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A-10 operations and the battle for north Norway / James G. Terry.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Terry, James G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- A-10 (Jet attack plane).
- Norway--Defenses.
- Norway.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Armed Forces.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 39 pages) : maps
- Other Title:
- A-ten operations and the battle for north Norway.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1988.
- Summary:
- This report outlines the strategic importance of North Norway to the outcome of any future NATO/Warsaw Pact war on the basis of its location adjacent to the western Soviet heartland, the major Soviet bases on the Kola Peninsula, and the Norwegian Sea. The report presents a scenario for a Soviet amphibious and land force attack upon the region, the object of which would be the control of the main air and naval bases in the region; and it discusses five missions that U.S. A-10 aircraft could perform to support the defense of North Norway. It concludes by recommending that (1) Alaska-based A-10 aircraft be selected to perform these missions because of unique similarities between the environments of North Norway and Alaska and (2) the present training of Alaska-based A-10 pilots be modified to prepare them for these missions.
- Notes:
- "January 1988."
- "Project Air Force"--Cover
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