The Vietnam army has plans to use simple but very effective mechanism to deal with smart bombs, America's dangerous.
* The article uses material "battle with American mine - Courage and Wisdom".
In 8/1964, the U.S. set up so-called "Gulf of Tonkin event" excuse put out navy and air force to invade North Vietnam.
Since 1965, the U.S. began raiding campaigns violent northern Vietnam. The main objective of the U.S. air missions are aimed at undermining the economic base - social, demolish roads blocking key supply routes (goods, weapons) from north to south.
The U.S. military airstrikes had caused us much less significant losses of life and property. However, U.S. forces also suffered many hundreds of aircraft were shot down by antiaircraft fire.
In addition, our main goal is to demolish the arterial roads (the Long Bien bridge, Ham Rong) is not implemented. The enemy bombs are as free-fall bombs, precision is not high, it was not the pilot encountered enemy antiaircraft fire protection dense population of northern troops should hardly come close.
To solve it, the U.S. has the research and production of guided bombs for attacking the higher precision, which provide aircraft safety drop by flying at high altitude.
A-6E attack bomber AGM-62A controller.
Smart Bombs
In 1967, the first U.S. use of guided bombs AGM-62A Walleye to invade North Vietnam.
Bomb tossed AGM-62A 3.45 m long, 1.15 m wingspan, 0.318 m diameter and weighs 510kg. Bom structure with: body, explosives, detonators, parts stability, drive off, the control system.
Bom navigation equipment installed by television, have equipment to detect and identify targets for change orbit destroy targets with high accuracy. With a warhead weighing up to 374kg, it can work out those fortified with concrete.
In combat, when the plane carrying the 3,000-6.000m target the flying bomb and the bomb route to identify structural controls to bombing targets to aim.
With this control requires the bombing should be done in daylight conditions, good weather (for devices observation clearly identify goals) and most pilots calmly.
On 05/19/1967, U.S. AGM-62A using bombs hit Yen Phu power plant in Hanoi. Because of the air defense forces have fought back fiercely, two A-4E aircraft did not reach the target, the pilot no longer scared to calm and controlled release bombs. As a result, the bombs hit the keeper, the sand falls off Red River diversion.
Due to the effect that the AGM-62A provides relatively low, in addition to restrictions on daytime bombing aircraft to bomb danger as well as defense forces was not a target. American troops began to move towards the development of laser-guided bombs.
Laser-guided bombs GBU-1 improved from M117 bombs.
Rather than develop a new bomb, the U.S. has improved from conventional bombs (as Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84, M-118) fitted with the laser-guided accessories. This design reduces cost and easy to manufacture bombs.
General principle of operation of this bomb, a device on the laser target designation aircraft will launch continuous laser beam on the target. Laser target will be met backscattering. Then another plane to bomb the target of irradiation. Investment can lead collectors scattered laser energy from the target, change the signal source control bomb on the scattering direction lunged.
At the beginning, the U.S. military often hit the target with a target designation aircraft and other aircraft bomb. After this, a plane can do two tasks at the same time, bombs and equipment laser target designation.
With this bomb, the Air Force had in hand "dangerous weapon" to help them easily bombard targets of our bridges. Initially, when the bombing important targets, the U.S. Air Force to use 32 bomber free, but sometimes not obtained any results.
A typical example, when hitting the Ham Rong Bridge, the Air Force had mobilized 600 sorties dropping thousands of tons of bombs, downed 18 aircraft, but can not destroy the bridge. However, when using laser bombs, we only need 14 times the F-4 was destroyed goals and downed aircraft.
With this kind of "eye laser bombs", the U.S. Air Force struck down many important bridges in the north. By the end of the month 5/1972, the Air Force has hit 68 damaged bridges in North Vietnam.
A bridge in the North is one of the U.S. Air Force to demolish.
Drop smoke "laser blindfolded"
Faced with this situation, the request must be protected with the economic base - social, important traffic routes, Air Defense - Air Force Institute of Technology and military cooperation against impact study caused by the laser bombs.
With much effort, our soldiers have seized an early lead free laser bombs intact. The staff have been "dissected" to find active principle of "eye" is.
Thereby, our soldiers discovered that the laser is self-led bombing combination optics, mechanics and electronics. First order of the bombing leads back fitted with 4 silicon optical channels combined with semiconductor and microelectronics duty amplified electrical signals.
When operating, an electrical signal impact on small engines, rotary engines due to mechanical system rudder deflecting bombs, bombs navigation on signal strength where the highest laser device by a laser target designation implementation.
After carefully studying the mechanism of laser bombs, our soldiers began to make plans and use smoke to deal with this kind of laser guided bombs. The smoke hides the drop targets, limited visibility enemy pilots. Thereby, the pilot will be difficult to define and launch targeted laser beam guided bombs.
The drop camouflage smoke made with the help from the Chemical Corps, all important goal (power plants, bridges) are covered smoke. Our soldiers are put in the car drop smoke neighboring economic base important that wind changed direction, the objective is to ensure cover.
With this measure, we have somewhat limited the dangers of laser bombs, thereby protecting the economic base, important bridges.
* The article uses material "battle with American mine - Courage and Wisdom".
In 8/1964, the U.S. set up so-called "Gulf of Tonkin event" excuse put out navy and air force to invade North Vietnam.
Since 1965, the U.S. began raiding campaigns violent northern Vietnam. The main objective of the U.S. air missions are aimed at undermining the economic base - social, demolish roads blocking key supply routes (goods, weapons) from north to south.
The U.S. military airstrikes had caused us much less significant losses of life and property. However, U.S. forces also suffered many hundreds of aircraft were shot down by antiaircraft fire.
In addition, our main goal is to demolish the arterial roads (the Long Bien bridge, Ham Rong) is not implemented. The enemy bombs are as free-fall bombs, precision is not high, it was not the pilot encountered enemy antiaircraft fire protection dense population of northern troops should hardly come close.
To solve it, the U.S. has the research and production of guided bombs for attacking the higher precision, which provide aircraft safety drop by flying at high altitude.
A-6E attack bomber AGM-62A controller.
Smart Bombs
In 1967, the first U.S. use of guided bombs AGM-62A Walleye to invade North Vietnam.
Bomb tossed AGM-62A 3.45 m long, 1.15 m wingspan, 0.318 m diameter and weighs 510kg. Bom structure with: body, explosives, detonators, parts stability, drive off, the control system.
Bom navigation equipment installed by television, have equipment to detect and identify targets for change orbit destroy targets with high accuracy. With a warhead weighing up to 374kg, it can work out those fortified with concrete.
In combat, when the plane carrying the 3,000-6.000m target the flying bomb and the bomb route to identify structural controls to bombing targets to aim.
With this control requires the bombing should be done in daylight conditions, good weather (for devices observation clearly identify goals) and most pilots calmly.
On 05/19/1967, U.S. AGM-62A using bombs hit Yen Phu power plant in Hanoi. Because of the air defense forces have fought back fiercely, two A-4E aircraft did not reach the target, the pilot no longer scared to calm and controlled release bombs. As a result, the bombs hit the keeper, the sand falls off Red River diversion.
Due to the effect that the AGM-62A provides relatively low, in addition to restrictions on daytime bombing aircraft to bomb danger as well as defense forces was not a target. American troops began to move towards the development of laser-guided bombs.
Laser-guided bombs GBU-1 improved from M117 bombs.
Rather than develop a new bomb, the U.S. has improved from conventional bombs (as Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84, M-118) fitted with the laser-guided accessories. This design reduces cost and easy to manufacture bombs.
General principle of operation of this bomb, a device on the laser target designation aircraft will launch continuous laser beam on the target. Laser target will be met backscattering. Then another plane to bomb the target of irradiation. Investment can lead collectors scattered laser energy from the target, change the signal source control bomb on the scattering direction lunged.
At the beginning, the U.S. military often hit the target with a target designation aircraft and other aircraft bomb. After this, a plane can do two tasks at the same time, bombs and equipment laser target designation.
With this bomb, the Air Force had in hand "dangerous weapon" to help them easily bombard targets of our bridges. Initially, when the bombing important targets, the U.S. Air Force to use 32 bomber free, but sometimes not obtained any results.
A typical example, when hitting the Ham Rong Bridge, the Air Force had mobilized 600 sorties dropping thousands of tons of bombs, downed 18 aircraft, but can not destroy the bridge. However, when using laser bombs, we only need 14 times the F-4 was destroyed goals and downed aircraft.
With this kind of "eye laser bombs", the U.S. Air Force struck down many important bridges in the north. By the end of the month 5/1972, the Air Force has hit 68 damaged bridges in North Vietnam.
A bridge in the North is one of the U.S. Air Force to demolish.
Drop smoke "laser blindfolded"
Faced with this situation, the request must be protected with the economic base - social, important traffic routes, Air Defense - Air Force Institute of Technology and military cooperation against impact study caused by the laser bombs.
With much effort, our soldiers have seized an early lead free laser bombs intact. The staff have been "dissected" to find active principle of "eye" is.
Thereby, our soldiers discovered that the laser is self-led bombing combination optics, mechanics and electronics. First order of the bombing leads back fitted with 4 silicon optical channels combined with semiconductor and microelectronics duty amplified electrical signals.
When operating, an electrical signal impact on small engines, rotary engines due to mechanical system rudder deflecting bombs, bombs navigation on signal strength where the highest laser device by a laser target designation implementation.
After carefully studying the mechanism of laser bombs, our soldiers began to make plans and use smoke to deal with this kind of laser guided bombs. The smoke hides the drop targets, limited visibility enemy pilots. Thereby, the pilot will be difficult to define and launch targeted laser beam guided bombs.
The drop camouflage smoke made with the help from the Chemical Corps, all important goal (power plants, bridges) are covered smoke. Our soldiers are put in the car drop smoke neighboring economic base important that wind changed direction, the objective is to ensure cover.
With this measure, we have somewhat limited the dangers of laser bombs, thereby protecting the economic base, important bridges.
