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- Operation Gatling, which took place on 19 October 1978, was a joint-force operation into Zambia launched by the Air Force and Army of Rhodesia; the main forces which contributed were Rhodesian Special Air Service and Rhodesian Light Infantry paratroopers. Gatling's primary target, just 16 kilometres (10 miles) north-east of central Lusaka, Zambia's capital, was the formerly white-owned , which had been transformed into ZIPRA's main headquarters and training base under the name "Freedom Camp". ZIPRA presumed that Rhodesia would never dare to attack a site so close to Lusaka. About 4,000 guerrillas underwent training at Freedom Camp, with senior ZIPRA staff also on site. The Rhodesian operation's other targets were , 19 kilometres (12 miles) north of Lusaka, and Mkushi Camp; all three were to be attacked more or less simultaneously in a coordinated sweep across Zambia. Assaulting targets deep inside Zambia was a first for the Rhodesian forces; previously only guerrillas near the border had been attacked. (en)
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- 1 killed
- 3 wounded
- 1 helicopter crashed
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- Decisive Rhodesian victory
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- 1 DC-3C Dakota
- 4 Alouette III (K-Cars)
- 4 Canberras
- 4,000 cadres
- 8 Hawker Hunters
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- 8193 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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- 1 (xsd:integer)
- 3 (xsd:integer)
- 37 (xsd:integer)
- 192 (xsd:integer)
- 351 (xsd:integer)
- 1348 (xsd:integer)
- 1500 (xsd:integer)
- unknown (en)
- Cuba: (en)
- Zambia: (en)
- ZIPRA: (en)
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- 23 (xsd:integer)
- Ian Smith (en)
- Unknown (en)
- Chris Dixon (en)
- Gp Cap. Norman Walsh (en)
- Lt. Gen Peter Walls (en)
- Maj. Brian Robinson (en)
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- 0001-10-21 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- Westlands Farm, Chikumbi, Rufunsa, Zambia (en)
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- Decisive Rhodesian victory (en)
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- 1 (xsd:integer)
- 4 (xsd:integer)
- 8 (xsd:integer)
- 4000 (xsd:integer)
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- unknown (en)
- Rhodesian Army
*RLI
*SAS
RhAF (en)
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- Operation Gatling, which took place on 19 October 1978, was a joint-force operation into Zambia launched by the Air Force and Army of Rhodesia; the main forces which contributed were Rhodesian Special Air Service and Rhodesian Light Infantry paratroopers. Gatling's primary target, just 16 kilometres (10 miles) north-east of central Lusaka, Zambia's capital, was the formerly white-owned , which had been transformed into ZIPRA's main headquarters and training base under the name "Freedom Camp". ZIPRA presumed that Rhodesia would never dare to attack a site so close to Lusaka. About 4,000 guerrillas underwent training at Freedom Camp, with senior ZIPRA staff also on site. (en)
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