TACAMO

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US Navy E-6 Mercury

TACAMO ( Ta ke C harge a nd M ove O ut ) is an American air-based communication system in the long wave range for the transmission of messages ( emergency action message , EAMs) during or after nuclear shock. It ensures the vital exchange of information between the US country or warfare and the strategically most important armed forces (submarines, missile silos, etc.).

Boeing E-6 aircraft pull a wire antenna several kilometers long behind them. The system can work with various types of modulation and has a transmission power of up to 200 kW.

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