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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.

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^ 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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[1] 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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+{{Short description|Aircraft ordnance}}
-'''Air-to-ground weaponry''' includes all [[weapon]]s used by [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s to destroy [[ground target]]s. This class of weapons have, since the first world war, take a great importance on the conduct of war. It's the main weaponry of [[ground-attack aircraft]]s, helicopters and [[bomber]]s, as for [[fighter-bomber]]s and [[strike fighter]]s too. Nowadays, most aerial vehicles, including [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]]s and [[UAV]] are also able to use those weapons in warfare.
+{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}
+[[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]]]]
+'''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.
-A wide variety of weapons exist for this purpose, depending on range, weight, type of technology and their targets.
-== Machine gun ==
+==See also==
+* [[Aircraft ordnance]]
-{{see|Machine gun|Autocannon}}
+* [[Attack aircraft]]
-[[File:DFW C.V (Av) banking.jpg|thumb|Machine gun LMG 14 Parabellum.]]
+* [[Gunship]]
-[[File:P-47 040315-F-9999G-029.jpg|thumb|[[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]], 8 [[Browning M2]].]]
+* [[Close air support]]
-[[File:GAU-8 meets VW Type 1.jpg|thumb|[[GAU-8 Avenger]], [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt]].]]
-[[File:MXU-470.jpg|thumb|[[Minigun]] [[MXU-470]], [[gunship]] [[AC-47 Spooky]].]]
-[[File:AH-64.jpg|thumb|M230 30mm, [[AH-64 Apache]].]]
-[[File:USMC GAU-17.jpg|thumb|[[GAU-17]] on a [[UH-1N Huey]]. 6 tubes, 3 000 rounds per minute.]]
+==References==
-Machine guns were one of the first weapons adapted on aircraft, as early as the first world war. They were used to hunt down other aircraft, but also shooting at infantry, vehicles and installations. This weapon is usually mounted on or in the nose, in or under the wings, or on the sides of the hull (in [[gunship]]s). Those weapons evolved developing different aspects of those weapons : caliber, fire rate, number of machine gun mounted.
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Air-To-Ground Weaponry}}
-During World War II, american planes were mounted with a large number of low caliber machine guns, while european nations, and especially the germans, developed bigger caliber weapons, creating the first autocanons. Gatling guns at that time were not used, as the rail guns were more usefull.
+[[Category:Aircraft weapons]]
-Later, the USA developed new weapons for its vehicules, using the gatling design, as for the [[M61 Vulcan]] or the [[GAU-8 Avenger]] of the [[A-10 Thunderbolt]]. They are the main weapon system of american Gunships, as the AC 130.
+{{Aero-stub}}
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-== Grenade launcher ==
-{{see|grenade launcher}}
-Some helicopters are equipped with automatic grenade launchers, like the [[M75]] and the [[M129]], firing 40x53mm grenades.
-== Bomb ==
-{{see|Bomb}}
-== Rocket ==
-[[File:061020-F-1234P-022.jpg|thumb|[[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]].]]
-[[File:Hydra 70 M261.jpeg|thumb|M261, 19 [[Hydra 70]], dutch [[AH-64 Apache]].]]
-[[File:AGM-114 and Hydra 70.jpeg|thumb|[[Hydra 70]] & [[Hellfire]].]]
-[[File:XM157 Rocket Pod.jpg|thumb|Pod XM157, 7 Mk 40.]]
-<br style="clear:both;">
-== Missile ==
-{{see|Air-to-surface missile}}
-==== Cruise missile ====
-{{see|Cruise missile}}
-[[File:V1-20040830.jpg|thumb|V1.]]
-[[File:Japanese Ohka rocket plane.jpg|thumb|Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka Model 11.]]
-[[File:Agm-129 acm.jpg|thumb|[[AGM-129 ACM]].]]
-[[File:Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile.jpg|thumb| Missile Tomahawk.]]
-[[Category:Air-to-ground weapon]]
-[[fr:Armement air-sol]]