Jamie Prenatt

Katyusha

Russian Multiple Rocket Launchers 1941-Present

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Although military rockets have been used since the Middle Ages, it was not until the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLs) in the late 1930s that they emerged as a decisive weapon. In the modern era, these Soviet/Russian Katyushas have served in combat in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Georgia.Developed to fill the operational need for massed artillery fire support, the MRL possesses enormous destructive power and a devastating psychological impact. This New Vanguard provides a survey of Soviet and Russian Federation MRLs from the beginning of their development in 1941 to the present. It focuses on the history, de… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Hook, Adam (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4728-1087-8
EAN: 9781472810878
Produktnummer: 20182953
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 48 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 42'130 KB
Abbildungen: 20 b/w; 27 col

Über den Autor

Jamie E. Prenatt is a senior analyst in the Department of Defense, with a particular interest in weapon systems development. He has over 30 years of military and civilian intelligence experience and has served in a wide range of analytic, leadership, and representational assignments. He holds an MA in Government/National Security Policy from Georgetown University. He has taught military history, wargaming, and historical miniature painting at the Smithsonian Institution for several years and intelligence studies at the university level.Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world.