The introduction of the first effective anti-aircraft missiles by the late 1950s had seriously upset this equation.
Later it was applied in German anti-aircraft missiles, which were mostly still in development when the war ended.
One scene depicts an anti-aircraft missile being used in a firework display.
During his career the Army moved from air defense based on guns to advanced anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ballistic missile systems.
Flying the lead bomber, he was the first to pick up the Soviet anti-aircraft missiles.
The A-10's could not fly below the clouds because of the risk of exposure to anti-aircraft missiles.
Finally, the introduction of the first effective anti-aircraft missiles dramatically changed the game.
There are also plans to hit Iran's anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile sites.
"As resistance military skills and weapons have improved, especially since the introduction of effective anti-aircraft missiles in 1986, Soviet performance has actually declined."
This guidance system was one of the first to be used and still is in service, mainly in anti-aircraft missiles.