Red SAM: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile (Osprey New Vanguard 134) (Repost)
Red SAM: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile (Osprey New Vanguard 134)
Osprey Publishing | 2007 | ISBN-10: 1846030625 | ISBN-13: 978 1846030628 | English | 51 Pages | PDF (e-book)| 2,3 MB
Osprey Publishing | 2007 | ISBN-10: 1846030625 | ISBN-13: 978 1846030628 | English | 51 Pages | PDF (e-book)| 2,3 MB
The Russian SA-2, nicknamed "Red SAM",is history's dominant antiaircraft missile. In 1960, it famously downed Gary Powers' U-2 spyplane, and two years later it was one of the missiles deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost sparked a nuclear showdown between America and the USSR. The SA-2 was also deployed in Vietnam, North Korea, Egypt, and even the Gulf War. Using photographs, color artwork, and rare accounts from the weapon's designers, Steven J Zaloga examines the missile's development, linking this to its massive impact on Cold War air campaigns, and investigates the design changes that have helped the SA-2 stand the test of time.