B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM

B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM

Vietnam 1972–73

Duel 89
  • Author: Peter E. Davies
  • Illustrator: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector
  • Short code: DUE 89
  • Publication Date: 18 Oct 2018
  • Number of Pages: 80
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Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack, but in Vietnam, and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it came up against the Soviet-designed SA-2 SAM which used heavy salvoes of missiles to bring down the bombers.

The losses of several of its most feared, powerful and supposedly invincible bombers per night to a torrent of Soviet missiles during the closing stages of the Vietnam War was sobering to Americans, but the B-52s' crushing attacks virtually eliminated North Vietnam's defences and forced a peace settlement. This fascinating book analyses the roles of the SA-2 operators and the B-52 Electronic Warfare Officers (EWOs) using specially commissioned artwork as well as first-hand accounts, and traces the cat-and-mouse tactics that each side employed.

Biographical Note

Peter E. Davies is a full-time aviation author with more than 30 published books to his credit, including 23 for Osprey Publishing. He specialises in modern combat aircraft, particularly those involved in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, written previous Osprey Duel title F-105 Wild Weasel vs SA-2 Missile and has co-authored titles on the B-52. He lives in Bristol, UK.Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000, and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes. He lives in Keene, New Hampshire.Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the battlescene artwork and cover artwork for this book. He lives in Perthshire, UK.

Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Technical Specifications
The Strategic Situation
The Combatants
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Aftermath
Further Reading
Index

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