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- '''Close air support''' (CAS) is defined, by the U.S. Department of Defense, as "air action by ...ppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) operations before ground troops, and close air support, were committed. Not all campaigns will have the luxury of time to conduct5 KB (718 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
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- #Redirect [[Close air support]]31 bytes (4 words) - 06:52, 24 May 2008
- ...l or team, knowledgeable in both ground and air warfare, who coordinates [[close air support]] for a ground unit to which they are responsible190 bytes (28 words) - 14:12, 27 July 2008
- ...d attack is to naval gunfire support as battlefield air interdiction is to close air support.1,001 bytes (157 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- {{r|Close air support}}396 bytes (58 words) - 09:57, 10 October 2009
- ..., which has no standard cargo capacity and is used as a "flying tank" in [[close air support]] or [[battlefield air interdiction]].216 bytes (31 words) - 12:39, 6 July 2008
- NATO designation for Russian [[Su-25]] [[close air support]] fixed-wing aircraft116 bytes (13 words) - 01:05, 1 August 2008
- ...ited States Navy]] should have aircraft able to carry out, respectively, [[close air support]] and [[air warfare planning|strike]] functions353 bytes (48 words) - 17:14, 10 August 2008
- ...]] fire from ships, in direct support of ground forces; does not include [[close air support]] even if the aircraft fly from ships245 bytes (36 words) - 10:56, 25 June 2009
- ...orce]] operations, beginning in August 1964, in northern Laos, providing [[close air support]] to Lao government forces fighting the Pathet Lao and [[People's Army of V234 bytes (32 words) - 11:01, 4 April 2024
- {{r|Close air support}}804 bytes (111 words) - 09:07, 28 April 2024
- World War II medium bomber, used for close air support and anti-shipping work as well as battlefield interdiction; often had unusu190 bytes (27 words) - 16:03, 27 September 2008
- World War II medium bomber, used for close air support and anti-shipping work as well as battlefield interdiction; often had unusu190 bytes (27 words) - 08:26, 16 July 2008
- ...WWII, operating both from carriers and Marine airfields, that served as a close air support aircraft into the [[Korean War]]370 bytes (50 words) - 14:14, 16 July 2008
- *[[Air (warfare)]]: as in "The air campaign in World War II" or "There was close air support" or "The air defense system"950 bytes (152 words) - 14:34, 11 March 2010
- The [[AC-47]] is a [[close air support]] variant.452 bytes (72 words) - 15:18, 8 April 2024
- German WWII dive bomber that gave excellent [[close air support]] in the early blitzkriegs, but was too slow to survive in the [[Battle of211 bytes (32 words) - 09:17, 5 April 2024
- {{r|Close air support}}2 KB (221 words) - 09:07, 28 April 2024
- Heavily armed and armored Russian [[close air support]] aircraft, NATO designation [[FROGFOOT]], similar to the U.S. [[A-10]], an228 bytes (31 words) - 01:03, 1 August 2008
- The first successful heavily armored, heavily gunned [[close air support]] aircraft, optimized for [[anti-tank warfare]], and the archetype for a lo234 bytes (31 words) - 01:39, 31 January 2009
- * Cooling, Benjamin Franklin ed. ''Close Air Support'' (1990) GPO1 KB (153 words) - 18:12, 8 July 2009
- ==Close air support== Both the Germans and Soviets emphasized [[close air support]] to ground combat, rather than [[battlefield air interdiction]]. The Germa3 KB (385 words) - 09:16, 10 October 2009
- ...of Honor]] for an act of valor on 22 November 1952; leading a flight of [[close air support]] fighters against enemy positions, his F-80 aircraft was hit during a run422 bytes (65 words) - 00:27, 18 August 2010
- ...ep understanding of the capabilities of aircraft and weapons available for close air support, who is responsible to the supported ground organization for the proper emp2 KB (278 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
- ...ed breakthrough by coordinated tanks, motorized infantry, artillery, and [[close air support]]; followed by securing the flanks by conventional infantry. These German a ...y providing them with [[naval gunfire support]] and sometimes additional [[close air support]] from [[aircraft carrier]]s.2 KB (336 words) - 13:07, 8 February 2011
- ...support facility for U.S. [[paratroop]] operations, including airlift and close air support.1 KB (160 words) - 04:58, 10 March 2024
- {{r|Close air support}}694 bytes (92 words) - 20:40, 11 January 2010
- ...ld carry more weapons than other fighters and was extremely effective in [[close air support]], its primary role in the [[Korean War]].816 bytes (128 words) - 15:31, 8 April 2024
- ....htm}}</ref> The Air Force did not want the [[U.S. Army]] having its own [[close air support]] aircraft, and also wanted primacy for strategic nuclear warfare (see [[Si3 KB (386 words) - 11:56, 6 October 2008
- * Cooling, Benjamin Franklin ed. ''Close Air Support'' (1990) GPO2 KB (284 words) - 00:45, 1 October 2008
- {{r|Close air support}}450 bytes (59 words) - 17:23, 11 January 2010
- ...attle, the role of aircraft can be controversial. Ground commanders want [[close air support]], but air commanders often believe they can be more effective in [[battlef1 KB (187 words) - 09:17, 5 April 2024
- {{r|Close air support}}2 KB (248 words) - 13:43, 6 April 2024
- ...ill be developed jointly, with due regard that some assets, such as Marine close air support, may remain under component control.1 KB (203 words) - 07:37, 18 March 2024
- ...ther and during darkness, in situations including attacks on supply lines, close air support, parachute delivery of supplies and personnel, and combat search and rescue1 KB (188 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
- ...differs from [[naval guns and gunnery|naval gunfire support]], and both [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]] by naval aircraft. In the 1950s, del2 KB (253 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- '''Close air support''' (CAS) is defined, by the U.S. Department of Defense, as "air action by ...ppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) operations before ground troops, and close air support, were committed. Not all campaigns will have the luxury of time to conduct5 KB (718 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- Separate from [[close air support]] in [[amphibious warfare]], ''' air warfare in the [[Southwest Pacific Are ==[[Close air support]]==8 KB (1,270 words) - 15:18, 8 April 2024
- ...dispersed into forests and other concealment, and then rise to carry out [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]].2 KB (321 words) - 11:02, 8 April 2024
- ...nd [[search and rescue]]. In addition, they can operate Sea Harriers for [[close air support]], [[reconnaissance]], or [[air superiority]].2 KB (213 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- Infantrymen were ecstatic about the effectiveness of close air support: ...rance, 1944," in B. Franklin Cooling, ''Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support'' (1990), p. 250.</ref>4 KB (681 words) - 18:13, 8 July 2009
- ...ing the fighting between the French and the Viet Minh, there was certainly close air support and air mobility for the French, with the most significant successful air o5 KB (801 words) - 11:00, 10 May 2024
- *[[Controlling close support to ground forces]] including [[artillery]], [[close air support]] from fast aircraft, and precision support from [[AC-130]] gunships5 KB (686 words) - 14:30, 19 March 2023
- ...Osprey]] tilt-rotor transports to move Marines inland. It also provides [[close air support]] with [[AV-8 Harrier]] and, in the future, with [[F-35B Lightning II]] [[S3 KB (433 words) - 15:41, 8 April 2024
- ...|battlefield air interdiction]] mission, but not in [[air warfare planning|close air support]].3 KB (499 words) - 14:13, 6 April 2024
- ...the latter a paratroop division moved by Air Force transports and having [[close air support]] from Air Force combat aircraft. <ref name=Tolson1989-III>{{citation9 KB (1,387 words) - 15:37, 8 April 2024
- ...licopter]]s and unarmed cargo helicopters, or on independent missions of [[close air support]] or [[battlefield air interdiction]]. In the U.S. Army, helicopters are un ...ack helicopter has two main roles: first, to provide direct and accurate [[close air support]] for ground troops, and the second, in the [[Anti tank#Helicopters|anti ta9 KB (1,411 words) - 07:06, 4 April 2024
- ...from amphibious ships and austere forward bases, and, to provide infantry close air support, do not need extensive antitank systems.8 KB (1,173 words) - 16:21, 30 March 2024
- | title = Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support (CAS) While there was close air support in the [[First World War]], the technology did not exist to have electronic16 KB (2,372 words) - 10:20, 8 April 2024
- ...[Second World War]], the Soviets pioneered the heavily armed and armored [[close air support]] aircraft with the [[Il-2 Shturmovik]], its name taking on generic terms &3 KB (500 words) - 10:03, 9 March 2024
- It provided naval gunfire and close air support during the Korean War, as well as amphibious lift for operations such as th3 KB (430 words) - 15:42, 8 April 2024
- ...ly assigned to their unit, and by directing fires from [[artillery]] and [[close air support]]. Combat teams that include infantry, [[armored fighting vehicles|armored8 KB (1,283 words) - 09:01, 4 May 2024
- ...ncipal function of support to ground and naval operations. This includes [[close air support]], [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[transport aircraft|transport]], [[pa ===Close air support===17 KB (2,638 words) - 09:26, 5 April 2024
- ...hamper the mobility of units on the ground. They became so dependent on [[close air support]] and [[artillery]] that they ignored basic infantry defense. "None of thos5 KB (754 words) - 09:00, 28 April 2024
- ...; foot-mobile infantry could create a breach for fast units, possibly with close air support, to exploit.6 KB (923 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- ...ircraft Hawk Missile (LAAM) Battalion is set up at Onslow Beach to provide close air support during Exercise Solid Shield '83.</div></div>6 KB (930 words) - 04:08, 7 February 2010
- ...e name of which means "Storm Bird" in Russian, were also general-purpose [[close air support]] planes. Current designers still cite the it as an inspiration for armored2 KB (379 words) - 23:53, 18 December 2009
- ...y Zone over Bosnia. Subsequent additions to Operation DENY FLIGHT included close air support to UN peacekeepers and air strikes in support of UN resolutions. 28 Februar15 KB (2,228 words) - 18:54, 3 April 2024
- ...orean War, in an incident where AAA interfered with both ground troops and close air support, for which MAJ Charles J. Loring Jr. was recognized with a posthumous Medal13 KB (2,090 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
- JFIIT) provided joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and close air support training to six U.S. Army Restructuring of the United States Army#brigade c12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:23, 30 March 2024
- Both sides, in the Iran-Iraq War, used helicopters for close air support, reserving their fixed-wing attack aircraft for more distant air strikes. W12 KB (1,802 words) - 18:47, 3 April 2024
- ...the use of teams of tanks, vehicle-borne infantry, mobile artillery, and [[close air support]]; the role of the traditional foot-bound infantry was to seal the flanks o10 KB (1,608 words) - 09:17, 5 April 2024
- ...ession of enemy air defense, offensive counter air, defensive counter air, close air support and forward air controller missions. Mission results were outstanding as th12 KB (1,945 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
- ...ture. There was military logic to this, but it meant that there was little close air support for the Northern Alliance, which caused resentment. ...the United States believed were strategic, such as Taliban infrastructure. Close air support was essentially on an as-available basis until the movement to take Kabul;20 KB (3,075 words) - 10:46, 10 May 2024
- ...[[air warfare planning#defensive counter-air|defensive counter-air]] and [[close air support]] with STOVL aircraft, as well as a large complement of escorts, and an amp21 KB (3,288 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- Helicopters, which the Iraqis sometimes used efficiently for close air support belonged to Iraqi Army Aviation. (see below) In the ground support role, the IQAF provided aircraft for close air support and strike roles and, to a limited extent, for air superiority over the imm38 KB (5,854 words) - 07:02, 4 April 2024
- Close air support was brought in much more closely than in other operations by the forward ai33 KB (5,352 words) - 01:01, 8 April 2024
- ...destruction of the Red Air Force and its ground organization, after which close air support would follow. These priorities indicate the Luftwaffe regarded aircraft en20 KB (2,977 words) - 09:17, 5 April 2024
- * Cooling, Benjamin Franklin ed. ''Close Air Support'' (1990) GPO24 KB (3,512 words) - 10:50, 23 February 2024
- ...allion heavy lift /transport helicopters, three UH-1N Huey helicopters and close air support jets and attack helicopters. It gave a new capability of "transporting 24 p22 KB (3,251 words) - 13:30, 30 April 2024
- ...ates Air Force]] and [[United States Navy]] high-performance aircraft in [[close air support]]. [[Special reconnaissance]] includes the direction, by long-range, clande ...dart and dive and swerve with enough agility to evade most ground fire. [[Close air support]] from fixed-wing fighter-bombers was readily available.30 KB (4,616 words) - 03:28, 10 March 2024
- ...dent air force designed for aggressive [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[close air support]], and air-to-air warfare. Developed and written by airmen and army officer The Spanish war demonstrated the effectiveness of logistical disruption and close air support, and confirmed German views concerning the ineffectiveness - and even count35 KB (5,382 words) - 13:16, 6 April 2024
- ...large-scale interdiction capability, they were also of varied quality for close air support. Beyond the issue that the Air Force was always fragmented to the corps com24 KB (3,782 words) - 01:05, 8 April 2024
- * [[Close air support/Definition]]28 KB (2,875 words) - 16:19, 7 April 2024
- ...the Chinese, especially with respect to communications. Neither side used close air support.<ref name=Allen2003>{{citation20 KB (3,098 words) - 12:48, 2 April 2024
- The main attack came with the start of the monsoon season, which prevented close air support and even good artillery fire control. When artillery was available, however ...y took and held ground. Unquestionably, U.S. airpower, including B-52s and close air support by AC-130s and fighter-bombers, played a key part. Thieu worried even more42 KB (6,823 words) - 02:49, 8 April 2024
- * [[Close air support/Related Articles]]36 KB (4,044 words) - 16:22, 7 April 2024
- :*counterland: close air support would fall into the combat operations category. ...f their first activities tends to be teaching HN personnel how to call for close air support and artillery fires. The actual fire may come from HN or FID resources, or47 KB (7,180 words) - 07:29, 18 March 2024
- ...round operations]], including preparing for invasions as well as well as [[close air support]] and [[battlefield air interdiction]].31 KB (4,759 words) - 04:41, 12 November 2013
- * [[Template:Close air support/Metadata]]39 KB (4,231 words) - 05:22, 8 April 2024
- ...while neither side used its tanks especially well, nor the North provide [[close air support]], the significant thing was that the North used [[combined arms]] includin37 KB (5,894 words) - 08:05, 28 April 2024
- ...to landing areas to provide naval gunfire support and sometimes control of close air support and the gunfire support of large vessels. ...gunfire support was especially critical in the Falklands War, when little close air support was available.49 KB (7,489 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- ..., which possessed its own aviation squadrons that operated under their own close air support doctrine. The Marines were extremely reluctant to relinquish authority over52 KB (8,496 words) - 01:01, 8 April 2024
- ...Awareness Data Link (SADL) device that communicates between aircraft doing close air support, but also can exchange mission data with Army Enhanced Position Location Re After the advent of close air support with precision guided munitions (PGM), there was still direct target markin59 KB (8,914 words) - 07:36, 18 March 2024
- ...ir]] and [[A1H Skyraider]] propeller-driven aircraft delivered excellent [[close air support]], although could make little contribution to air defense. These aircraft ...way with 700,000 rounds of artillery and mortar shells (not to mention 842 close air support sorties). It suffered 3,700 casualties (half of them by the French battalio60 KB (9,555 words) - 16:57, 17 March 2024
- ...e fire support, from ground and air platforms, supported these operations. Close air support both from [[fighter aircraft|fighter-bombers]] and early [[armed helicopter58 KB (8,909 words) - 13:42, 6 April 2024
- .... Infantrymen, on the other hand, were ecstatic about the effectiveness of close air support: ...Army would never be satisfied, although in Vietnam they finally had ample close air support through their own helicopter gunships.105 KB (16,641 words) - 13:15, 6 April 2024
- ...he French garrison, reinforced by three airdropped parachute battalion and close air support, drove off the Viet Minh 312th Division. Also in this month of victory, how52 KB (8,258 words) - 10:42, 12 April 2024
- ...artillery and fixed-wing fighter-bombers hit the Iraqi forward areas. The close air support (CAS) aircraft would loiter in the area, and the helicopter force would inc62 KB (9,779 words) - 05:20, 31 March 2024