9781422277126

A New Type of War Vietnam was unlike any other war in US history. There were no front lines. The enemy often hid in the dense jungle attacking at will, mainly at night. Many, es- pecially the Viet Cong, did not wear uniforms. The enemy could be a woman, a child, or an old man. Moreover, the Soviet Union gave the North Vietnamese military many different types of weapons, including SAMs. As a result, the Air Force tried to develop new tactics to combat the effectiveness of these surface-to-air missile systems.

Surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) were one of the most deadly weapons the US pilots faced in Vietnam.

11 11