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| ⚫ | '''Air defense artillery''' is a specialized [[military]] unit or organization that specializes in trying to destroy enemy [[aircraft]] from the [[ground]]. Equipment used includes [[radar|radars]], [[missiles]] and [[guns]]. Even [[small arms]] and [[machine guns]] can be used against aircraft, as the North Vietnamese did during the [[Vietnam War]]. |
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| ⚫ | Air defense artillery is a specialized [[military]] unit or organization that specializes in trying to destroy enemy [[aircraft]] from the [[ground]]. Equipment used includes [[radar|radars]], [[missiles]] and [[guns]]. Even [[small arms]] and [[machine guns]] can be used against aircraft, as the North Vietnamese did during the [[Vietnam War]]. |
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In the [[Russia|Russian]] Army, Air Defense is a separate [[armed service]], reflecting its extreme importance in Russian doctrine. The [[United States Army]] has disdained air defense for ground units, counting on achieving air superiority. This has left a gap in American military equipment between the man-portable [[Stinger]] and the theater anti-missile system [[Patriot]]. |
In the [[Russia|Russian]] Army, Air Defense is a separate [[armed service]], reflecting its extreme importance in Russian doctrine. The [[United States Army]] has disdained air defense for ground units, counting on achieving air superiority. This has left a gap in American military equipment between the man-portable [[Stinger]] and the theater anti-missile system [[Patriot]]. |
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Revision as of 07:53, 17 August 2003
Air defense artillery is a specialized military unit or organization that specializes in trying to destroy enemy aircraft from the ground. Equipment used includes radars, missiles and guns. Even small arms and machine guns can be used against aircraft, as the North Vietnamese did during the Vietnam War.
In the Russian Army, Air Defense is a separate armed service, reflecting its extreme importance in Russian doctrine. The United States Army has disdained air defense for ground units, counting on achieving air superiority. This has left a gap in American military equipment between the man-portable Stinger and the theater anti-missile system Patriot.
See also: military, air force, aircraft, artillery
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