Modern Polish defensive efforts against offensive missiles began during World War II and have continued to the present. Both human and tactical factors impacted Polish anti-missile performance during world War II, during the post-war period (1945-1991), and during the most recent years (1992-1993). Human factors include morale and command relationships; tactical factors include equipment, techniques, and strategies. Poland's loss of independence affected wartime human factors. Polish aviators successfully utilized several anti-missile tactics during World War II; other Polos participated extensively in wartime anti-missile operations, too. Integration into the Soviet air defense system affected the operators of Polish anti-missile defenses in the post-war era. Soviet-designed tactical elements in Poland's post-war anti-missile defenses were potentially effective yet limited. Poles used anti-aircraft artillery, surface-to-air missiles, aircraft, radar/radio-electronic combat, naval assets, and other military and non-military means during the post-war years to counter the offensive missile threat.


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    Title :

    History of Polish Anti-Missile Defenses


    Contributors:
    B. Hayworth (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    39 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English