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AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom I-VI
Engelsk
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780963105
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1780963106
Udg. Dato:
20 okt 2013
Længde:
8mm
Bredde:
186mm
Højde:
242mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:
Combat Aircraft
Oplagsdato:
20 okt 2013
Forfatter(e):
Paperback
Format:

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An illustrated history of the Harrier II, from the Gulf War to its status as a multi-role platform through the addition of night vision systems, radar, an external targeting pod and new laser-guided weapons.

The AV-8B Harrier was, and still is, the only tactical aircraft that can deploy with the US Marine Corps on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support separate from large deck aircraft carriers. Having seen action during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the Harrier II returned to the theatre from March 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the initial conflict some 76 AV-8Bs were deployed, providing more than 40 per cent of the 3rd Marine Air Wing’s fixed-wing offensive firepower. Around 60 of these aircraft were sea-based aboard four ‘Harrier Carriers’, while a unit flew jets from Ahmed al Jaber, in Kuwait. Unlike in 1991, when Harrier IIs employed unguided weapons, 79 per cent of the ordnance dropped was precision-guided. This was primarily due to the AV-8B’s upgrading to Night Attack or radar-equipped configuration, and the introduction of the Litening II targeting pod.

As Lon Nordeen explores how, alongside stunning illustrations, following the occupation of Iraq by Coalition troops, Harrier IIs remained in-theatre supporting anti-insurgent operations through to 2008 as part of OIF II-VI.




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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780963105
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1780963106
Udg. Dato:
20 okt 2013
Længde:
8mm
Bredde:
186mm
Højde:
242mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:
Combat Aircraft
Oplagsdato:
20 okt 2013
Forfatter(e):
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