Korean War Time Line June 1950 to July 1953 4. Position of Forces in September 1950
In the resulting Battle of Pusan Perimeter (August-September 1950), the U.S.
Army withstood KPA attacks meant to capture the city at the Naktong Bulge,
P'ohang-dong, and Taegu. The United States Air Force (USAF) interrupted KPA
logistics with 40 daily ground support sorties that destroyed 32 bridges,
halting most daytime road and rail traffic. KPA forces were forced to hide in
tunnels by day and move only at night. To deny matériel to the KPA, the USAF
destroyed logistics depots, petroleum refineries, and harbors, while the U.S.
Navy air forces attacked transport hubs. Consequently, the over-extended KPA
could not be supplied throughout the south.
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