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The HAWK Air Defense Missile System

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
Englisch
Bloomsbury Publishing PLCerschienen am18.08.2022
This is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world.Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East. Units were also used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War. In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its combat career, the HAWK system was respected for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that the USSR developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation missiles, and other countermeasures specifically to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended in 1991 when air defense priorities shifted from aircraft to ballistic missile defense, yet a modernized version of the system remains in service to this day in many nations. Packed with archive photos and original artwork, this is the first book about the HAWK system. Featuring research from HAWK technical and field manuals, interviews with HAWK veterans, and detailing the authors´ personal experiences with HAWK missile units, it provides a comprehensive study of one of the most lethal and effective air missile systems of all time.mehr
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KlappentextThis is the first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world.Designed to counteract the threat posed by advanced 1950s Soviet-built aircraft, the first HAWK unit became operational in 1959. At its peak, it saw frontline service in the Far East, Panama, Europe, and in the Middle East. Units were also used during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War. In the hands of other nations, HAWK proved its efficacy in combat during the Arab-Israeli Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Chadian-Libyan War, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Credited with shooting down more than 100 aircraft during its combat career, the HAWK system was respected for its lethality. Such was Soviet concern, that the USSR developed electronic jammers, anti-radiation missiles, and other countermeasures specifically to degrade its effectiveness. The US retired its HAWK systems soon after the Cold War ended in 1991 when air defense priorities shifted from aircraft to ballistic missile defense, yet a modernized version of the system remains in service to this day in many nations. Packed with archive photos and original artwork, this is the first book about the HAWK system. Featuring research from HAWK technical and field manuals, interviews with HAWK veterans, and detailing the authors´ personal experiences with HAWK missile units, it provides a comprehensive study of one of the most lethal and effective air missile systems of all time.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4728-5221-2
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum18.08.2022
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 182 mm, Höhe 243 mm, Dicke 5 mm
Gewicht168 g
Artikel-Nr.58333374
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GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
INTRODUCTION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT - Basic HAWK - the 1960s- Self-Propelled HAWK - the early 1970s- Improved HAWK - the 1970s- Product Improvement Program - the 1980s- Post-Cold War - the 1990sSYSTEM OPERATION - Unit organization- OperationsOPERATIONAL HISTORY - Panama- Korea- Okinawa and the Far East- Florida and the Cuban Missile Crisis- Vietnam- Germany and Cold War Europe- Middle East and the Gulf War- US-based battalionsLEGACY OF THE HAWK MISSILE SYSTEM BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXmehr

Autor

Marc Romanych is a retired US Army combat arms officer. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from St. Mary's University. He has co-authored several books on World War I and II artillery and fortifications for Osprey Publishing.