M51 Skysweeper
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m51-skysweeper-175-6920865
title:
M51 Skysweeper
text:
The M51 Skysweeper was an anti-aircraft gun deployed in the early 1950s by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. It was the first such gun to combine a gun laying radar, analog computer (director) and an autoloader on a single carriage. The Skysweeper was introduced just as surface-to-air missiles were being deployed in the long-range role, replacing earlier anti-aircraft artillery systems. These missiles were very large and slow to react, which left short-range engagements to guns. The Army's
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Anti-aircraft gun
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M51_Skysweeper
date created:
2003-02-06T03:38:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:11:15Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Skysweeper_3.jpg","width":2016,"height":1512}
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13
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