Operation Steel Tiger
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Operation Steel Tiger was a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, particularly through Laos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Steel Tiger canonical | 4 |
| Operation Tiger Hound | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487315 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Steel Tiger Context triple: [Laotian Civil War, significantEvent, Operation Steel Tiger]
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A.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
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D.
Operation Kutschera
Operation Kutschera was a World War II assassination carried out by the Polish resistance to eliminate SS and Police Leader Franz Kutschera in German-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Steel Tiger Target entity description: Operation Steel Tiger was a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, particularly through Laos.
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A.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
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D.
Operation Kutschera
Operation Kutschera was a World War II assassination carried out by the Polish resistance to eliminate SS and Police Leader Franz Kutschera in German-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial interdiction campaign
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military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reducing infiltration of troops from North Vietnam to South Vietnam
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weakening the logistical capacity of the People’s Army of Vietnam ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
ⓘ
surface form:
A-1 Skyraider
AC-130 gunship ⓘ AC-47 Spooky ⓘ Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress
F-105 Thunderchief ⓘ McDonnell F-4 Phantom II ⓘ
surface form:
F-4 Phantom II
|
| belligerent |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | covert air operation in Laos ⓘ |
| codename | Steel Tiger ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Seventh Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Indo-Pacific Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Command
|
| legalStatus | conducted without formal declaration of war in Laos ⓘ |
| location |
Laos
ⓘ
border region between Laos and South Vietnam ⓘ eastern Laos ⓘ southern Laos ⓘ |
| method |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
armed reconnaissance ⓘ close air support against logistical targets ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail
ⓘ
interdict North Vietnamese supply routes ⓘ |
| opponent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
|
| partOf | American war effort in Vietnam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Barrel Roll
ⓘ
Operation Rolling Thunder ⓘ |
| result | North Vietnamese supply flow reduced but not stopped ⓘ |
| rulesOfEngagement | restricted to targets in Laos outside certain buffer zones ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| successor | Operation Commando Hunt ⓘ |
| target |
Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him)
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surface form:
Ho Chi Minh Trail
|
| theater |
Laos
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| typeOfTarget |
bridges
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river crossings ⓘ road and trail networks ⓘ storage areas ⓘ supply depots ⓘ truck traffic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Steel Tiger Description of subject: Operation Steel Tiger was a U.S. aerial interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, particularly through Laos.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Tiger Hound
this entity surface form:
Operation Tiger Hound