![]() ![]() The limited number of Communist sorties likely results from the USSR’s intention to limit overt, full military assistance to the Democratic ![]() (US pilots accounting for 93% of these sorties) compared to the 90,000 sorties flown by Communist forces. UN Command (UNC) flew some 700,000 sorties Moreover, the number of overall sorties flown by both sides saw an unbalanced deployment of airpower. Nearly equivalent numbers of missions to those of WWII while dropping some 75% more bomb tonnage. The US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC), focusing on close air support (CAS) compared to the USAF’s focus on interdiction and strategic bombardment, would fly ![]() During this first conflict of the emergent Cold War, the nascent US Air Force (USAF) both wouldįly fewer sorties and would drop fewer munitions compared to the Second World War. The Korean War air campaign largely centered around three main roles: Air superiority/interdiction, strategic bombardment, and close air support. Their specific remit or are concealed within larger service/historical narratives. Furthermore, resources which are available bias towards ![]() Understanding that vital historical resources remain inaccessible in foreign government archives and that the conduct of the air war has never been subject to detailed historical analysis. However, quick dismissal of the air war must be tempered by the While air power played a vital role in the Korean War, its function is often portrayed as less significant than that experienced in WWII. ![]()
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