Anti-aircraft warfare

The United States Army Air Defense Artillery had small but important roles in the Korean War. Although most the units were filling non-Air Defense roles, there are a few that set themselves above and beyond their sister units due to their actions. These units fulfilling roles other than air defense were using the M19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, which was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon. This weapon was based upon the M5 light tank chassis, but modified to fulfill the air defense role. It was then utilized as indirect and direct fire against enemy troops, vehicles and fortifications. Another of the weapons systems used were the M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, also known as the M16 half-track. This weapons system had quad M2 Browning…

of SA-3 SAMs, 12 batteries of improved HAWK SAMs (I-HAWK), and 1 battery of Crotale missiles (Air Defense Force). Integration of all radars, missile batteries, air bases, and command centers into an automated command and control system linking them via the Hawkeye early warning aircraft was the focus of the ADF. Thru 1989, the majority of modern weapons utilized in the air defense system were the 108 medium-altitude I-Hawk SAMs acquired from the United States (Air Defense Force). A British…

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon System in World War II Mobile Anti-Aircraft Artillery Weapon Systems and Battalions provided much needed fire support for advancing infantry and armor. This would be seen as a great advantage during World War II (WWII) and paved the way for the future of guarding the sky. During WWII the need to protect the skies was evident which pushed our military to develop weapon systems that would do such, with this notion it lead to General George S. Patton’s secret…

only 4 HE shells. After while something amazingly pierced through the depleted Uranium Armour and threw up shrapnel all over the place and disabling the weapon system in the process. I was out of harm's way of the shrapnel and hopped out of the Abrams and on a 37mm cannon. Unexpectedly, I heard a loud crack and I went tumbling down into the dirt. I managed to find cover behind a piece of the new wall, there was so much incoming fire that I couldn’t stick my pinkie finger out. After what seemed…

The Coast Artillery Corps formed after the Revolutionary War to defend the United States coasts. The Anti-Aircraft Artillery developed as the United States entered World War 1 to defend ground forces against aerial attacks. The Anti-Aircraft Artillery separated from the Coast Artillery Corps after the end of World War II. Air Defense had several different units involved in the Vietnam War. The units involved were the 6th Battalion, 71st Artillery, 5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery. The 6th…

into battle and he was scared to die. I'll make you a deal, if we pal up on this you need to Promise me you'll get me back in one piece. Wilson said. "sure thing." I replied quickly "No you need to promise, I need your word." he said reluctantly I agreed with "Okay, I promise" He went into the commanders office showed him the photos and told him the coordinates, the commander replied with an old crackly voice "saint alive your man must be one hell of a pilot" and I heard that muffled…

Think about this situation, you are at school and suddenly there is an earthquake tornado or some other natural disaster. Sadly most of the students are killed, later the parents are called in to help identify some of the remains. How are these parents going to figure out if this corpse is their child? Hmmm… maybe by what they saw their child walk out of the house in that morning, so uniforms actually could cause a problem instead of help fix them.      School uniforms…

80% of all commercial airline crashes are believed to be pilot error, causing it to be the number one reason why planes crash (Haq). Pilots go through immense training and often need thousands of flight hours just to be a commercial airline pilot. Often this kind of error happens when the plane is on the runway. Taking off and landing the aircraft are some of the more difficult maneuvers that a pilot must do. Failure to get enough speed to get the aircraft off the ground will result in the plane…

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