The Army, Navy, Marie Corps, and Air Force all participate in close air support or reinforcement of ground troops by close-in delivery of ordnance from aircraft. The services have differed over, among other things, the best equipment to employ, the tactics to use, and the priority of this type of mission.


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    Title :

    Close Air Support: Principal Issues and Aircraft Choices


    Contributors:
    E. Staats (author)

    Publication date :

    1971


    Size :

    83 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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