50 Years Ago Today The Tet Offensive Started

[Stuart Galbraith]

First glance, these are quite interesting. I believe these are the reports generated by Project Red Baron, the analysis the USAF did on air combat in Vietnam.

http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADC003627

http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADC003628

http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADC003629

[Dawes]

Seems that whenever MANPADS are introduced (SA-7 in South Vietnam, Stinger in Afghanistan) it has a significant impact on opposing air forces (or at least their tactics). So far, present-day Afghanistan seems to be MANPADS-free.

[RETAC21]

Not necessarily but it makes planes that previously were nigh invulnerable take care when doing their runs. Also depends on the numbers.

[JWB]

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[Stuart Galbraith]

Burn in hell mofo.

[Stuart Galbraith]

You just know he can still see Charlie in the wire.