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B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM - Vietnam 1972-73 (Paperback) Loot Price: R383
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B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM - Vietnam 1972-73 (Paperback): Jim Laurier

B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM - Vietnam 1972-73 (Paperback)

Jim Laurier; Peter E. Davies; Illustrated by Gareth Hector

Series: Duel, 89

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Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvoes of missiles to bring down the bombers.

The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.

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Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Duel, 89
Release date: October 2018
Illustrators: Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Authors: Peter E. Davies
Illustrators: Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
Dimensions: 248 x 184 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-2362-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-4728-2362-1
Barcode: 9781472823625

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