Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles (inbunden)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Serie
Weapon (del 85)
Antal sidor
80
Utgivningsdatum
2023-01-19
Förlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör/Fotograf
Alan Gilliland, Johnny Shumate
Dimensioner
247 x 187 x 5 mm
Vikt
259 g
ISBN
9781472853431

Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

av Steven J Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga
Häftad,  Engelska, 2023-01-19
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Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day. The first attempts at developing a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) based around a guided missile began in the mid-1950s, as a response to the increased speed and maneuverability of jet aircraft. This book charts the technological evolution of the MANPADS and explores their combat usage and the lessons from these encounters. Besides detailing the missiles, it also surveys the various methods developed as countermeasures to the MANPADS threat. The first generation of MANPADS, such as the US Army's Redeye and the Soviet Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail), saw combat use in the Vietnam War in 1972 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. The next generation of infrared-guided MANPADS, such as the US Stinger and Soviet Igla, came to prominence following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Since the 1970s, MANPADS have been used in innumerable wars, border conflicts, civil wars and insurrections. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this study tells the story of these lethally effective weapons, from their origins to their use today.
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Steven J. Zaloga has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade. He lives in Maryland, USA. Johnny Shumate works as an illustrator in Tennessee. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille. Alan Gilliland illustrates for numerous publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). He lives in North-East England.

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