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  2. Aircraft artillery - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of aircraft artillery - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. 248th (Welwyn) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery

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    During the period of international tension in 1938, the TA was rapidly expanded, particularly for the Anti-Aircraft (AA) role. Much of this expansion was achieved by converting and/or expanding existing units. 343 (Watford) Field Battery was separated from 86th (East Anglian) (Herts Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (partly descended from the old Hertfordshire Yeomanry cavalry) and ...

  5. Category:Aircraft artillery - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Aircraft artillery" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...

  6. Lists of weapons - Wikipedia

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    List of anti-aircraft weapons; List of anti-aircraft guns; List of anti-tank guns; List of surface-to-air missiles; List of aircraft weapons. List of fighter aircraft; List of bomber aircraft; List of attack aircraft; List of artillery; List of firearms. List of assault rifles; List of battle rifles; List of blow forward firearms; List of bolt ...

  7. List of artillery by name - Wikipedia

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    14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine gun ZPU-2 Soviet Union: 14.5 mm twin anti-aircraft machine gun ZPU-4 Soviet Union: 14.5 mm quad anti-aircraft machine gun ZSU-23-4 Soviet Union: 23 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" Poland: 23 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun / missile system ZSU-25 Soviet Union: 25 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun ZSU-37

  8. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 - Wikipedia

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    By the beginning of World War II the Luftwaffe ' s anti-aircraft artillery employed 6,700 light (2 cm and 3.7 cm) and 2,628 heavy flak guns. Of the latter, a small number were 10.5 cm Flak 38s or 39s , the majority were 8.8 cm Flak 18s, 36s or 37s. [ 14 ]

  9. 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun - Wikipedia

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    The patent drawing of the 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti-aircraft gun. Early in World War I, the Norwegian Army realised that aircraft were a threat that needed to be countered. At first, attempts were made to mount existing field guns on new mounts to allow high angle fire, but it was soon obvious that a more specialised weapon was needed.