F3D Ef-10 Skyknight Units Of The Korean And Vietnam Wars Joe Copalman Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Douglas F3D Skyknight Was An Early But Effective Attempt At Combining New Technologies Together In A Lethal Package Capable Of Shipboard Operation Whereas Most Fighters Relied On Speed And Maneuverability Portly Straight-Winged Three Radars Four 20Mm Cannon – Importantly Darkness Having First Flown March 1948 Skyknight’s Taste War Came September 1952 When Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513 [Vmf(N)-513] Deployed To Korea Important Job Assigned Vmf(N)-513 Escorting Usaf B-29 Bombers Over Northern Chinese North Korean Mig-15S Ground-Controlled Intercept Radar For Steering Guidance Into Firing Positions With Its Own Onboard Autonomously It Could Detect Track Target Migs All Crews Ended Six Nocturnal Kills Exchange One Combat Loss After 35 Skyknights Were Converted Electronic Warfare (Ew) Aircraft As Us Air Operations Vietnam Intensified 1965 Need Tactical Ew Jet Provide Countermeasures (Ecm) Protection Accompany Strike Packages Became Apparent Effectiveness Proliferation Radar-Guided Guns Missiles Began Erode Advantage Created By Ef-10 Escort Support Which Flew Last Mission October 1969 This Highly Illustrated Volume Explores Skynights Their Deployment During Wars Using First-Hand Accounts From Aircrew Original Photographs 30 Profile Artworks Explore Key Roles Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0329 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm