| 词条 | Operation Snoopy |
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|name = Operation Snoopy |partof =Rhodesian Bush War |image = {{Location map many |Mozambique | width = 300 | float = centre | label = Chimoio | pos = right | marksize = 8 | lat_deg = -19.116389 | lon_deg = 33.483333 }} |caption = |place = Chimoio, Mozambique |date = 20 September 1978 |result = Rhodesian victory
|status = |combatant1 ={{flag|Rhodesia}} |combatant2 ={{flagicon image|Flag of ZANU-PF.svg}} ZANLA {{flagicon|Mozambique|1975}} Mozambique |commander1 ={{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Ian Smith |commander2 ={{flagicon image|Flag of ZANU-PF.svg}} Unknown {{flagicon|Mozambique|1975}} Unknown |units1 ={{flagicon image|Rhodesian Army flag late 1970s.png|23px}}Rhodesian Army
|units2 =unknown |strength1 =unknown |strength2 ={{flagicon image|Flag of ZANU-PF.svg}} ZANLA: unknown {{flag|Mozambique|1975}}: 9 T-54/55 tanks 4 BTR-152 APCs |casualties1=2 killed |casualties2={{flagicon image|Flag of ZANU-PF.svg}}: hundreds killed {{flagicon|Mozambique|1975}}: unknown 3 APCs destroyed }}{{Campaignbox Rhodesian Bush War}}Operation Snoopy was an operation launched by Rhodesia in response to a civilian Viscount passenger plane being shot down by the communist backed insurgent group the ZANLA. The Operation took place in Mozambique where many of the ZANLA's camps were located, particularly in the area in and around Chimoio.[1] BackgroundAfter the Viscount passenger plane was shot down by the communist backed insurgents many Rhodesians clamoured for a massive retaliatory strike against terrorist targets in Zambia, since this was where a large number of the insurgents were based. However, the first external target hit by the Rhodesian Security Forces following the Viscount shootdown was the prominent cluster of ZANLA bases around Chimoio in Mozambique.[2] The OperationThe Rhodesians destroyed the ZANLA's camps in and around the town of Chimoio through a combination of ground operations and air strikes by the Rhodesian Air Force. In total the security forces attacked and destroyed twenty-five insurgent camps. The camps were spread over a 33km2 area, which was approximately 70km from the Rhodesian border. During the operation Mozambique sent armoured vehicles to ZANLA's aid in the form of nine Soviet-made T-54 tanks and four Russian BTR-152 armoured personnel carriers. However, the Mozambicans were easily sent into a rout by the elite units of the Rhodesian Security Forces, who managed to destroy one of the Mozambicans' armoured vehicles, and kill an unknown number of Mozambicans. Hawker Hunter fighter-bombers from the RhAF destroyed another two Mozambican armoured personnel carriers. According to official Rhodesian figures, "several hundred" guerrillas killed during Operation Snoopy, while the security forces lost only two troopers. One of whom was SAS trooper Steve Donnelly who was accidentally killed by a friendly air strike involving a Golf Bomb. References1. ^{{Harvnb|Moorcraft|McLaughlin|2008|pp=140–143}} 2. ^{{Harvnb|Moorcraft|McLaughlin|2008|pp=140–143}} Bibliography
|title=The Rhodesian War: A Military History |last1=Moorcraft |first1=Paul L |authorlink1=Paul Moorcraft |last2=McLaughlin |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter McLaughlin |date=April 2008 |origyear=1982 |location=Barnsley |publisher=Pen and Sword Books |isbn=978-1-84415-694-8 |ref=harv}}{{coord missing|Mozambique}} 1 : Battles and operations of the Rhodesian Bush War |
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