ABSTRACT
The purpose and operational-tactical use of particular arms of combat aviation are determined by their fighting strength and the tactical and technical characteristics of their weapons. The primary characteristic of ground-attack aviation is that it is capable of effectively neutralizing tactical targets (troops and weapons) which are significantly less vulnerable to other arms of combat aviation. Therefore, ground-attack aviation is the primary means for neutralization of these objects from the air. Ground-attack aviation is also unable to carry on methodical and extended fire against the entire enemy system of troop disposition or even against a limited sector of it. A definite system in strafing attacks can only be achieved where ground-attack aviation is massed in the given sector and is in the hands of a leader who directs the efforts of the ground-attack planes to the places where danger threatens and uses them to neutralize objects which are very important in the concrete situation.
