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Originally Posted by Webstral
It seems that my initial thinking is supported by many of the comments here. Harriers aren’t the ideal platform for attacking strategic targets, but they can do the job with limitations. Helicopters are even further from the ideal, but they can move some ordinance to the target. Wise use of these assets would involve steering clear of defended targets. The MI types will have to identify all the nodes in the defender’s strategic assets, and the operations people will have to figure out which nodes can be attacked with the greatest negative impact on the enemy’s disposition with acceptable risk/losses to friendly forces. Nothing new, really. The limits on the air assets means that the supply chain might have to be attacked in unconventional ways.
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A prime example of that was the air war against Vietnam. Virtually the entire campaign against North Vietnam was done by using tactical aircraft for strategic bombing. Meanwhile, a good many of the B-52 strikes were against the Ho Chi Minh Trail, NVA, and Viet Cong in South Vietnam.