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> Norway Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90 > Like its predecessor, the Bas 90 system was based around defensi
by HerculePoirot 3y ago
> Norway
Sweden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90
> Like its predecessor, the Bas 90 system was based around defensive force dispersal of aircraft across many krigsflygbaser (wartime air bases) in case of war, as well as dispersion of the air base functions within the individual bases themselves. The air units would have been dispersed so one squadron (8-12 aircraft) would be stationed per krigsflygbas. The system was a protective measure against nuclear weapons and airstrikes, the purpose being to make it complicated for an opponent to destroy the Swedish Air Force on the ground and thus ensure endurance for the air force in a conflict scenario.
- wyldberry 3y agoI may have gotten Sweden/Norway mixed. When my father flew fighters and trained in Norway, he talked about the dispersion strategy employed by the Nordics. In addition to having mountain passes be able to serve as various strategic military points.