14.07.2014 Views

Archie to SAM: A Short Operational History of Ground-Based Air ...

Archie to SAM: A Short Operational History of Ground-Based Air ...

Archie to SAM: A Short Operational History of Ground-Based Air ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

INDEX<br />

aircraft technology<br />

interwar, 4, 26, 57<br />

air-<strong>to</strong>-air combat ratio (kills/losses)<br />

Korean War, 74–76, 80, 106, 122,<br />

169, 184<br />

Vietnam War, 115, 117–18, 136,<br />

138, 147, 149, 189, 192, 218,<br />

225–26, 271–72<br />

ALE-38, 130<br />

ALQ-51, 125<br />

ALQ-71, 125<br />

An-12, 159<br />

An-22, 172<br />

antiaircraft guns (improvisioned)<br />

World War I, 1–3, 26, 46, 117, 269<br />

Ap Bac, 114<br />

Arab-Israeli War, 173, 272<br />

Arava transports, 156<br />

Argentina<br />

Falkland War, 147, 161, 165,<br />

167–68<br />

ARM (antiradiation missiles), 124, 271<br />

Shrike, 124–26, 153, 226<br />

Standard, 1–5, 19, 23, 26–27, 58,<br />

125, 222–23, 240, 244, 247–48,<br />

269<br />

Wolf, 156<br />

Army AH-64 Apache helicopters, 222<br />

Avranches, 22<br />

B-17, 34, 43, 55, 83, 269<br />

B-24, 31, 34, 42, 55<br />

B-26, 77<br />

B-29, 55–57<br />

B-52, 116, 128–29, 132–33, 135<br />

ECM (electronic countermeasures),<br />

33, 80<br />

Linebacker II, 121, 132, 134–38,<br />

271<br />

Barrel liners (removable), 3<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> Britain, 6<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> the Bulge, 22<br />

Bell Labora<strong>to</strong>ries, 82, 85<br />

Bloodhound, 90<br />

Blowpipe, 104, 160–62, 164–65<br />

Boeing, 55, 87–89, 103, 156<br />

Boeing 707, 156<br />

Bomarc, 88–90<br />

Breech mechanisms (au<strong>to</strong>matic), 3<br />

British Bomber Command, 49<br />

C-123, 94, 114<br />

C-130, 94, 159, 226, 242<br />

CH-53, 156<br />

Cape Gloucester, Bismarck, 49<br />

Archipelago assault, 49<br />

Carpet, 43<br />

Churchill, Wins<strong>to</strong>n (quote), 5<br />

claims<br />

Argentina<br />

Falkland War, 147, 161, 165,<br />

167–68<br />

Germany<br />

Leuna, 33<br />

Ploesti, 30–32, 57<br />

Vienna, 33<br />

Great Britain<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> Britain, 6<br />

Falkland War, 147, 161, 165,<br />

167–68<br />

Malta, 10–11<br />

Tobruk, 10<br />

V-1 campaign, 7, 13–14, 19, 57,<br />

270<br />

Indian-Pakistani Wars, 147<br />

Japan, 54–56, 184, 249<br />

Middle East War, 151<br />

1956, 71, 84–85, 88, 92, 94, 98,<br />

147, 182–83<br />

1967, 100, 115, 117–18, 120–21,<br />

125–26, 147–50, 152, 155,<br />

173, 182, 186, 191–93, 272<br />

1973, 118, 147, 149–51, 155–56,<br />

173, 272<br />

1982, 155–56, 160, 173, 203,<br />

223, 272<br />

Soviet Union, 69, 91, 106, 173, 188,<br />

194, 199, 237, 248, 259, 271<br />

United States Army<br />

3 December 1944, 22<br />

Avranches, 22<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> the Bulge, 22<br />

Normandy, 22, 222<br />

Remagen, 24, 57, 270<br />

World War I, 1–3, 26, 46, 117,<br />

269<br />

United States Navy<br />

5-inch, 51, 53, 164<br />

Talos, 88, 136<br />

Terrier, 137<br />

World War I, 1–3, 26, 46, 117, 269<br />

cluster bomb units (CBU), 125<br />

278

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!