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原文传递 Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Forward Airfields for Tactical Airlift in SEA

题名：	Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Forward Airfields for Tactical Airlift in SEA
作者：	Knott,;Johnson,;Lippincott,;Jr,;Seig,;
关键词：	SOUTH VIETNAM, ZSOUTH VIETNAMZ, AIRPORTS, ZAIRPORTSZ, FORWARD AREAS, ZFORWARD AREASZ, AIRLIFT OPERATIONS, ZAIRLIFT OPERATIONSZ, VIETNAM WAR, ZVIETNAM WARZ, SOUTHEAST ASIA, ZSOUTHEAST ASIAZ, AIR FORCE OPERATIONS, ZAIR FORCE OPERATIONSZ, LANDING FIELDS, ZLA
摘要：	Of the nearly 300 airfields in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) in early 1970, only 138 were used for tactical airlift operations. The widely dispersed airfields were linked by an Air Line of Communications (ALOC) serviced by C-130 Hercules, C-123 Provider, C-7 Caribou, and Australian A-4 Wallaby aircraft. All of the fields could handle C-7s and A-4s, 108 could handle the C-123s, and 75 could handle C-130s. Free World airlift operations from these fields supplied food, weapons, equipment and ammunition, permitted evacuation of the sick and wounded, and provided mobility for ground troops. In a land where heavy jungle and flooded rice fields isolated many villages and where poor roads, monsoon climate, and diverse topography made supply by other means difficult, airlift provided logistical support for ground forces who operated almost everywhere. Two previous CHECO reports-"Assault Airlift Operations" and "Tactical Airlift in Vietnam,"-described in-country air logistics support from the first U.S. Involvement in 1961 through June 1969. This report covers the period from January 1968 to March 1970 and highlights the difficulties associated with using forward airfields that had minimum or no facilities. By early 1970, 17 of the 138 airfields used for airlift were fully operational, permanently-constructed airdromes. The other 121 sites were characterized by minimum facilities, unimproved runways and ramps, austere operation, lack of aerial port representation and maintenance support, and poor-to-nonexistent radio communication. The number of forward airfields did not remain stable during the period of this report, but varied slightly from time to time in consonance with the needs of the tactical situation and the pacification program. Similarly, the operational status of many airfields changed.
总页数：	117
报告类型：	科技报告