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... weapons will only be employed when the situation has deteriorated beyond hope of recovery by conventional forces - and even then a decision to employ nuclear weapons on the battle- field will not be taken lightly . Close air support ...
... weapons will only be employed when the situation has deteriorated beyond hope of recovery by conventional forces - and even then a decision to employ nuclear weapons on the battle- field will not be taken lightly . Close air support ...
Page 59
... weapons instructors . These courses are run by the Fighter Weapons School . The Wing's Enemy Weapons School pro- vides instruction in Soviet air - combat tactics and weapons systems in order to train pilots for service Retractable ...
... weapons instructors . These courses are run by the Fighter Weapons School . The Wing's Enemy Weapons School pro- vides instruction in Soviet air - combat tactics and weapons systems in order to train pilots for service Retractable ...
Page 144
... weapons load to be carried . Taking off vertically , the AV - 8A can lift 2500lb of ordnance over a radius of more than fifty nautical miles , but if it can use a 2000ft airstrip then it can double its warload and treble its radius of ...
... weapons load to be carried . Taking off vertically , the AV - 8A can lift 2500lb of ordnance over a radius of more than fifty nautical miles , but if it can use a 2000ft airstrip then it can double its warload and treble its radius of ...
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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND | 8 |
AIRSPACE DEFENSE | 39 |
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND | 51 |
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