Air Defence Artillery in Combat, 1972 to the Present: The Age of Surface-to-Air Missiles - Hardcover
- PublisherAir World
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1526762048
- ISBN 13 9781526762047
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- Number of pages256
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Having made its debut in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, anti-aircraft artillery was used extensively in the First World War. It was, however, not until the Second World War that anti-aircraft artillery truly came into prominence, shooting down more aircraft than any other weapon and seriously affecting the conduct of air operations. The development of anti-aircraft artillery continued into the Cold War, resulting in the extensive introduction of surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs. Such weapons are cheaper to manufacture, simpler to maintain, and easier to operate than the vast fleet of aircraft required to defend an airspace. Though the first combat success of such weapons was during the Vietnam War, when a Soviet-designed S-75 Dvina missile shot down a USAF F-4C Phantom on 24 July 1965, it was the Yom Kippur War of 1973 which brought surface-to-air missiles to the centre stage. During this short but bitter conflict, Egyptian and Syrian air defences shot down nearly fifty Israeli aircraft in the first three days alone - almost a fourth of Israel's entire combat aircraft fleet. In all, Israel lost 104 aircraft during the war and, for the first time, more aircraft were lost to SAMs than any other cause. The age of surface-to-air missiles had dawned. In this unique examination, the author details the development of not just surface-to-air missiles, but all anti-aircraft artillery, since 1972. The part that such equipment played in all of the major conflicts since then is explored, including the Soviet Afghan War, the Falklands War, in which Rapier was deployed, the conflict in Lebanon, Kosovo and Bosnia, the Gulf War, Operation "Desert Storm" in 1991, and Operation "Iraqi Freedom" in 1993. The investigation is brought right up to date by a study of the weapons, tactics and engagements seen in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen. AUTHOR: Colonel Mandeep Singh is a professional air defence gunner with over thirty-three years of experience. A regular contributor to "Indian Defence Review" and "Delhi Defence Review", Colonel Singh is also the author of "Baptism Under Fire", which examines the role of air defence artillery in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\. He maintains a blog entitled "Ack Ack: All about Air Defence", which can be seen at: 16 b/w illustrations A detailed account of the development of anti-aircraft systems since 1972, revealing the battle between aircraft and ground-to-air defences around the world. Explains the rise and importance of the surface-to-air missile. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781526762047
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