taclo-7af activity report nbr 17-69 (5-11 may 1969)
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R E T/ DOTACLO
SUBJ: TACLQ..qAF
ACTIVITY
REPORT NBR 17-69 5 ~ 1 l MAY 69) (U) o
1. (
IT GENERAL:
A. THE CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMRNDATIONS
INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
REPRESENT
THE
INDIVIDUAL
OBSERVATIONS OF RESPECTIVE TAC LIAISON
OFFICERS
, ANY
MATTERS
IN
CONFLICT WITH
EXISTING POLICIES
OR
DIRECTIVES SHOULD NOT BE
ACTED
UPON
WITHOUT
.
DIRECTION
FROM
APPROP-
.
RIATE
HQS
,
THE
INTENT
OF
THE
TACL0=7AF
IS TO
PROVIDE
IMPROVED
RESPONSE IN RESOLUTION OF
TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS,
EQUIPMENT
MODIFICATIONS,
TACTICS
,
TRAINING
MATTERS AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF PACAF IN
SEA, ACTIONS TAKEN
ARE NOT MEANT
TO
PR,.EMPr NOR SUBSTITUTE FOR
REGULAR STAFF ACTION IN NORHAL COHMAND CHANNELS,
B. THERE
WERE NO
PERSONNEL
CHANGES DURING THE
REPORTING
PERIOD ,
Co LIAISON OFFICERS FLEW 24 SORTIES WITH UNITS EMPLOYING
ACFT
OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS
o
2.
S) FIGHTERS:
A. F4: INFO WITH THE ADVENT OF THE MONSOONS MORE
EMPHASIS
WILL
BE PUT ON THE F4J)
/ E
OFF SET
BOMB
DELIVERY
IN
SEA.
ADDITIONALLY, RADAR BEACONS
ARE
BEING PLACED IN TARGET AREAS FOR
OFF
SET AIM
POINTS
(OAP'S) . \.fITH THIS IN MIND
RECOMMEND
MORE
S e T
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TRAINING
IN
RTU/CCTw
BE
DEVOTED
TO REAR SEAT PILOTS/NAVIGATORS
IN THE USE OF
OFF SET
BOMB.
THE
FOLLOWING PARAMETERS
ARE
.RECOMMENDED: 1) ACQUISTION. FREEZE, ND INSERT ALTITUDES
OF
10000 FT
TO
15000
FT
AGLo
(2) SINCE BEACON OFF SETS
ARE
TO
BE USED
HERE
RECOMMEND
A
BEACON BE
INSTALLED
FOR OFF
SET T EACH
ZI BOMBING
RANGE
FOR OAP ' So RECOMl'IEND EXPEDITIOUS CERTIFICATION
OF M U ..12 CARRIAGE OF LAU..59 ROCKET
LAUNCHER
FOR
USE
BY F4
FAST
MOVER FAC PROGRAM , THIS
wOULD
SUBSTM'TIALLY REDUCE DRAG
ND
FUEL CONSUMPTION.
B. FIOO LIAISON OFFICER IN THE FIELD.
3.
(S) MUNITIONS:
INFO
ONLY
- PAVEWAY I DURING THE
PERIOD
1-30
APR 69, FIFTY..FOUR MISSIONS WERE FLOWN , 204
HK84
, S ND
NO
Mll?'S
WERE
DROPPED,
OF
VlHICH
180 WERE
SCORED.
OF THE
24
UNSCORED BOMBS
20
WERE
UNGUIDED,
2
DUDS,
1
UNK,
ND
1
GROSS
ERROR.
THE CEA
IS
SIX
FT FOR THE
180
SCORED
BOMBS
ND
BDA REFLECTED 120 ROAD
CUTS,
4
FORD CUTS,
1 RRIDGE DESTROYED, 1
TRUCK DESTROYED
ND 7
C VES
CLOSED .
SCORED PI
DROPS
ARE:
142 OFT
1
40
FT
12
10 FT
5
50
2
15 FT
1 60
7
20 FT
2 100
6
30 FT
1
130
35. FT
4. (S) RECONNAISSANCE!
A,
INFO a"
INFORMAL
INFO
INDICATES
THERE WILL BE A
PACAF
RECCY
CONFERENCE, PROBABLY IN JUNE. AGENDA ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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~ E ~ l ~ I L I Z A T I O N OF CURRENT ASSETS. 2)
TAC RECCE , . 3) PHaro
PROCESSING
, 4) TACTICS .
RESPONSIVENESS OF
5)
WESTPAC COMMITMENTS AND PROGRAMS, 6)
NEW
SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT.
B
ACTION TARC COMPASS COUNT: PROGRAM AT
432 TRW
IS
IMPROVING
STEADILY
wITH CURRENT ll1AGERY EQUAL TO
OR BETTER THAN
REGULAR NITE PHOTOGRAPHY . REQUEST CURRENT
AND EXPECTED
DISPOSITION
OF
ADDITIONAL COMPASS COUNT
ACFT AND
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
C. INFO COLOR
PROCESSING
HAS
BEEN
INAUGURATED ON
A
LIMITED
SCALE AT
THE
432 TRW (UDORN)
< LL PROGRAMMED PERSONNEL
RE
NOT
YET ON HAND BUT THE
FACILITY
IS
OPERATING
WITH
THE HELP
OF
CIVILIAN
CONTRACT
TECH
REPS
,
D. ACTION
TARC ..
REQUEST
CURRENT
STATUS ON COMPASS SIGli"' ',
INCLUDING
NER OF PERSONNEL TDY,
PCS,
AND DEPLOYMENT DATE. HOW
IS
RESOLUTION OF SYSTEM
\oIITH
REDUCED
AIRSPEED
LIMITATION?
5.
8)
AIRLIFT:
INFO ONLY
--
COMMANDO
VAULT/COMBAT
TRAP:
THREE
Ml21 BOHBS
10000
LBS) WEIJE DROPPED wITH A
CEA
OF 27
MEI'ERS.
FOR
OPERATIONAL REASONS,
THE
DROP TEST
OF THE TWO 15000 LB BOMBS
WAS
NOT MADE
DURING THE
REPORTING PERIOD BUT
IS SCHEDULED
FOR
THIS
WEEK,
6.
S)
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE:
INFO ONLY
- FOLLOWING IS THE POD
COUNT AS OF 8 MAY
69:
.Qli.l MJQ
ALQ....71
172*
Q R c
333
QRC-J35
__X
TarAL
j8
LOSSES
SINCE
LAST REPORT
0
0
2
2
TOTAL
LOSSES
304
55
16
375
*NET LOSS
OF
NINE TO OCAHA FOR
MODIFICATION
. NOTE: PHU CAT
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R E C E I V ~ Q l ~ I FROM C M
RANH
BAY
ND IS
TENTATIVELY
SCHEDULED TO
RECEIVE
ALL CAM RANH BAY'S ALQ-71 S.
7 , (S ) SPECIAL OPERATIONS:
A, INFO -
BLACK
SPOT: BY
SECRET MSG,
PACAF
DO
010609Z
M Y
69 , PACAF
HAS DIRECTED STANDDOWN
ND BEGINNING OF PREPARATION
NLT
12
M Y
69
WITH REDEPLOYMENT
AS
SOON
S PREPARATION IS COMPLETE.
B.
INFO
- BDA:
AS
A
RESULT
OF THE LAST FAC
CONFERENCE,
HQ
7AF IS PUBLISHING A
NEW FAC REGULATION
OUTLINING
STANDARD BDA
FORMATS
. A COpy WILL BE OBTAINED ND
FORWAHDED TO
HQ SOF FOR
USE
IN THE FAC/SCAR TRAINING PROGRAMS.
C.
INFO
- C57 MAT: MB LAOS
HAS
NOTIFIED
CINCPAC OF
ACCEPTANCE
OF EIGHT EXCESS C47 C Fl FROM VNAF ND 7.62 M60D CONVERSION
KITS IN PLACE OF 50
CAL
DEP CHIEF JUSMAG
THAI
HAS
NOTIFIED
CINCPAC
OF
A
R E Q U I R E V ~ N T
FOR
LOAN
OF
ONE
AC47
FOR
30
DAYS
BEGINNING
0/A 1 5
JUN
69 FOR USE
I f f
MTT
IN
PHASE
II
GUNNERY
~ R A I N I N G
MTT
ADVISES
TRAINING ON SCHEDULE
ND
WILL
BE READY TO
COMMENCE
GUNNERY
TRAINING ON
1 5
JUNE
8 .
S) OTHER ITEMS: .
A ACTION
TAC DOR
Q:
7AF
DPLR REQUESTS THE
LATEST
INFO
REGARDING
TAC
TEST 69..10,
LORAN
NIGHT/ADVERSE
WEATHER
CAPABILITY.
B,
ACTION
T C
DORQ:
7 F T
ACWFP
REQUESTS THE CURRENT STATUS
OF TAC TEST 6 9 ~ 1 - F INTERIM OV-10 NIGHT VISION
DEVICE.
C, INFO ONLY M J RASPBERRY
G VE
A BRIEFING
T
7
AF
DPLR
CO
VERING
SEED JOY , KEY POINTS INCLUDED: 1) PROBLEMS:
A)
HARD
TO
SEE
THE GUNSIGHT IN
DAYTIME.
(B) SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS
OCCURRED
AFJ.'ER HIGH
G
MANETNERS. (C)
ON ONE
OCCASIONS GUN
CONTINUED FIRING
AFTER
NORM L SHUTOFF TIME ,
2)
GENERAL:
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CONFIGURATION OF SEED JOY
ACFT AND SEQUENCE OF
LAUNCH;.
WERE:
(A)
ONE
12E (B)
ONE
12C. (C) SIX MK82.
FOURTEEN
12E
LAUNCHES
WERE MADE
FROM DA NANG
AND
ELEVEN FROM UDORN
-86
OF ALL LAUNCHES
WERE
EFFECTIVE. CURRENT PLANS
ARE TO
INTRODUCE
SEED JOY
TO
BARREL ROLL
AREA
FOR
NIGHT
OPERATIONS. 3)
RECOMMENDATIONS: (A)
CHANGE
THE RATIO OF RANDOM
DELAY
FUZING FROM 25
TO 50 .
(B)
REANALIZE
THE
SYSTEM TO
ASSURE
THERE IS A
MEANS
OF STOPPING
THE
GUN FIRING. (C) RESEARCH
POSSIBILITY
OF
INCORPORATING MORE AERODYNAMICALLY STABLE
BOMBLETS
IN
THE
MISSILE. (D)
RESEARCH
POSSIBILITY
OF
INCORPORATING ANTI
MATERIEL
BOMBLETS
WITH LARGER
FRAGMENTS THAN
THE BLU-26.
D. (S)
FOR DORE AND DORQ
-
TRIM 7:
IN
THE OPERATION
OF THIS
SYSTEM
IT HAS
BEEN NOTED THAT
IT
IS
EFFECTIVE AGAINST A
SINGLE
AAA
BUT NOT
AGAINST
A 2
AAA
OR MORE
THREAT.
IHTH
TwO
AAA IT
NEGLECTS THE LOCKED-ON
AAA AND COUNTERS THE AAA
ImIGR IS NOT
LOCKED-ON TO
THE
AGFT. IF
MORE THAN ONE
AAA
ARE
LOCKED-ON
SIMULTANEOUSLY
IT
HAY
COUNTER
ONE
OF
THEM. ANOTHER SHORT-COMING
IS
THAT
IT IS NOT
DESIGNED
FOR
USE
AGAINST
SAM'S AND MUST
SENSE
MORE THAN
A
THREE
DECIBEL
CHANGE
OF
AMPLITUDE FOR AUTOMATIC
OPERATION:
PLANS CALL FOR
EIGHT SOF AC1]0'S
TO
BE
EQUIPPED
WITH
TRIM 7 UNDER PROJECT
BIG
SAFARI.
THE
FIRST
ACFT IS TO BE
MODIFIED
IN SEP 9 AND THE LAST Ot .TE IN FEB 70 REQUEST ANY INFO
AVAILABLE
ON A
SUPER
TRIM FOR ANTI-SM-1 OPERATIONS,
E.
INFO DOARTG: A
COpy OF TAWG
TECHNICIANS
WEEKLY REPORT
WILL BE
FORWARDED TO
YOUR OFFICE
AS
.,BEQUESl'ED.
GP-4
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