1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (1st AAA (AW) Bn) was a short lived United States Marine Corps air defense unit that was originally...
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The Air Defense Artillery Branch is the air defense branch of the United States Army, specializing in the use of anti-aircraft weapons (such as surface-to-air...
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M42 Duster (redirect from M42 40mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun "Duster")
The M42 40 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, or "Duster," is an American armored light air-defense gun built for the United States Army from 1952 until...
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The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and...
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with heavy weapons Company D were part of the 1st battalion, rifle companies E, F, G and heavy weapons Company H constituted the 2nd battalion, and rifle...
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rifle companies of the battalion. It usually possesses some combination of machine-guns, mortars, anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, reconnaissance...
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90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 (category World War II anti-aircraft guns)
The 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm)...
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8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 (category World War II anti-aircraft guns)
The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Germany throughout...
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Field Artillery Regiment is a United States artillery regiment, currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 206th...
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Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. It was redesignated as the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Automatic Weapons...
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Military Police Platoon Band 1st Counterintelligence Corps Detachment 103rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons) Shortly after the German...
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Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability...
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variant of the Browning M1917A1) MG 08/15 (Mainly used as anti-aircraft weapon Used by artillery, sappers and National Defense) Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss (Hotchkiss...
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Estonian Land Forces (redirect from 4th Single Infantry Battalion (Estonia))
Battalion, in Jõhvi Viru Infantry Battalion, in Jõhvi Artillery Battalion, in Tapa (being formed) Air Defense Battalion, in Tapa Engineer Battalion,...
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Battle of Ia Drang (section 2nd Battalion ambushed)
have anti-aircraft weapons and heavy mortars and had to resort to "human wave" tactics: "The enemy has lost nearly all their heavy crew-served weapons during...
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Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion) 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (former Battery D, 6th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic...
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10th Division, 316th Division, 320th Division, 2 artillery regiments (40 and 675), 3 anti-aircraft regiments (232, 234 and 593), 198th Commando Regiment...
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101st Airborne Division (redirect from 101st Aviation Battalion)
following units: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry 2nd Battalion, 320th Artillery Troop A, 2nd Squadron...
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reorganized 28 June 1951 as follows: 1st Battalion consolidated with the 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (active) (see below under 3/95th...
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Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled). Disbanded 14 January 1945 at Montecatini, Italy, assets to 1st Battalion, 473rd Infantry...
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Service Company Alpha Company Bravo Company Charlie Company Weapons Company 1st Battalion, 8th Marines was commissioned on April 1, 1940, in San Diego...
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200th Infantry Regiment (United States) (redirect from 200th Coast Artillery (AA))
redesignated as the 200th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Automatic Weapons Battalion; the 2nd, 3rd,...
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Battle of the Bulge order of battle (redirect from 1313th Battalion)
Heavy Artillery Battery 1029th, 1039th, and 1122nd Heavy Mortar Batteries 999th Penal Battalion 44th Machine Gun Battalion 15th Flak Regiment 1st Todt...
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People's Liberation Army Ground Force (section Weapons)
regiments, one artillery regiment, one armored regiment, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Organization was flexible, the higher echelons being free...
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to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Howitzer Battalions, elements of the 39th Infantry Division, the 4th Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 5th Detachment...
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Division (military) (section Artillery division)
languages such as Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Polish, for a battalion-size artillery or cavalry unit. In naval usage "division" has a completely different...
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battalion of the 69th would be redesignated as the 69th Antiaircraft Battalion, 2nd battalion was assigned as 529th Anti Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion...
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operate searchlights and redesignated the 38th (The King's Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers (Territorial Army), and in 1940 it was renamed...
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5th Automatic Weapons Battalions and the 6th Detachment Reorganized 1 May 1963 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Automatic Weapons Battalions and...
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"Legion" 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment "Automatic" 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion "Kodiak" 25th Brigade Support Battalion "Opahey" 2nd...
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