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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It                56
and the Sidearm anti-radar missile. The cruising speed is 175 and the range is 395 miles.
During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, the Super Cobra was credited with the
destruction of 97 tanks, 104 armored personnel carriers and vehicles, 16 bunkers and two
antiaircraft artillery sites without the loss of a single helicopter. Improvements have now
outfitted them with a Night Targeting System/Forward Looking Infrared Radar that provides
laser rangefinding/designating and camera capabilities.
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AH-64 Apache
– The Apache is an advanced anti-tank attack helicopter; it is the most
lethal helicopter in the world. The Apache is fast, quick reacting, equipped with an amazing
armament, able to fly both day and night missions, and able to take hits in critical areas and keep
flying. The Apache can cruise at its maximum speed of 177 mph. It's standard armament
includes the M230 33mm gun and 1,200 33mm rounds; 8 Hellfire missiles; and 38 FFAR
missiles. It can also carry Sidearm anti-radar missiles and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The
type and quantities of missiles can be varied to meet mission needs. The Target Acquisition
Designation Sight (TADS) and a Pilot Night Vision Sensor (PNVS) enable the crew to navigate
and conduct precision attacks in day or night and under adverse weather conditions. Its
survivability equipment enables it to take and withstand hits in critical areas by gun rounds of up
to 23mm.
For navigation purposes the Apache is equipped with a doppler navigation system;
additionally, most aircraft are also equipped with a GPS receiver. The target acquisition system
consists of state of the art optics with three different options for different conditions. These
consist of: Day TV, which views images during day and low light levels, in black and white;
TADS FLIR, which views thermal images, real world and magnified, during day, night and
adverse weather; and DVO, which views real world, full color, and magnified images during
daylight and dusk conditions.
The newest version of the Apache is the Longbow Apache. The Longbow has several
improvements, which include: a millimeter-wave Fire Control Radar (FCR) target acquisition
system; the fire-and-forget Longbow Hellfire air-to-ground missile; improved engines; improved
survivability, communications and navigation capabilities; and a fully-integrated cockpit.
During Operation Desert Storm, in Kuwait the Apache's destroyed 245 vehicles with no
losses. They were also deployed in Iraq against early warning radar sites. In Iraq they were
credited with the destruction of 500 tanks and hundreds of other vehicles included among these
were armored personnel carriers and trucks.
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Army
The US Army is in charge of ground based defenses of the US, its allies, and any US
interests around the world. Of course under the new military doctrine, the best defense includes a
good offense and so the Army is also prepared to deliver preemptive strikes. The Army
composes the largest branch of the US military. While the US has more Army personnel
overseas than any other branch of the military; it has bases in fewer countries. The US Army has
major bases on three continents and in 12 countries and territories outside the US which include.
Germany, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto
Rico, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, and Wake Island.
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