[TO: aml, keystone]
島川です。
A-10が地上攻撃を実施したというニュースです。
1)「DEFENSE PRESS SERVICE」と 2)「DoD News Briefing」から。
1)は、数日前にコーエン国防長官が、「米国のアパッチ・ヘリ、A-10、その他の
NATO軍」が「戦車・装甲兵員輸送車」への攻撃を強化すると述べていた、と報じ
ています。
2)では数カ所にA-10の地上攻撃実施について、米統合参謀本部のウオールド空軍
少将の解説があります。
*昨日A-10が参加してコソボ南西部に大規模な攻撃を実施し28目標を破壊した。
本日はNATO軍のA-10と空母ローズベルトの海軍機が行動中。
*A-10は攻撃に大戦果を収めた
最後のほうで、質問者の、A-10は「怒りの砲火」を浴びせたと思うか、という発
言に対して、ウオールドは「そう、彼らは過去１０年間にわたり大きな怒りを持っ
て砲火を発してきた。その通り、私の理解するところでは、彼らは昨夜怒りを持っ
て砲火を発した」と答える、意味深長な会話があります。
（「fired」の内容については説明されていませんので一般的に「砲火」としてあ
ります）。
1) DEFENSE PRESS SERVICE -------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed, 7 Apr
1999 15:30:02 -0400
Sender: DEFENSE PRESS SERVICE LIST <DEFENSE-PRESS-SERVICE-L@DTIC.MIL>
From: Press Service <afisnews_sender@DTIC.MIL>
Subject: More Power Planned for
Allied Force
By Linda D. Kozaryn
American Forces Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- More planes. More power. More
pressure. That's what the United States and NATO have
planned for Operation Allied Force.
"NATO forces are beginning to inflict increasing damage on
Yugoslav forces that are responsible for the death and
devastation in Kosovo," Defense Secretary William S. Cohen
told international reporters here April 7. "This is no time
to pause."
In the days ahead, Cohen said, U.S. Apache helicopters, A-
10s and other NATO forces will increasingly attack tanks,
armored personnel carriers and individual ground units as
the campaign intensifies. The United States has also agreed
to send still more planes requested by U.S. Army Gen.
Wesley Clark, NATO's Allied Force commander. Pentagon
planners are still working out the details.
2) DoD News Briefing -----------------------------------------------------
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DoD News Briefing
Wednesday, April 7, 1999 - 1:45 p.m.
Captain Mike Doubleday, DASD PA
Also participating in this briefing is Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald, USAF,
vice director for Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Staff (J-5).
A: (Wald)
A review, again, as yesterday. Over 28 targets struck.
You heard that earlier today probably from the NATO brief. Once again,
the engagement area I mentioned is in the southwest part of Kosovo where
there's been a heavy concentration of our efforts over the last 24 hours.
Both A-10 NATO aircraft and the USS ROOSEVELT aircraft that are now flying
in Kosovo flew the majority of their missions in that area.
Early reports back are, from the crews -- they were very, very satisfied
with the missions today. The A-10 was employed, and we're very satisfied
with that. We'll see the results later. I do not have specifics
on targets, but as I said earlier, the early reports are excellent.
Q: Where would they come from, and specifically what kind of...
A: (Wald) I can tell you what's there now. There
are A-10s there; there are F-15s there; there are air-to-ground as well
as suppressive enemy air defense aircraft. So I would suspect it
would be a range of those type aircraft. And once again...
Q: General, a point of information and then a question.
The point of information, the incident that Ivan just asked you about,
the successful hit of an armored convoy in Kosovo. What kind of aircraft
made that hit?
A: (Wald) From what I understand, it was a combination
of U.S. and NATO, and I do understand there were A-10 aircraft involved.
Q: Have the A-10s fired in anger yet, sir?
A: (Wald) Well, over the last ten years they've fired in
anger a lot. And yes, they fired in anger last night from what I
understand.
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