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Aircraft artillery was first used for ground attack roles during World War I.A notable user of aircraft artillery was the fighter ace René Fonck. Airships were used with some success, mostly used to harass cities, [1] but after the development of incendiary ammunition they were stopped being used due to the fire igniting the hydrogen used for the Zepplins.
Aircraft artillery has been in use since the first world war. One of the most notable aircraft artillery platforms is the AC130 . List of artillery platforms used on aircraft with a calibre larger than 37 mm .
In 2022, S-60s were used by Ukraine in the war with Russia not in their original anti-aircraft role but as indirect-fire artillery. In this role they were reported to have an effective range of 6.1km. [9] In 2023, images surfaced of a T-55 armed with an AZP S-60 Anti Aircraft gun in place
40 mm Bofors L/70 anti-aircraft gun (upgraded variant) 40 mm Bofors L/60 anti-aircraft gun (upgraded variant) Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. ZSU Shilka; 2K22 Tunguska; Mountain guns. 2.75 inch (70 mm) mountain gun (World War I) 75 mm/24 Pounder Indian mountain gun; 76 mm mountain gun; 88 mm mountain gun; 94 mm 3.7-inch mountain howitzer ...
Aircraft artillery; List of aircraft artillery; 0–9. 75 mm gun M2–M6; B. Rheinmetall BK-5; Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun; Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70; Bofors 57 mm m ...
Lowe's first action was a free flight observation of the Confederate positions at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861. [11] Lowe was called to Fort Corcoran and ascended in order to spot rebel encampments. [11] [12] With flag signals he directed artillery fire on the rebels. Lowe and other balloonists formed the Union Army Balloon Corps.
The 90 mm gun was the US Army's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun from just prior to the opening of World War II into 1946, complemented by small numbers of the much larger 120 mm M1 gun. Both were widely deployed in the United States postwar as the Cold War presented a perceived threat from Soviet bombers.
Anti-aircraft artillery, under various organisational arrangements including being part of artillery, a separate corps, even a separate service or being split between army for the field and air force for home defence. In some cases infantry and the new armoured corps also operated their own integral light anti-aircraft artillery.