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The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was significant in the fact that it was the first war in which the newly independent United States Air Force was involved. It was the first time U.S. jet aircraft entered into battle. Designed as a direct response to the Soviet MiG-15, the F-86 Sabre jets effectively countered these aircraft ...
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) 76 mm regimental gun M1943. 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) ISU-152. Katyusha rocket launcher. SU-100. SU-76.
Pages in category "Korean War aircraft carriers of the United States". The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. Essex-class aircraft carrier. Independence-class aircraft carrier.
CVX-class aircraft carrier. The CVX[ 2] (formerly known as LPX-II, Hangul: 대형수송함-II) is a class of aircraft carriers proposed for the Republic of Korea Navy. The class is follow-on from the previous Dokdo -class amphibious assault ships which prioritized amphibious capability, while the CVX will be designed for fixed wing and rotary ...
An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [ 1] The list only refers to the status of the ship, not availability or condition of an air wing. This includes helicopter carriers and also amphibious assault ships, if the vessel's primary purpose is to carry ...
U. Korean War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom (8 P) Korean War aircraft carriers of the United States (1 C, 22 P) Categories: Aircraft carriers by period. Aircraft carriers of the Cold War. Naval ships of the Korean War.
Merchant Aircraft Carriers. Britain converted a total of nineteen merchant ships to Merchant Aircraft Carriers during the war. Nine of these were converted Royal Dutch Shell oil tankers, two of which operated under the flag of the Netherlands. [s] All served in the Atlantic theater and typically carried three or four Fairey Swordfish torpedo ...
Fleet carriers were the largest type, operating with the main fleet to provide offensive capability. Light aircraft carriers were fast enough to operate with the fleet but smaller and with fewer aircraft. Escort carriers were smaller and slower, with low numbers of aircraft, and provided defense for convoys. Most of the latter were built from ...