Wild Weasel Fighter Attack
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2008
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-668-9 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-668-9 (ISBN)
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Detecting and destroying enemy Surface-to-Air Missiles and radar is arguably the most dangerous mission that any pilot can undertake. The book explains the risks, successes and failures that were, and still are, part of the SEAD pilot's life while casting an eye to the future to explain how technology may change the SEAD mission in the future.
Detecting and destroying enemy Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and radar is arguably the most dangerous mission that any pilot can undertake. Tactics differ with air forces, but the general principal is to fly a formation of aircraft into an area where the enemy's air defences are strong, wait for their radar to illuminate the aircraft and then launch a volley of anti-radiation missiles to destroy the radar and thus blind the SAMs and air defences. Put simply, without the Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) mission, the loss of other aircraft will be too high and the effectiveness of attack on the enemy too low.Despite the undeniable bravery of the aircrews who flew these missions for the United States Air Force in every conflict since the Vietnam war, and their colleagues in other air forces across the world who have risked their lives in similar missions, the tactics, history, aircraft and weapons of the SEAD mission have seldom benefited from rigorous historical examination.Using interviews with SEAD pilots, industrial experts and historical documents this book for the first time will give a detailed history of the SEAD mission from the Vietnam War to the present day.
Detecting and destroying enemy Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and radar is arguably the most dangerous mission that any pilot can undertake. Tactics differ with air forces, but the general principal is to fly a formation of aircraft into an area where the enemy's air defences are strong, wait for their radar to illuminate the aircraft and then launch a volley of anti-radiation missiles to destroy the radar and thus blind the SAMs and air defences. Put simply, without the Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) mission, the loss of other aircraft will be too high and the effectiveness of attack on the enemy too low.Despite the undeniable bravery of the aircrews who flew these missions for the United States Air Force in every conflict since the Vietnam war, and their colleagues in other air forces across the world who have risked their lives in similar missions, the tactics, history, aircraft and weapons of the SEAD mission have seldom benefited from rigorous historical examination.Using interviews with SEAD pilots, industrial experts and historical documents this book for the first time will give a detailed history of the SEAD mission from the Vietnam War to the present day.
Thomas Withington is an author and historian.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.9.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 100 B&W Photos plus colour section |
| Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84415-668-0 / 1844156680 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84415-668-9 / 9781844156689 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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