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Operation Shed Light was a crash development project in aerial warfare, initiated in 1966 by the United States Air Force to increase the ability to accurately strike at night or in adverse weather. During the 1960s the United States military worked hard to interdict the movement of men and materiel along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The North Vietnamese were experts in the use of weather and darkness to conceal their movement, and understanding the superiority of American air power put their skills immediately to good use. US forces seeking to impede the steady flow of supplies attempted to locate largely static targets during the day with poor results.

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  • Operation Shed Light was a crash development project in aerial warfare, initiated in 1966 by the United States Air Force to increase the ability to accurately strike at night or in adverse weather. During the 1960s the United States military worked hard to interdict the movement of men and materiel along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The North Vietnamese were experts in the use of weather and darkness to conceal their movement, and understanding the superiority of American air power put their skills immediately to good use. US forces seeking to impede the steady flow of supplies attempted to locate largely static targets during the day with poor results. The United States Air Force, focused toward nuclear weapons and delivery of such munitions against static strategic targets had spent little effort in expanding its tactical capabilities since the end of World War II. Operation Shed Light sought to rectify this by bringing together improved tactics and technology. The programs were subsequently centered on improved communication and navigation aids for all-weather and night flying, sensor equipment for seeing through clouds, foliage, and darkness, improved equipment and methods for target marking and battlefield illumination, and aircraft and tactics to utilize these developments. In the end, few of the programs would yield applicable results and most of the aircraft developed under its umbrella would largely fall into obscurity. The most applicable developments were those that could be mainstreamed such as the work done on navigation and communication and sensor equipment. (en)
  • Cet article est une ébauche concernant le Viêt Nam et les forces armées des États-Unis. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Opération Shed Light Un Tropic Moon III B-57G avec FLIR et (en) sur le nez. Guerre du Viêt Nam Batailles Batailles de la guerre du Viêt Nam (en) : * Laos * Chopper * Sunrise * Ap Bac (1re) * Go Cong * Hiep Hoa * 34A * Long Dinh * Kien Long * Quyet Thang 202 * USNS Card * Nam Dong * An Lao * Binh Gia * Camp Holloway * Song Be * Ba Gia * Dong Xoai * * (en) : * * * Starlite * * * * Hump * Gang Toi * * Ia Drang * Crimp * * Suoi Bong Trang * * * * * Oregon * Texas * Birmingham * Xa Cam My * Hawthorne * * * * * * * * * Long Tan * * * * * (en) * (en) * * * Cedar Falls * * * * Bribie * Junction City * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Suoi Chau Pha * * * * * * Ong Thanh * * * * * Dak To (1re) * * * * Phoenix * * Auburn 1968, année charnière : * * Khe Sanh * Coburg * Offensive du Tết * Saïgon (1re) * Hue * * * Lang Vei * Lima Site 85 * Massacre de Mỹ Lai * Pegasus * * Scotland II * * * * * Kham Duc * Coral–Balmoral * * * * * * Speedy Express Désengagement américain (1969–1971) : * * * * * * * * * * * * Hamburger Hill * * * * * * * * * Prey Veng * Cambodge (2e) * * Tailwind * * * Lam Son 719 * Son Tay * * * * Long Khanh * Offensive de Pâques : * * * * An Lộc * * * * Post-accords de paix de Paris (1973–1974) : * * * * * Offensive du printemps 1975 : * * Ban Me Thuot * * * Xuân Lộc * * * Saïgon (2e) Opérations aériennes : * * Chopper * Ranch Hand * * * * * * Rolling Thunder * * * * * Thanh Hoa * Bolo * Popeye * Yen Vien * * * * * Igloo White * * * Menu * * * Bat 21 Bravo * Linebacker I * * Linebacker II * Homecoming * Tan Son Nhut * Babylift * * Eagle Pull * Frequent Wind Opérations navales : * & Stations * Golfe du Tonkin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Iles Paracels * Truong Sa * Incident du Mayagüez L'opération Shed Light est une opération des forces armées américaines lors de la guerre du Viêt Nam qui s'étale du 7 février 1966 à mai 1972. Dans le but de restreindre plus efficacement les mouvements de troupes et de matériels sur la Piste Hô Chi Minh, elle cherche à améliorer les technologies et les tactiques d'interdiction aériennes. Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, l'United States Air Force a essentiellement axé ses efforts sur les armes nucléaires et leur transport contre des cibles stratégiques statiques, minorant ses recherches dans l'extension de ses capacités tactiques. L'opération Shed Light (mettre en lumière) cherche à remédier à cette problématique en développant de nouvelles tactiques et technologies. Ce programme s'est concentré sur le développement de systèmes de communication et d'aide à la navigation par tout temps et le vol de nuit, ainsi que sur les équipements de détection pour voir à travers les nuages, le feuillage, et l'obscurité, le marquage de cible et l'éclairage du champ de bataille. Le programme porte enfin sur l’amélioration des aéronefs et des tactiques qui doivent intégrer ces recherches. Finalement, ce programme donne peu de résultats applicables et la plupart des avions développés sous son égide sont largement tombés dans l'oubli. Les développements applicables sont essentiellement effectués dans la navigation, la communication et l'équipement de détection. (fr)
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  • Operation Shed Light was a crash development project in aerial warfare, initiated in 1966 by the United States Air Force to increase the ability to accurately strike at night or in adverse weather. During the 1960s the United States military worked hard to interdict the movement of men and materiel along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The North Vietnamese were experts in the use of weather and darkness to conceal their movement, and understanding the superiority of American air power put their skills immediately to good use. US forces seeking to impede the steady flow of supplies attempted to locate largely static targets during the day with poor results. (en)
  • Cet article est une ébauche concernant le Viêt Nam et les forces armées des États-Unis. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Opération Shed Light Un Tropic Moon III B-57G avec FLIR et (en) sur le nez. Guerre du Viêt Nam Batailles Batailles de la guerre du Viêt Nam (en) : * Laos * Chopper * Sunrise * Ap Bac (1re) * Go Cong * Hiep Hoa * 34A * Long Dinh * Kien Long * Quyet Thang 202 * USNS Card * Nam Dong * An Lao * Binh Gia * Camp Holloway * Song Be * Ba Gia * Dong Xoai * * (en) : * * * * * (fr)
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