A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons were regularly employed only against low-flying aircraft, the weight of a longer cable making them impractical for higher altitudes.
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| - A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons were regularly employed only against low-flying aircraft, the weight of a longer cable making them impractical for higher altitudes.
- A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons were only employed against low-flying aircraft; the weight of the longer cable made them impractical for higher altitudes.
- Used during the Siege of Mechanicsburg to warn the citizens of Mechanicsburg that an artillery bombardment intended to destroy the city was about to commence. Citizens were advised to evacuate via the south gate.
- "Wire-cutlers fitted to Frontier aircraft render tethered barrage balloons useless, requiring the use of modified surveillance blimps, such as the G-1 Globfoto. Their unpredictable flight paths mean they often prove equally hazardous to Tundran pilots."
- Barrage balloons were large balloons tethered to the ground with cables. These cables were designed to damage any planes attempting a low-flying attack. They were used in the United Kingdom during World War II to defend against bombing by the Luftwaffe. Rose Tyler tried to use the cable of a barrage balloon to reach a small child who was stood on a rooftop. The balloon drifted into the open and Rose narrowly avoided the Luftwaffe aeroplanes flying around her. She was saved from plummeting to her death by Jack Harkness, who used a tractor beam to stop her fall. (TV: The Empty Child)
- A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Commonly the designs were kite balloons, having a shape and cable bridling which stabilize the balloon in windy conditions, allowing operation in higher winds than a spherical balloon. Some examples carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons are not practical against very high-flying aircraft, due to the weight of a very long cable.
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| - A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons were regularly employed only against low-flying aircraft, the weight of a longer cable making them impractical for higher altitudes.
- A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons were only employed against low-flying aircraft; the weight of the longer cable made them impractical for higher altitudes.
- Used during the Siege of Mechanicsburg to warn the citizens of Mechanicsburg that an artillery bombardment intended to destroy the city was about to commence. Citizens were advised to evacuate via the south gate.
- "Wire-cutlers fitted to Frontier aircraft render tethered barrage balloons useless, requiring the use of modified surveillance blimps, such as the G-1 Globfoto. Their unpredictable flight paths mean they often prove equally hazardous to Tundran pilots."
- A barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Commonly the designs were kite balloons, having a shape and cable bridling which stabilize the balloon in windy conditions, allowing operation in higher winds than a spherical balloon. Some examples carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up against the aircraft to ensure its destruction. Barrage balloons are not practical against very high-flying aircraft, due to the weight of a very long cable. France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom used barrage balloons in the First World War. Sometimes, especially around London, several balloons were used to lift a length of "barrage net", in which a steel cable was strung between the balloons and many more cables hung from it. These nets could be raised to an altitude comparable to the operational ceiling of the bombers of the day. By 1918 the barrage defenses around London stretched for 50 miles, and captured German pilots expressed great fear of them. Spotter Balloons were barrage balloons employed as aerial platforms for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.
- Barrage balloons were large balloons tethered to the ground with cables. These cables were designed to damage any planes attempting a low-flying attack. They were used in the United Kingdom during World War II to defend against bombing by the Luftwaffe. Rose Tyler tried to use the cable of a barrage balloon to reach a small child who was stood on a rooftop. The balloon drifted into the open and Rose narrowly avoided the Luftwaffe aeroplanes flying around her. She was saved from plummeting to her death by Jack Harkness, who used a tractor beam to stop her fall. (TV: The Empty Child)
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