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Fire Power
Vadnais, Scott; Holder, William G.
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Description for Fire Power
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, over 230 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 470.
This book covers the history of aircraft armament from the early days of World War I when aviators fired hand-held weapons at each other, through the airborne gun advancements during World War II, and finally up to the modern Gatling Guns of today. During the 1960s, aircraft guns would become a part of the helicopter mission, and these choppers would play an important role in Vietnam. Also during this period there would be three special "Gun Ships," where an airborne ground-attack system was designed around side-firing guns. The famous A-10 was designed around its forward-firing Gatling Gun. With the advent ... Read more
This book covers the history of aircraft armament from the early days of World War I when aviators fired hand-held weapons at each other, through the airborne gun advancements during World War II, and finally up to the modern Gatling Guns of today. During the 1960s, aircraft guns would become a part of the helicopter mission, and these choppers would play an important role in Vietnam. Also during this period there would be three special "Gun Ships," where an airborne ground-attack system was designed around side-firing guns. The famous A-10 was designed around its forward-firing Gatling Gun. With the advent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764307263
SKU
V9780764307263
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99-2
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