Night Hunters : The AC-130s and Their Role in US Airpower /

In Night Hunters, air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Head, William P., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Spectre (Gunship)
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Air power.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Forces aeriennes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Forces aeriennes > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Operations aeriennes americaines.
Spectre (Gunship) > History.
Air power > United States > History > 20th century.
Air power > United States > History > 21st century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations, American.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Night Hunters, air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo airframe proved to be not only the longest serving fixed-wing gunship but also the most effective by far. During the Vietnam War, the US military developed new tactics and weapons systems to counter a diversity of enemy tactics and geographic features, the difficult climate, a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (440 pages).
ISBN:9781623491505

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