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Snakes in the eagle's nest: a history of ground attacks on air bases /

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This report presents a comprehensive overview of ground attacks on air bases from the first known attacks in 1940 to the most recent in 1992. The objectives, tactics, and outcomes of those attacks are analyzed to identify lessons learned and their applications to future conflicts. In particular, this report identifies the attack techniques that proved most difficult to counter and offers some suggestions for improving air base defenses against them. Detailing three case studies: Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) on Crete, the German Luftwaffe in North Africa and the USAF in Vietnam.

Author(s): Alan Vick.
Publisher: Rand,
Year: 1995.

Language: English
Pages: xxiv, 165 p. :
City: Santa Monica, CA :
Tags: USAF, Air Force, RAF, Luftwaffe, Vietnam, North Africa, Crete

https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR553.html