A-3“空中战士”攻击机中队：越南战争 A-3 Skywarrior Units of the Vietnam War

基本信息

Published：20 Mar 2015

Format：Paperback

Edition：1st

Pages：96

ISBN：9781472805645

Imprint：Osprey Publishing

Illustrations：50 b/w; 50 col

Dimensions：248 x 184 mm

Series：Combat Aircraft

Short code：COM 108

Publisher：Bloomsbury Publishing

信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

道格拉斯A-3“空中战士”攻击机虽然颇受一些粉丝喜爱，但它在海军航空史上却鲜为人知。A-3一开始是为投掷核武器而设计的，但在越南战争中，它凭借常规轰炸机、加油机和电子战平台而声名鹊起。它是航母甲板上常规起降的大型飞机，因此被舰队戏称为“鲸鱼”。它在被赋予的每一个任务领域都表现出色，并在美国海军服役超过四十年，从1956年到1991年。本书图文并茂地展现了A-3令人惊叹的涂装和庞大的身躯，重点介绍了它在越南战争中的服役经历。1965年3月起，A-3曾短暂地作为轰炸机在越南南北双方作战，之后，它作为多用途加油机（KA-3B）和加油/战术干扰机（EKA-3B）展现出了更大的价值。本书详细介绍了所有这些行动以及更秘密的侦察任务，并提供了有关执行这些任务的飞行员的信息。

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, though something of a cult favourite, remains a largely unremarked classic of Naval Aviation. Built for nuclear weapon delivery, the A-3 made its name in Vietnam as a conventional bomber, tanker and Electronic Warfare platform. It was the largest aircraft ever regularly operated from the decks of aircraft carriers, earning it the fleet-wide nickname 'Whale'. It excelled in every mission area assigned to it and operated in the US Navy for more than four decades, from 1956 through to 1991. Fully illustrated to depict the incredible array of paint schemes and awesome size, this volume focuses on the type's Vietnam service, which saw the aircraft briefly used as a bomber over both North and South Vietnam from March 1965, before the Skywarrior proved far more valuable as a multi-role tanker (KA-3B) and tanker/tactical jammer (EKA-3B). The title includes details on all of these operations as well as more clandestine reconnaissance missions, and provides information about the men that flew them.

作者简介

里克·摩根是多部海军航空史著作的作者（包括2005年由希弗出版社出版的《入侵者：格鲁曼A-6的作战史》），并发表过20多篇关于海军航空史的文章。他曾两次被《钩子——航母航空杂志》编辑部评为“年度撰稿人”。里克是一位退役的美国海军中校，拥有超过2300小时的飞行时间，主要驾驶EA-6B、A-4和A-3型飞机。他还完成了超过450次航母着舰，并在1991年的“沙漠风暴”行动中执行了41次战斗任务。他目前在航空业工作。

吉姆·劳里尔是新英格兰人，现居新罕布什尔州。他于1974年至1978年就读于康涅狄格州哈姆登的佩尔艺术学院，并以优异成绩毕业。毕业后，他一直从事美术和插画领域的专业工作。他曾受美国空军委托创作绘画作品，其航空题材画作在五角大楼展出。

加雷斯·赫克托是一位享誉国际的数字艺术家，在计算机动画领域也取得了成功。他是一位航空史爱好者，曾为Osprey出版社的多部著作撰稿，例如《B-52同温层堡垒轰炸机部队作战实战（1992-2025）》和《冷战时期英国皇家空军闪电战斗机部队》。他现居苏格兰珀斯郡。

Rick Morgan is the author of several books on Naval Aviation history (including Intruder: The Operational History of Grumman's A-6 for Schiffer in 2005) and more than 20 historical articles on the subject of Naval Aviation. Twice named 'Contributor of the Year' by the editorial staff of The Hook - The Journal of Carrier Aviation, Rick is a retired US Navy lieutenant commander with more than 2300 hours of flight time to his name, principally in EA-6B, A-4 and A-3 type aircraft. He also has more than 450 carrier-arrested landings to his name, and flew 41 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. He currently works in the aviation industry.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing and has also enjoyed a successful career in computer animation. He is an aviation history enthusiast and has contributed to numerous Osprey titles such as B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1992–2025

and RAF Lightning Units of the Cold War. He lives in Perthshire, Scotland.