Operation Steel Tiger

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aerial interdiction campaign military operation

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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All labels observed (2)

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 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Tiger Hound

Operation Barrel Roll → coordinatedWith → Operation Steel Tiger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Tiger Hound