The Battles of Al-Fallujah Urban Warfare and the Growth of Air Power

First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) operations officer, declared that weapon precision was unprecedented. While tactical roles such as close air support (CAS) and vehicular attacks increased over time even this was often more cheaply executed by helicopter gunships using "hell-fire" m...

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Vydáno v:Air power history Ročník 60; číslo 4; s. 32 - 51
Hlavní autor: Head, William
Médium: Journal Article Magazine Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Rockville Air Force Historical Foundation 22.12.2013
Témata:
Air forces
Air power
Aircraft
Bush, George W
Cities
Features
Hussein, Saddam
Insurgency
Iraq War-2003
Kaplan, Robert D
Laser-guided weapons
Lowry, Richard S
Marine Corps
Military air strikes
Military aircraft
Military aspects
Military history
Military operations
Mosques
Ricks, Thomas E
Security services industry
War
Warfare
Warships
Weapons
West, Francis J
England
United States
Iraq
United States > US
Al Fallujah Iraq
ISSN:1044-016X
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Shrnutí:First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) operations officer, declared that weapon precision was unprecedented. While tactical roles such as close air support (CAS) and vehicular attacks increased over time even this was often more cheaply executed by helicopter gunships using "hell-fire" missiles, than fixed-wing aircraft using 500-pound bombs.
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ISSN:1044-016X