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The aircraft quickly proved invaluable in the [[Vietnam War|fighting in Southeast Asia]]. Its advanced electronics allowed it to fly in all weather, and it could carry a large bombload. When a pair of A-6 bombers with 17,000 pounds of bombs aboard demolished a power plant in [[Haiphong]], the [[North Vietnamese]] accused the U.S. military of using [[B-52 Stratofortress]]es against the city! In spite of the aircraft's advanced weaponry, 84 were shot down over North Vietnam.
The aircraft quickly proved invaluable in the [[Vietnam War|fighting in Southeast Asia]]. Its advanced electronics allowed it to fly in all weather, and it could carry a large bombload. When a pair of A-6 bombers with 17,000 pounds of bombs aboard demolished a power plant in [[Haiphong]], the [[North Vietnamese]] accused the U.S. military of using [[B-52 Stratofortress]]es against the city! In spite of the aircraft's advanced weaponry, 84 were shot down over North Vietnam.
In December 1984, Intruders and [[A-7]] Corsairs struck [[Syria]]n positions in [[Lebanon]], after the Syrians had fired SAMs at Navy F-14s on reconnaissance. The strike hit several artillery and radar sites, but one A-6 was lost to a SAM, the pilot being killed and the bombardier-navigator being captured.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_278.shtml Disaster in Lebanon]</ref>
A-6 aircraft were also useful in the bombing of [[Libya]] in 1986; they proved effective in the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.
A-6 aircraft were also useful in the bombing of [[Libya]] in 1986; they proved effective in the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.