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Type of bind: Paperback
Brand: Osprey Publishing
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.7464
EAN num: 9781841768014
ISBN number: 1841768014
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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Page Count: 96
Printing Date: July 25, 2004
Publishing house: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: July 25, 2004
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The F/A-18 Hornet in its various guises was the 'universal soldier' of OIF, with around 250 seeing combat. Flown by various squadrons and groups, the Hornet attacked a range of targets including tanks of the various Iraqi Republican Guard units and government buildings housing elements of the Baath party regime. Apart from its ability to drop precision munitions such as laser-guided bombs, the Hornet was also capable of launching anti-radar missiles and acting as an aerial tanker and reconnaissance platform for other strike types. This book explores the Hornet's versatility which has enhanced its reputation as one of the world's leading strike-fighter aircraft.
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Tony Holmes scores another direct hit with this account of Navy Hornet drivers in combat over northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Hornet's air war over northern Iraq was totally different in nature than that waged by F/A-18 units committed in the south. These Hornet units supported Special Operations Forces and Kurdish units tasked with pinning down Iraq divisions heading south to aid their comrades. Close air support was the name of the game for the Hornet units deploying from carriers Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt.
As with part one of this set, Holmes' text benefits from the unparalled acess he had to Hornet pilots who flew over Iraq. The book is chock full of combat stories that put you right in the cockpit.
The text is complemented by dozens of photos, most in color, and five pages of F/A-18 side-views by Chris Davey.
If you enjoy fast movers in action, you'll want to get this book - and the others in the series.
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