Ship Strike : the History of Air to Sea Weapon Systems

This book provides a detailed historical account of the evolution of the airborne anti-ship munitions, from the earliest days of barely successful torpedoes through modern day rocket powered missiles that skim the water's surface and impact ships with devastating explosions. Includes excellent coverage of specially designed aircraft, torpedoes, missiles, glides bombs, wire and radio controlled missiles, as well as ship strikes, battle damage, and photos of wartime engagements between ships, aircraft, and missiles. Also covers German and Italian equipment of World War II. This is the story of how the first steps to deliver a torpedo from an aircraft were made, a story of both the aircraft and the weapons themselves - from the creation of the torpedo-bomber and its rapid wartime development, to today's helicopter-borne models of amazing sophistication. This is the story of the airborne anti-ship missile's entire development span, with many reports of wartime actions and people involved. Beskriver udviklingen inden for Air-to-Ground, her Air-to-Ship våbensystemer