Steel Tiger
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Steel Tiger was the codename for a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting enemy supply routes in Laos.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial interdiction campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
cutting supply lines to South Vietnam
ⓘ
reducing infiltration of troops and materiel ⓘ |
| belligerent | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codenameFor | U.S. aerial interdiction campaign in Laos ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps aviation units NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNature | covert air campaign ⓘ |
| legalStatus | conducted without formal declaration of war in Laos ⓘ |
| location |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Laos ⓘ |
| method |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
air strikes ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt enemy supply routes
ⓘ
interdict traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ |
| opponent |
North Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pathet Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American air operations in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| region | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Barrel Roll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Rolling Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| target |
logistics routes
ⓘ
road and trail networks ⓘ storage areas ⓘ truck convoys ⓘ |
| theater | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPlatform |
B-52 bombers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fighter-bomber aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
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