In Vietnam the US used Sparrows & Sidewinder air to air missiles. But ultimately the gun (20mm) proved to be a most commonly used weapon; by far by the NVAF MiG 17 & 19s.
An air-to-surface missile is a missile which is fired from an aircraft to the ground.
In air Combat, when an aircraft fires a missile at another aircraft, it is known as an Air to Air missile. The Sparrows and Sidewinders were air to air missiles
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An ALBM is an air-launched ballistic missile, a ballistic missile launched from a bomber.
The difference between a missile and a torpedo is that a torpedo travels in the waters and a missile flys through the air.
The difference between a missile and a torpedo is that a torpedo travels in the waters and a missile flys through the air.
Trishul is a surface to air missile . Trishul has a range of 9 km and is designed to counter a low level attack with a very quick reaction time. It is all all-weather surface-to-air-missile.
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Surface to air is shot from the ground into the air at the target. Air to air is fired from another aircraft. Actually there is very little difference. just where the missile is fired from.Of course, there can be many more surface-to-air missiles (SAM) than air-to-air (AAM) because an enemy aircraft can only carry a limited number.
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