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...argo capacity and is used as a "flying tank" in [[close air support]] or [[battlefield air interdiction]].

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...om deep land attack from ships. Land attack is to naval gunfire support as battlefield air interdiction is to close air support.

...upport]], but air commanders often believe they can be more effective in [[battlefield air interdiction]] of the rear of the front line.

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.... Bombing the enemy's mobile bridges, before they are implaced, would be [[battlefield air interdiction]], not countermobility. Destroying a [[dam]] would be countermobility if t

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...and gunnery|naval gunfire support]], and both [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]] by naval aircraft. In the 1950s, delivery of nuclear weapons by carrier a

...other concealment, and then rise to carry out [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]].

...d Soviets emphasized [[close air support]] to ground combat, rather than [[battlefield air interdiction]]. The Germans, especially, regarded air support as a substitute for less m

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...warfare planning|strategic strike]], or more rarely [[air warfare planning|battlefield air interdiction]] mission, but not in [[air warfare planning|close air support]].

==[[Battlefield air interdiction]]==

...argo helicopters, or on independent missions of [[close air support]] or [[battlefield air interdiction]]. In the U.S. Army, helicopters are under the [[Army aviation]] branch. A ...lose air support]] and [[air warfare planning#battlefield air interdiction|battlefield air interdiction]] rather than extensive [[air warfare planning#strike operations|strike ope

It is distinguished from battlefield air interdiction (BAI), which attacks forces that are not in close proximity to friendly uni

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...ort to ground and naval operations. This includes [[close air support]], [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[transport aircraft|transport]], [[paratroop|airdrop]], medical evacuat ===Battlefield air interdiction===

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...to borrow 25 B-26 bomber aircraft| medium bombers, excellent aircraft for battlefield air interdiction, and several hundred United States Air Force maintenance personnel who woul

...ing preparing for invasions as well as well as [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]]. ...d preparation for the invasion, continued strategic attacks, and increased battlefield air interdiction.

*[[Battlefield air interdiction/Definition]]

...ground units near them, than, for example, an aircraft committed to a deep battlefield air interdiction mission supporting them far behind enemy lines.

...I as a guide, advocated an independent air force designed for aggressive [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[close air support]], and air-to-air warfare. Developed and written by

This section focuses on [[battlefield air interdiction]] against the [[Ho Chi Minh trail]], without consideration if the location

While airpower advocates can be overconfident about their capability to do battlefield air interdiction and deep strategic strike, the opportunity never arose for the South Vietna

...y, the success of [[Operation Linebacker I]], an air campaign of intense [[battlefield air interdiction]] in stopping the invasion — as well as some inspired ARVN fighting &

...ould order the Air Force, which was of substantial size, to concentrate on battlefield air interdiction of specific areas on the Ho Chi Minh trail or other critical points. Essent

...ntrolled by regional corps commanders, so never developed skills in deep [[battlefield air interdiction]].

...ntrolled by regional corps commanders, so never developed skills in deep [[battlefield air interdiction]]. It was not only U.S. capability, but U.S. doctrine that let it interrupt