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Re: U.S. aircraft in Vietnam appear to have been extremely vulnerable to AAA
Remember, also that the F-105 was designed as a tactical nuclear bomber, not a sustained iron bombing machine, hence infrastructure systems for a different concept.
The A-1 was designed in WWII as a tactical support machine and soldiered on long after it should have.
The F-4, in spite of upgrade attempts was designed as a Navy fleet intercepter for Soviet bombers, not a tactical bomber or even a dogfighter.
Mr. Johnson's war forced many planes into roles they were never conceived for or designed for. US pilots did an incredible job making them work, anyway.
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