anti-aircraft artillery
Shoots down planes
Anti-aircraft artillery refers to guns and missile systems designed to shoot down enemy aircraft.
The term covers everything from truck-mounted machine guns to sophisticated radar-guided batteries.
Often abbreviated AA or AAA (triple-A): The convoy was protected by mobile anti-aircraft artillery.
Also called ack-ack, from early phonetic alphabet signaling.
- tracer roundsProjectiles with pyrotechnic trail
- autocannonAutomatic large-bore weapon
- fire controlAiming and shooting regulation
- radar systemsEquipment detecting objects via radio waves
- battery commanderOfficer commanding artillery unit
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Mobile military cannons
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Warplane for surface bombardment
bomber aircraft · siege weapons · assault weapons · close air support · artillery barrage
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