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Africa@War Ser.: Operation Dingo : The Rhodesian Raid on Chimoio and Tembué 1977 by J. R. T. Wood (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Fireforce 'Writ Large' - Airborne Assault in Mozambique. Startling in its innovation and daringly suicidal, Operation Dingo was not only the Fireforce concept writ large but the prototype for all the major Rhodesian airborne attacks on the external bases of Rhodesian African nationalist insurgents in the neighboring territories of Mozambique and Zambia until such operations ceased in late 1979. Fireforce as a military concept is a 'vertical envelopment' of the enemy (first practiced by SAS paratroopers in Mozambique in 1973), with the 20mm cannon being the principle weapon of attack, mounted in an Alouette III K-Car ('Killer car'), flown by the air force commander, with the army commander on board directing his ground troops deployed from G-Cars (Alouette III troop-carrying gun ships and latterly Bell 'Hueys' in 1979) and parachuted from DC-3 Dakotas. In support would be propeller-driven ground-attack aircraft and on call would be Canberra bombers, Hawker Hunter and Vampire jets. On 23 November 1977, the Rhodesian Air Force and 184 SAS and RLI paratroopers attacked 10,000 ZANLA cadres based at 'New Farm', Chimoio, 90 kilometers inside Mozambique. Two days later, the same force attacked 4,000 guerrillas at Tembu , another ZANLA base, over 200 kilometers inside Mozambique, north of Tete on the Zambezi River. Estimates of ZANLA losses vary wildly; however, a figure exceeding 6,000 casualties is realistic. The Rhodesians suffered two dead, eight wounded and lost one aircraft. It would produce the biggest SAS-led external battle of the Rhodesian bush war.

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Publisher
Helion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1907677364
ISBN-13
9781907677366
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103119669

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Book Title
Operation Dingo : the Rhodesian Raidon Chimoio and Tembué 1977
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Africa / General, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Aviation
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
J. R. T. Wood
Book Series
Africa@War Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
8.3 in

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Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
well documented and researched...provides a comprehensive overview of the regional environment and international climate (Rhodesia was operating under an international embargo) in order to provide context for the reader...gives the reader insight into the high pressure environment of the special ops world where the ramifications of failure are dramatic and far reaching. A must for those wishing to understand the intricacies and challenges of this style of operation., Each of the books in this series is a well-documented and researched synopsis of the events that they are focused upon. They layouts and presentation are logical and of a very high quality ... As an introduction to this field of operation, this series is outstanding. A definite asset for those wishing to improve their knowledge and understanding of the development of successful, multi-faceted doctrine in the fight against insurgent/assymetric war., Africa@War is a ground-breaking series concept, studying Africa's conflicts and military players in an informative and entertaining manner, examining some of the lesser-known campaigns and shedding new light on some of the better-known operations ... Both titles are great models of what the combination of authors and publishers can produce by way of useable case studies for the market place in a concise illustrated format. They are recommended as professional military education references., It'd Be Interesting to See How These Lopsided Battles Would Work As Wargaming Scenarios. Enjoyed It.
Series Volume Number
1
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
968.9104
Lc Classification Number
Dt2992
Copyright Date
2011

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