Cruel Seas: Barrage Balloons age-of-arthur Gun shield

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The Crimean War has been described as the first modern war

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Cruel Seas: Barrage Balloons age-of-arthur Gun shieldAs airpower grew in strength as the war progressed, the worlds navies used any and all devices to keep strike aircraft away from their shipping, whether large or small, naval or merchantmen. The humble barrage balloon, a gas filled bag secured by a stout steel cable and floating perhaps a few hundred feet above the craft, was common to most navies and helped deter either low flying torpedo attacks or as often, dive bombers. Simply put, they spooked