Operation Steel Tiger

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Operation Steel Tiger was a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, particularly through Laos.

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Label Occurrences
Operation Steel Tiger canonical 4
Operation Tiger Hound 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial interdiction campaign
military operation
aimedAt reducing infiltration of troops from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
weakening the logistical capacity of the People’s Army of Vietnam
aircraftUsed Douglas A-1 Skyraider
surface form: A-1 Skyraider

AC-130 gunship
AC-47 Spooky
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

F-105 Thunderchief
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
surface form: F-4 Phantom II
belligerent United States Air Force
United States Navy
classifiedAs covert air operation in Laos
codename Steel Tiger
commandedBy Seventh Air Force
conflict Vietnam War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1968
historicalPeriod Cold War
implementedBy United States Indo-Pacific Command
surface form: United States Pacific Command
legalStatus conducted without formal declaration of war in Laos
location Laos
border region between Laos and South Vietnam
eastern Laos
southern Laos
method aerial bombardment
armed reconnaissance
close air support against logistical targets
objective disrupt traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail
interdict North Vietnamese supply routes
opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam
partOf American war effort in Vietnam
relatedTo Operation Barrel Roll
Operation Rolling Thunder
result North Vietnamese supply flow reduced but not stopped
rulesOfEngagement restricted to targets in Laos outside certain buffer zones
startTime 1965
successor Operation Commando Hunt
target Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him)
surface form: Ho Chi Minh Trail
theater Laos
Southeast Asia
typeOfTarget bridges
river crossings
road and trail networks
storage areas
supply depots
truck traffic

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Subject: Operation Steel Tiger
Description of subject: Operation Steel Tiger was a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, particularly through Laos.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laotian Civil War significantEvent Operation Steel Tiger
Secret War in Laos relatedTo Operation Steel Tiger
Operation Commando Hunt followed Operation Steel Tiger
Operation Commando Hunt followed Operation Steel Tiger
this entity surface form: Operation Tiger Hound
Operation Barrel Roll coordinatedWith Operation Steel Tiger
Operation Barrel Roll coordinatedWith Operation Steel Tiger
this entity surface form: Operation Tiger Hound