...to B-52 stratofortress bombers and hi-tech jet fighter plane dog-fights (aerial combat) over the skies of North Vietnam (Operation Rolling Thunder).
What did the NLF do that caused the US to begin Operation Rolling Thunder?
the nlf got a boner
What was the US-directed program of covert raids on North Vietnam called?
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was the campaign called that us pilots bombed and destroyed much of Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was the first US extensive bombing of North Vietnam?
operation rolling thunder
When did the US and North Vietnam do the most fighting?
In 1965, on the ground at the Ia Drang, and in the air with operation Rolling Thunder.
When in operation rolling thunder were ground troops added?
US conventional forces arrived in '65. Rolling Thunder was an AIR CAMPAIGN against North Vietnam! Had nothing to do with the ground war in South Vietnam.
What was the continuous air campaign begun by the US in March 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder was the continuous air campaign begun by the US in March 1965.
How many bombs where drop in operation rolling thunder?
No way to tell for ground personnel; Rollling Thunder was an AIR CAMPAIGN over North Vietnam from 1965 thru 1968. Statistics taken from USAF & USN airmen (discounting jet losses) would have to be counted, to obtain US killed during Rolling Thunder.
What US President authorized the military operation of Rolling Thunder in Vietnam?
Lyndon Johnson authorized this and most of the military operations in Vietnam.
American military operation in 1965 to stop North Vietnamese support for the Vietcong?
The American military operation in 1965 was known as Operation Rolling Thunder. It aimed to disrupt North Vietnamese supply routes and military infrastructure in order to stop their support for the Vietcong, a communist group fighting in South Vietnam. Despite extensive bombing campaigns, the operation did not achieve its objectives and ultimately escalated the conflict.
Wbat were the key milestone of the war through 1966?
The air campaign, "Operation Rolling Thunder" commenced in 1965. Most of the big named US Army divisions had arrived in country by 1966.
How did the US react to operation rolling thunder?
Three excellent consequences of Rolling Thunder: 1. The creation of air to air combat training (Dog-Fighting) schools; Top Gun for the USN and Red Flag for the USAF. 2. Reinstallling guns back onto to modern jets. 3. The creation of "Wild Weasels"; SAM killing jets.
