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570da01f16d0071400510c11 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Air defence in naval tactics, especially within a carrier group, is often built around a system of concentric layers with the aircraft carrier at the centre. The outer layer will usually be provided by the carrier's aircraft, specifically its AEW&C aircraft combined with the CAP. If an attacker is able to penetrate thi... | What is the rate of fire for a radar-controlled Gatling gun of 20 and 30 millimeter? | {
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797
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"text": [
"several thousand rounds per minute"
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} |
570da0f416d0071400510c17 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defenc... | What is likely to entirely replace gun systems? | {
"answer_start": [
28
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"text": [
"missiles"
]
} |
570da0f416d0071400510c18 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defenc... | What is being lead to specialty roles? | {
"answer_start": [
115
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"text": [
"Guns"
]
} |
570da0f416d0071400510c19 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defenc... | What gun is used in the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS? | {
"answer_start": [
223
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"text": [
"GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun"
]
} |
570da0f416d0071400510c1a | Anti-aircraft_warfare | If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defenc... | What RIM weapon permits mid-flight course adjustments? | {
"answer_start": [
424
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"text": [
"RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile"
]
} |
570da0f416d0071400510c1b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | If current trends continue, missiles will replace gun systems completely in "first line" service.[citation needed] Guns are being increasingly pushed into specialist roles, such as the Dutch Goalkeeper CIWS, which uses the GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun for last ditch anti-missile and anti-aircraft defenc... | What weapon's system uses guns and missiles? | {
"answer_start": [
635
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"text": [
"Kashtan CIWS"
]
} |
570da1ea16d0071400510c21 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most modern air defence systems are fairly mobile. Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up. In the past, this was not always the case. Early missile systems were cumbersome and required much infrastructure; many could not be moved at all. With t... | Contemporary air defence systems are usually what? | {
"answer_start": [
43
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"text": [
"mobile"
]
} |
570da1ea16d0071400510c22 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most modern air defence systems are fairly mobile. Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up. In the past, this was not always the case. Early missile systems were cumbersome and required much infrastructure; many could not be moved at all. With t... | What are larger weapon systems usually mounted on? | {
"answer_start": [
97
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"text": [
"trailers"
]
} |
570da1ea16d0071400510c23 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most modern air defence systems are fairly mobile. Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up. In the past, this was not always the case. Early missile systems were cumbersome and required much infrastructure; many could not be moved at all. With t... | Radars, command posts and other such things are usually mounted on what? | {
"answer_start": [
673
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"text": [
"a fleet of vehicles"
]
} |
570da1ea16d0071400510c24 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most modern air defence systems are fairly mobile. Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up. In the past, this was not always the case. Early missile systems were cumbersome and required much infrastructure; many could not be moved at all. With t... | A mobile weapons system is likely to pop up where? | {
"answer_start": [
802
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"text": [
"places where it is not expected"
]
} |
570da1ea16d0071400510c25 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most modern air defence systems are fairly mobile. Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up. In the past, this was not always the case. Early missile systems were cumbersome and required much infrastructure; many could not be moved at all. With t... | What systems are really geared toward mobility? | {
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835
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"text": [
"Soviet"
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570da2de16d0071400510c2b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most Western and Commonwealth militaries integrate air defence purely with the traditional services, of the military (i.e. army, navy and air force), as a separate arm or as part of artillery. In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off ... | What military forces usually integrate air defnce as a separate arm or part of artillery? | {
"answer_start": [
5
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"text": [
"Western and Commonwealth militaries"
]
} |
570da2de16d0071400510c2c | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most Western and Commonwealth militaries integrate air defence purely with the traditional services, of the military (i.e. army, navy and air force), as a separate arm or as part of artillery. In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off ... | Air defence in the US Army is part of what arm? | {
"answer_start": [
260
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"text": [
"artillery arm"
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} |
570da2de16d0071400510c2d | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most Western and Commonwealth militaries integrate air defence purely with the traditional services, of the military (i.e. army, navy and air force), as a separate arm or as part of artillery. In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off ... | Air defence in Pakistan was separated from the Army in what year? | {
"answer_start": [
372
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"text": [
"1990"
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} |
570da2de16d0071400510c2e | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most Western and Commonwealth militaries integrate air defence purely with the traditional services, of the military (i.e. army, navy and air force), as a separate arm or as part of artillery. In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off ... | What type of countries have set branches for territorial air defence? | {
"answer_start": [
407
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"text": [
"largely communist or ex-communist"
]
} |
570da2de16d0071400510c2f | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Most Western and Commonwealth militaries integrate air defence purely with the traditional services, of the military (i.e. army, navy and air force), as a separate arm or as part of artillery. In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off ... | Who had a separate military force for controlling nuclear ICBMs? | {
"answer_start": [
658
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"text": [
"USSR"
]
} |
570da3fadf2f5219002ed094 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Armies typically have air defence in depth, from integral MANPADS such as the RBS 70, Stinger and Igla at smaller force levels up to army-level missile defence systems such as Angara and Patriot. Often, the high-altitude long-range missile systems force aircraft to fly at low level, where anti-aircraft guns can bring t... | What do armies tend to have in depth? | {
"answer_start": [
22
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"text": [
"air defence"
]
} |
570da3fadf2f5219002ed095 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Armies typically have air defence in depth, from integral MANPADS such as the RBS 70, Stinger and Igla at smaller force levels up to army-level missile defence systems such as Angara and Patriot. Often, the high-altitude long-range missile systems force aircraft to fly at low level, where anti-aircraft guns can bring t... | Angara and Patriot are two examples of what type of system? | {
"answer_start": [
133
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"text": [
"army-level missile defence systems"
]
} |
570da3fadf2f5219002ed096 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Armies typically have air defence in depth, from integral MANPADS such as the RBS 70, Stinger and Igla at smaller force levels up to army-level missile defence systems such as Angara and Patriot. Often, the high-altitude long-range missile systems force aircraft to fly at low level, where anti-aircraft guns can bring t... | Stinger and Igla are two examples of what type of system? | {
"answer_start": [
106
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"text": [
"smaller force levels"
]
} |
570da3fadf2f5219002ed097 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Armies typically have air defence in depth, from integral MANPADS such as the RBS 70, Stinger and Igla at smaller force levels up to army-level missile defence systems such as Angara and Patriot. Often, the high-altitude long-range missile systems force aircraft to fly at low level, where anti-aircraft guns can bring t... | What does SPAAG stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
556
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"text": [
"self-propelled anti-aircraft guns"
]
} |
570da3fadf2f5219002ed098 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Armies typically have air defence in depth, from integral MANPADS such as the RBS 70, Stinger and Igla at smaller force levels up to army-level missile defence systems such as Angara and Patriot. Often, the high-altitude long-range missile systems force aircraft to fly at low level, where anti-aircraft guns can bring t... | What kind of platform are Roland and SA-8 Gecko? | {
"answer_start": [
648
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"text": [
"all-in-one surface-to-air missile platforms"
]
} |
570da4a616d0071400510c35 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Israel, and The US Air Force, in conjunction with the members of NATO, has developed significant tactics for air defence suppression. Dedicated weapons such as anti-radiation missiles and advanced electronics intelligence and electronic countermeasures platforms seek to suppress or negate the effectiveness of an opposi... | In agreement with NATO members, the US Air Force and which country has created tactics for air defence suppression? | {
"answer_start": [
0
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"Israel"
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570da4a616d0071400510c36 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Israel, and The US Air Force, in conjunction with the members of NATO, has developed significant tactics for air defence suppression. Dedicated weapons such as anti-radiation missiles and advanced electronics intelligence and electronic countermeasures platforms seek to suppress or negate the effectiveness of an opposi... | The goal of what is to suppress opposing air defence systems? | {
"answer_start": [
134
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"text": [
"Dedicated weapons"
]
} |
570da4a616d0071400510c37 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Israel, and The US Air Force, in conjunction with the members of NATO, has developed significant tactics for air defence suppression. Dedicated weapons such as anti-radiation missiles and advanced electronics intelligence and electronic countermeasures platforms seek to suppress or negate the effectiveness of an opposi... | As better weapons are created, what systems continue to improve as well to counter them? | {
"answer_start": [
454
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"text": [
"SAM systems with ECCM capabilities"
]
} |
570da4f7df2f5219002ed0a8 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) as "measures taken to defend a maritime force against attacks by airborne weapons launched from aircraft, ships, submarines and land-based sites." In some armies the term All-Arms Air Defence (AAAD) is used for air defence by non-specialist troops. Other terms from the late 20th... | What does AAAD stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
212
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"text": [
"All-Arms Air Defence"
]
} |
570da4f7df2f5219002ed0a9 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) as "measures taken to defend a maritime force against attacks by airborne weapons launched from aircraft, ships, submarines and land-based sites." In some armies the term All-Arms Air Defence (AAAD) is used for air defence by non-specialist troops. Other terms from the late 20th... | What does GBAD stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
343
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"text": [
"Ground Based AD"
]
} |
570da4f7df2f5219002ed0aa | Anti-aircraft_warfare | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) as "measures taken to defend a maritime force against attacks by airborne weapons launched from aircraft, ships, submarines and land-based sites." In some armies the term All-Arms Air Defence (AAAD) is used for air defence by non-specialist troops. Other terms from the late 20th... | What does SHORAD stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
387
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"text": [
"Short Range AD"
]
} |
570da4f7df2f5219002ed0ab | Anti-aircraft_warfare | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) as "measures taken to defend a maritime force against attacks by airborne weapons launched from aircraft, ships, submarines and land-based sites." In some armies the term All-Arms Air Defence (AAAD) is used for air defence by non-specialist troops. Other terms from the late 20th... | What does MANPADS stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
417
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"text": [
"Man Portable AD Systems"
]
} |
570da4f7df2f5219002ed0ac | Anti-aircraft_warfare | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) as "measures taken to defend a maritime force against attacks by airborne weapons launched from aircraft, ships, submarines and land-based sites." In some armies the term All-Arms Air Defence (AAAD) is used for air defence by non-specialist troops. Other terms from the late 20th... | What does SAGW stand for? | {
"answer_start": [
587
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"text": [
"Surface to Air Guided Weapon"
]
} |
570da5c6df2f5219002ed0b2 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Throughout the 20th century air defence was one of the fastest-evolving areas of military technology, responding to the evolution of aircraft and exploiting various enabling technologies, particularly radar, guided missiles and computing (initially electromechanical analog computing from the 1930s on, as with equipment... | What was one of the quickest areas to evolve in military technology in the 20th century? | {
"answer_start": [
28
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"text": [
"air defence"
]
} |
570da5c6df2f5219002ed0b3 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Throughout the 20th century air defence was one of the fastest-evolving areas of military technology, responding to the evolution of aircraft and exploiting various enabling technologies, particularly radar, guided missiles and computing (initially electromechanical analog computing from the 1930s on, as with equipment... | The evolution of air defence was in answer to the evolution of what? | {
"answer_start": [
133
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"text": [
"aircraft"
]
} |
570da5c6df2f5219002ed0b4 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Throughout the 20th century air defence was one of the fastest-evolving areas of military technology, responding to the evolution of aircraft and exploiting various enabling technologies, particularly radar, guided missiles and computing (initially electromechanical analog computing from the 1930s on, as with equipment... | In addition to radar and computing, what else did air defence want to exploit? | {
"answer_start": [
208
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"text": [
"guided missiles"
]
} |
570da5c6df2f5219002ed0b5 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Throughout the 20th century air defence was one of the fastest-evolving areas of military technology, responding to the evolution of aircraft and exploiting various enabling technologies, particularly radar, guided missiles and computing (initially electromechanical analog computing from the 1930s on, as with equipment... | In addition to sensors and technical fire control, and weapons, what else did air defence evolution cover? | {
"answer_start": [
431
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"text": [
"command and control"
]
} |
570da669df2f5219002ed0ba | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Batteries are usually grouped into battalions or equivalent. In the field army a light gun or SHORAD battalion is often assigned to a manoeuvre division. Heavier guns and long-range missiles may be in air-defence brigades and come under corps or higher command. Homeland air defence may have a full military structure. F... | How are batteries typically grouped? | {
"answer_start": [
30
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"text": [
"into battalions"
]
} |
570da669df2f5219002ed0bb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Batteries are usually grouped into battalions or equivalent. In the field army a light gun or SHORAD battalion is often assigned to a manoeuvre division. Heavier guns and long-range missiles may be in air-defence brigades and come under corps or higher command. Homeland air defence may have a full military structure. F... | What type of battalion is normally tasked to a manoeuvre division in the field army? | {
"answer_start": [
81
],
"text": [
"light gun or SHORAD"
]
} |
570da669df2f5219002ed0bc | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Batteries are usually grouped into battalions or equivalent. In the field army a light gun or SHORAD battalion is often assigned to a manoeuvre division. Heavier guns and long-range missiles may be in air-defence brigades and come under corps or higher command. Homeland air defence may have a full military structure. F... | Which military section could have a full military structure? | {
"answer_start": [
262
],
"text": [
"Homeland air defence"
]
} |
570da669df2f5219002ed0bd | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Batteries are usually grouped into battalions or equivalent. In the field army a light gun or SHORAD battalion is often assigned to a manoeuvre division. Heavier guns and long-range missiles may be in air-defence brigades and come under corps or higher command. Homeland air defence may have a full military structure. F... | Who commanded the UK's Anti-Aircraft Command? | {
"answer_start": [
377
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"text": [
"a full British Army general"
]
} |
570da669df2f5219002ed0be | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Batteries are usually grouped into battalions or equivalent. In the field army a light gun or SHORAD battalion is often assigned to a manoeuvre division. Heavier guns and long-range missiles may be in air-defence brigades and come under corps or higher command. Homeland air defence may have a full military structure. F... | How many corps was the UK's Anti-Aircraft Command? | {
"answer_start": [
459
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"text": [
"three AA corps"
]
} |
570da764df2f5219002ed0c4 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London. The air defences were expanded with more RNVR AA guns, 75 mm and 3... | Air attacks headed by Germany increased in 1915 in what area? | {
"answer_start": [
22
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"text": [
"the British Isles"
]
} |
570da764df2f5219002ed0c5 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London. The air defences were expanded with more RNVR AA guns, 75 mm and 3... | Who was tasked with the job to make improvements to the AA as a result of the German attacks? | {
"answer_start": [
116
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"text": [
"Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott"
]
} |
570da764df2f5219002ed0c6 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London. The air defences were expanded with more RNVR AA guns, 75 mm and 3... | What was used because of night attacks? | {
"answer_start": [
515
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"text": [
"searchlights"
]
} |
570da764df2f5219002ed0c7 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London. The air defences were expanded with more RNVR AA guns, 75 mm and 3... | How many AA Sections were defending Britain by December 1916? | {
"answer_start": [
635
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"text": [
"183"
]
} |
570da764df2f5219002ed0c8 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London. The air defences were expanded with more RNVR AA guns, 75 mm and 3... | How many AA Sections were with the BEF in France during the same time? | {
"answer_start": [
693
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"text": [
"74"
]
} |
570da8a816d0071400510c67 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | As aircraft started to be used against ground targets on the battlefield, the AA guns could not be traversed quickly enough at close targets and, being relatively few, were not always in the right place (and were often unpopular with other troops), so changed positions frequently. Soon the forces were adding various ma... | What was many times unpopular with other troops? | {
"answer_start": [
78
],
"text": [
"AA guns"
]
} |
570da8a816d0071400510c68 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | As aircraft started to be used against ground targets on the battlefield, the AA guns could not be traversed quickly enough at close targets and, being relatively few, were not always in the right place (and were often unpopular with other troops), so changed positions frequently. Soon the forces were adding various ma... | What was mounted on poles by forces? | {
"answer_start": [
318
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"text": [
"machine-gun based weapons"
]
} |
570da8a816d0071400510c69 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | As aircraft started to be used against ground targets on the battlefield, the AA guns could not be traversed quickly enough at close targets and, being relatively few, were not always in the right place (and were often unpopular with other troops), so changed positions frequently. Soon the forces were adding various ma... | What type of weapon is thought to have shot down the Red Baron? | {
"answer_start": [
469
],
"text": [
"anti-aircraft Vickers machine gun"
]
} |
570da8a816d0071400510c6a | Anti-aircraft_warfare | As aircraft started to be used against ground targets on the battlefield, the AA guns could not be traversed quickly enough at close targets and, being relatively few, were not always in the right place (and were often unpopular with other troops), so changed positions frequently. Soon the forces were adding various ma... | What made acquiring targets and aiming more required? | {
"answer_start": [
546
],
"text": [
"increasing capabilities of aircraft"
]
} |
570da8a816d0071400510c6b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | As aircraft started to be used against ground targets on the battlefield, the AA guns could not be traversed quickly enough at close targets and, being relatively few, were not always in the right place (and were often unpopular with other troops), so changed positions frequently. Soon the forces were adding various ma... | Heavy weapons shot at high-altitude targets and what shot at low-altitude targets? | {
"answer_start": [
782
],
"text": [
"lighter weapons"
]
} |
570da9dadf2f5219002ed0d8 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In 1925 the British adopted a new instrument developed by Vickers. It was a mechanical analogue computer Predictor AA No 1. Given the target height its operators tracked the target and the predictor produced bearing, quadrant elevation and fuse setting. These were passed electrically to the guns where they were display... | What year did the British adopt the new Vickers instrument? | {
"answer_start": [
3
],
"text": [
"1925"
]
} |
570da9dadf2f5219002ed0d9 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In 1925 the British adopted a new instrument developed by Vickers. It was a mechanical analogue computer Predictor AA No 1. Given the target height its operators tracked the target and the predictor produced bearing, quadrant elevation and fuse setting. These were passed electrically to the guns where they were display... | What was the Vickers device adopted by the British named? | {
"answer_start": [
105
],
"text": [
"Predictor AA No 1"
]
} |
570da9dadf2f5219002ed0da | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In 1925 the British adopted a new instrument developed by Vickers. It was a mechanical analogue computer Predictor AA No 1. Given the target height its operators tracked the target and the predictor produced bearing, quadrant elevation and fuse setting. These were passed electrically to the guns where they were display... | What was the designation name of the Sperry device in the US? | {
"answer_start": [
714
],
"text": [
"M3A3"
]
} |
570da9dadf2f5219002ed0db | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In 1925 the British adopted a new instrument developed by Vickers. It was a mechanical analogue computer Predictor AA No 1. Given the target height its operators tracked the target and the predictor produced bearing, quadrant elevation and fuse setting. These were passed electrically to the guns where they were display... | What did the British designate the Sperry device as? | {
"answer_start": [
761
],
"text": [
"Predictor AA No 2"
]
} |
570da9dadf2f5219002ed0dc | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In 1925 the British adopted a new instrument developed by Vickers. It was a mechanical analogue computer Predictor AA No 1. Given the target height its operators tracked the target and the predictor produced bearing, quadrant elevation and fuse setting. These were passed electrically to the guns where they were display... | What replaced the UB 2? | {
"answer_start": [
914
],
"text": [
"UB 7"
]
} |
570dab4216d0071400510c85 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | After the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centralised control system includin... | When year did the Dambusters raid happen? | {
"answer_start": [
29
],
"text": [
"1943"
]
} |
570dab4216d0071400510c86 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | After the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centralised control system includin... | What did the new system designed after the Dambusters raid supposed to do? | {
"answer_start": [
92
],
"text": [
"knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit"
]
} |
570dab4216d0071400510c87 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | After the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centralised control system includin... | What replaced the 50 millimeter gun that was not accurate? | {
"answer_start": [
238
],
"text": [
"a new 55 mm gun"
]
} |
570dab4216d0071400510c88 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | After the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centralised control system includin... | What type of control system did the 55 millimeter gun use? | {
"answer_start": [
283
],
"text": [
"a centralised control system"
]
} |
570dab4216d0071400510c89 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | After the Dambusters raid in 1943 an entirely new system was developed that was required to knock down any low-flying aircraft with a single hit. The first attempt to produce such a system used a 50 mm gun, but this proved inaccurate and a new 55 mm gun replaced it. The system used a centralised control system includin... | What was used to aim the guns after electrical commands were sent? | {
"answer_start": [
499
],
"text": [
"hydraulics"
]
} |
570dac5916d0071400510c99 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun, whi... | What was also utilized to control ground targets? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"AAA battalions"
]
} |
570dac5916d0071400510c9a | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun, whi... | Along with the 88, what other AAA battalion gun made a good anti-tank weapon? | {
"answer_start": [
76
],
"text": [
"90 mm M3 gun"
]
} |
570dac5916d0071400510c9b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun, whi... | What did the Americans use at the beginning of the war? | {
"answer_start": [
285
],
"text": [
"120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun"
]
} |
570dac5916d0071400510c9c | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun, whi... | What was the altitude range in feet of the stratosphere gun? | {
"answer_start": [
371
],
"text": [
"60,000 ft"
]
} |
570dac5916d0071400510c9d | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AAA battalions were also used to help suppress ground targets. Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role. Also available to the Americans at the start of the war was the 120 mm M1 gun stratosphere gun, whi... | What decade were the 90 and 120 millimeter guns used until? | {
"answer_start": [
518
],
"text": [
"1950s"
]
} |
570daddb16d0071400510cb3 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, "retaliation weapon"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coast to defend London, and then mo... | What did advanced ally technology showcase it could defend against? | {
"answer_start": [
95
],
"text": [
"German V-1 cruise missiles"
]
} |
570daddb16d0071400510cb4 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, "retaliation weapon"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coast to defend London, and then mo... | Where did the US Army's 419th and 601st locate at to defend London? | {
"answer_start": [
268
],
"text": [
"Folkestone-Dover coast"
]
} |
570daddb16d0071400510cb5 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, "retaliation weapon"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coast to defend London, and then mo... | Where did the US Army 419th and 601st relocate to as part of the Antwerp X project? | {
"answer_start": [
327
],
"text": [
"Belgium"
]
} |
570daddb16d0071400510cb6 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, "retaliation weapon"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coast to defend London, and then mo... | What city got attacked by more V-1 and V-2 missiles than any other? | {
"answer_start": [
401
],
"text": [
"Antwerp"
]
} |
570daddb16d0071400510cb7 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The allies' most advanced technologies were showcased by the anti-aircraft defence against the German V-1 cruise missiles (V stands for Vergeltungswaffe, "retaliation weapon"). The 419th and 601st Antiaircraft Gun Battalions of the US Army were first allocated to the Folkestone-Dover coast to defend London, and then mo... | What acquired and automatically tracked incoming targets? | {
"answer_start": [
745
],
"text": [
"SCR-584 radar"
]
} |
570daef116d0071400510ccf | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 Stinger were used by British spe... | In what war did the armed forces from Argentina use the SAM Roland? | {
"answer_start": [
7
],
"text": [
"1982 Falklands War"
]
} |
570daef116d0071400510cd0 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 Stinger were used by British spe... | What two units used the Rapier missile system? | {
"answer_start": [
229
],
"text": [
"British artillery and RAF regiment"
]
} |
570daef116d0071400510cd1 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 Stinger were used by British spe... | What older system did the British naval use? | {
"answer_start": [
436
],
"text": [
"Sea Slug longer range systems"
]
} |
570daef116d0071400510cd2 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 Stinger were used by British spe... | What new short range systems did the British naval use? | {
"answer_start": [
487
],
"text": [
"Sea Wolf"
]
} |
570daef116d0071400510cd3 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | In the 1982 Falklands War, the Argentine armed forces deployed the newest west European weapons including the Oerlikon GDF-002 35 mm twin cannon and SAM Roland. The Rapier missile system was the primary GBAD system, used by both British artillery and RAF regiment, a few brand-new FIM-92 Stinger were used by British spe... | What was used in AA mountings on both land and water? | {
"answer_start": [
517
],
"text": [
"Machine guns"
]
} |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ec | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found in use by many armed forces. T... | What can be deployed in fixed launchers but re-deploy at will? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Larger SAMs"
]
} |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ed | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found in use by many armed forces. T... | What are the SAMs called that are launched by individuals in the US? | {
"answer_start": [
191
],
"text": [
"MANPADS"
]
} |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ee | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found in use by many armed forces. T... | What does MANPADS mean? | {
"answer_start": [
157
],
"text": [
"Man-Portable Air Defence Systems"
]
} |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0ef | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found in use by many armed forces. T... | How are targets aquired for non-ManPAD SAMs? | {
"answer_start": [
375
],
"text": [
"air-search radar"
]
} |
570daf76df2f5219002ed0f0 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will. The SAMs launched by individuals are known in the United States as the Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS). MANPADS of the former Soviet Union have been exported around the World, and can be found in use by many armed forces. T... | Short range missiles are replacing what weapons? | {
"answer_start": [
659
],
"text": [
"autocannons"
]
} |
570db07b16d0071400510ceb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | However, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporate QWIPs would be able to optic... | What continues to grow along with stealth technology? | {
"answer_start": [
46
],
"text": [
"anti-stealth technology"
]
} |
570db07b16d0071400510cec | Anti-aircraft_warfare | However, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporate QWIPs would be able to optic... | What can detect stealth aircraft? | {
"answer_start": [
71
],
"text": [
"Multiple transmitter radars"
]
} |
570db07b16d0071400510ced | Anti-aircraft_warfare | However, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporate QWIPs would be able to optic... | What can see stealth aircraft even with RCS? | {
"answer_start": [
221
],
"text": [
"Advanced forms of thermographic cameras"
]
} |
570db07b16d0071400510cee | Anti-aircraft_warfare | However, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporate QWIPs would be able to optic... | What is the most notable SAM that can detect a stealth target? | {
"answer_start": [
743
],
"text": [
"the S-400"
]
} |
570db07b16d0071400510cef | Anti-aircraft_warfare | However, as stealth technology grows, so does anti-stealth technology. Multiple transmitter radars such as those from bistatic radars and low-frequency radars are said to have the capabilities to detect stealth aircraft. Advanced forms of thermographic cameras such as those that incorporate QWIPs would be able to optic... | How far away can the S-400 detect a target? | {
"answer_start": [
836
],
"text": [
"90 km away"
]
} |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d5 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Sanskrit is the primary sacred language of which religion? | {
"answer_start": [
147
],
"text": [
"Hinduism"
]
} |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d6 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | How many scheduled languages are there in present-day India? | {
"answer_start": [
502
],
"text": [
"22"
]
} |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d7 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Which Indian state has Sanskrit as its official language? | {
"answer_start": [
578
],
"text": [
"Uttarakhand"
]
} |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d8 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Sanskrit is used as a pkilsosophical language in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and which other religion? | {
"answer_start": [
205
],
"text": [
"Sikhism"
]
} |
570d1264b3d812140066d3d9 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of which language? | {
"answer_start": [
335
],
"text": [
"Old Indo-Aryan"
]
} |
570e22010dc6ce1900204ddd | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | What language is the sacred language of Hinduism? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Sanskrit"
]
} |
570e22010dc6ce1900204dde | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Besides its uses as language of religions, for what other application can Sanskrit be used? | {
"answer_start": [
271
],
"text": [
"lingua franca"
]
} |
570e22010dc6ce1900204ddf | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | Where is Sanskrit usually found? | {
"answer_start": [
296
],
"text": [
"India"
]
} |
570e22010dc6ce1900204de0 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | From what is Sanskrit an adaption? | {
"answer_start": [
335
],
"text": [
"Old Indo-Aryan"
]
} |
570e22010dc6ce1900204de1 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardi... | From what language did Sanskrit originate? | {
"answer_start": [
366
],
"text": [
"Vedic Sanskrit"
]
} |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf7 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | In what year was the daily newspaper Sudharma first published? | {
"answer_start": [
163
],
"text": [
"1970"
]
} |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf8 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | Where are Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam published? | {
"answer_start": [
235
],
"text": [
"Gujarat"
]
} |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bf9 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | In what year did daily news broadcasts in Sankrit begin on state-run All India Radio? | {
"answer_start": [
277
],
"text": [
"1974"
]
} |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bfa | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | Approximately how many weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies published in Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Over 90"
]
} |
570d146cfed7b91900d45bfb | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | What is the broadcast time for Sanskrit news on the DD National channel? | {
"answer_start": [
520
],
"text": [
"6:55 AM IST"
]
} |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df1 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | What is the publication, Sudharma? | {
"answer_start": [
87
],
"text": [
"daily newspaper"
]
} |
570e25080dc6ce1900204df3 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | Where is the newspaper Sudharma published? | {
"answer_start": [
142
],
"text": [
"Mysore, India"
]
} |
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