00518240 3-5821-2 UNCLASSIFIED 2440922 12-01-1970 2440952 12-31-1970

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18929 K7260 1205 1420 2451650 04-15-2000 06 51 2451646 04-11-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 GROUND ACTION IN SOUTH VIETNAM LIGHT AND SCATTERED. THE ENEMY VIOLATED THE CHRISTMAS CEASE-FIRE BY COMMITTING NUMEROUS MAJOR AND MINOR VIOLATIONS. ENEMY ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA INCREASED. ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN ALMOST TRIPLED. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE OVER NORTH VIETNAM SEVERELY LIMITED BY WEATHER. ANTIAIRCRAFT REACTIONS TO RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED WITH TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT EMPLOYING ALL-WEATHER RELEASE SYSTEMS. BOMBING EFFORT CONTINUED. B-57G, A-6, AND GUNSHIPS PERFORMED ARMED RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS. THIRTY-TWO AIRCRAFT LOST TO ENEMY ACTION. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC AIR FORCES PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0249092. INCLUDES STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATING COMBAT AND COMBAT SUPPORT SORTIES, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) COMBAT SORTIES GENERATION RATES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, TOTAL FIXED WING ATTACK SORTIES, TOTAL TONS OF ORDNANCE DELIVERED, USAF AIRCRAFT ORDER OF BATTLE, AND COMPARISON OF USAF/UNITED STATES NAVY (USN)/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) SORTIES OPERATIONS. INCLUDES WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES TAKEN TO INDICATE CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000