Tactics and Techniques of Electronic Warfare

Tactics and Techniques of Electronic Warfare

The air campaign mounted against North Vietnam was the first time that an integrated air defense system based around radar-controlled guns and surface-to-air missiles had been encountered. Proponents of surface-to-air missiles had claimed that their lethality would drive manned aircraft from the battlefield. At first, the U.S. Air Force was hard-pressed to neutralize North Vietnam's radar-controlled defenses, but did prevail. Electronic countermeasures support for the air war against North Vietnam included stand-off jamming, Wild Weasel operations, the use of self protection pods, and the employment of chaff. Using all these techniques, Linebacker Ii saw the B-52s of Strategic Air Command facing the most effective air defense system the Soviet Union could provide. The B-52s won; the much-heralded surface-to-air missiles were scoring a lower kill rate than German defenses in World War Two. This campaign laid the foundations for the technology used by the Usaf to neutralize enemy defenses ever since.
Country USA
Brand Defense Lion Publications
Manufacturer Defense Lion Publications
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-04-22
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781939335180

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