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An airstrike is a Military Strike by Air Force s on an Enemy ground position, which depending on the selected Tactics may or may not be followed up by Artillery , Armor , and/or Infantry units. Airstrikes are commonly delivered from Aircraft such as Bomber s, Ground Attack Aircraft , or Strike Fighter s. Weapons used in an airstrike can range from Machine Gun Bullet s, to Missile s, and to various types of Bomb s such as Nuclear Bomb s. The United States code for calling in all available aircraft for an airstrike is " Broken Arrow ", and was used during the movie " We Were Soldiers ", depicting the battle at Landing Zone X-Ray during the Vietnam War . Bombing by aircraft is sometimes used in peacetime to break Ice Dam s that form in big rivers, to prevent disastrous flooding. SEE ALSO |
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