Air Force Gunships Hit Enemy at Night, South Vietnam Part 1

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OF DEPARTMENT NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) AMERICAN WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 STATES OF PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 1972 OXford 7-6161 Number 44-72 Footage: 238' 16mm B&W Print with Room 2 E 773 Optical Sound Track Time: 6:37 Air Force Gunships Hit Enemy* At Night (Official U. S. Air Force Film Released by the Department of Defense) NOTE: This film of Night Observation Device imagery shows mission results from April 1972, in South Vietnam and Laos. This film shows results of Air Force gunship attacks against Communist tanks, trucks, and cargo barges which were a part of the North Vietnamese offensive in South Vietnam. All missions depicted were flown over South Vietnam, except the last one which was over Laos in the tri-border area. sing special Night Observation Devices, Air Force AC-119 and AC- 130 fixed wing unship crews can literally "see in the dark" enabling them to concentrate their 20mm and 40mm cannon fire on North Vietnamese tanks, trucks, and supply barges trying to move at night. The gunship's cannon are mounted in por ts in the side of the aircraft, much like the guns in an old Man-of-War. Since the Communist invasion across the DMZ on March 30, Air Force gunships have been concentrating their efforts in both day and night missions -- against North Vietnamese forces and supply efforts in the South. AC-119 and AC- - 130 gun- ships -- both converted transport aircraft -- have been used effectively in interdicting enemy supply trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. NOTE: This film of Night Observation Device imagery shows mission results from April 1972, in South Vietnam and Laos. SEQUENCES Video Audio a. 26 April 72, Two trucks Northwest of Kontum Wild Track b. 26 April 72, Additional trucks, near Kontum Wild Track C. 27 April 72, Anti-aircraft gun site, near An Loc Wild Track d. 23 April 72, Tanks, north of Kontum near Dak To Wild Track 4 April 72, Cargo/Supply Barge, Laos (tri-border area) Wild Track as More -

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases