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{{Short description|Aircraft ordnance}} |
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[[File:Krzesiny 82RB.JPG|thumb| [[Autocannon]] pod (left), [[S-8 rocket]] pod (middle) and [[9K114 Shturm]] anti-tank missile (right) mounted on the left wing of a [[Mil Mi-24|Mi-24W]] [[Military helicopter|helicopter]] of [[Polish Land Forces]]]] |
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'''Air-to-ground weaponry''' is [[aircraft ordnance]] used by [[combat aircraft]] to attack ground targets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cenciotti |first=David |date=2018-05-08 |title=Check Out This Interesting Video Showing Finnish Air Force F/A-18C/D Hornet MLU 2 Jets Carrying JASSM, JSOW and JDAM air-to-ground weapons |url=https://theaviationist.com/2018/05/08/check-out-this-interesting-video-showing-finnish-air-force-f-a-18c-d-hornet-mlu-2-jets-carrying-jassm-jsow-and-jdam-air-to-ground-weapons/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref> The weapons include [[Aerial bomb|bombs]], [[machine gun]]s, [[autocannon]]s, [[air-to-surface missile]]s, [[Rocket (weapon)|rockets]], [[air-launched cruise missile]]s and [[grenade launcher]]s. |
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==See also== |
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'''Air-to-ground weaponry''' include all weapons used by airplanes and helicopters to destroy ground targets. |
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* [[Aircraft ordnance]] |
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* [[Attack aircraft]] |
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* [[Gunship]] |
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* [[Close air support]] |
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{{see|Machine gun|Autocannon}} |
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[[File:DFW C.V (Av) banking.jpg|thumb|Machine gun LMG 14 Parabellum.]] |
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[[File:P-47 040315-F-9999G-029.jpg|thumb|[[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]], 8 [[Browning M2]].]] |
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[[File:GAU-8 meets VW Type 1.jpg|thumb|[[GAU-8 Avenger]], [[Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt]].]] |
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[[File:MXU-470.jpg|thumb|[[Minigun]] [[MXU-470]], [[gunship]] [[Douglas AC-47 Spooky]].]] |
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[[File:AH-64.jpg|thumb|M230 30mm, [[AH-64 Apache]].]] |
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[[File:USMC GAU-17.jpg|thumb|[[GAU-17]] on a [[UH-1N Huey]]. 6 tubes, 3 000 rounds per minute.]] |
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[[Category:Aircraft weapons]] |
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== Grenade launcher == |
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{{see|grenade launcher}} |
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== Bomb == |
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{{see|Bomb}} |
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== Roket == |
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[[File:061020-F-1234P-022.jpg|thumb|[[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]].]] |
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[[File:Hydra 70 M261.jpeg|thumb|M261, 19 [[Hydra 70]], dutch [[AH-64 Apache]].]] |
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[[File:AGM-114 and Hydra 70.jpeg|thumb|[[Hydra 70]] & [[Hellfire]].]] |
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[[File:XM157 Rocket Pod.jpg|thumb|Pod XM157, 7 Mk 40.]] |
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== Missile == |
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{{see|Air-to-surface missile}} |
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==== Cruise missile ==== |
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{{see|Cruise missile}} |
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[[File:V1-20040830.jpg|thumb|V1.]] |
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[[File:Japanese Ohka rocket plane.jpg|thumb|Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka Model 11.]] |
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[[File:Agm-129 acm.jpg|thumb|[[AGM-129 ACM]].]] |
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[[File:Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile.jpg|thumb| Missile Tomahawk.]] |
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Air-to-ground weaponry is aircraft ordnance used by combat aircraft to attack ground targets.[1] The weapons include bombs, machine guns, autocannons, air-to-surface missiles, rockets, air-launched cruise missiles and grenade launchers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cenciotti, David (2018-05-08). "Check Out This Interesting Video Showing Finnish Air Force F/A-18C/D Hornet MLU 2 Jets Carrying JASSM, JSOW and JDAM air-to-ground weapons". The Aviationist. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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