COIN Aircraft

[MechCommander]

Aside from the Dragonfly and the Bird dog, what other COIN Aircraft do you want to see GHQ make?

[Donald M. Scheef]

COIN Aircraft I would like to see: This list is limited to fixed-wing types. Unless otherwise noted, these are USA types.
First of all, the three major “gunshipsâ€￾ developed by/for the US:
• Douglas AC-47 Spooky
• Fairchild AC-119G Striker/AC-119K Stinger (visually differ in that AC-119K had booster turbojets under the wings)
• Lockheed AC-130 Spectre
Next, some types that have seen significant use: Some of these are converted trainer types, others are purpose-built.
• BAC Strikemaster (UK)
• Cessna O-2 Skymaster
• North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
• FMA IA 58 Pucará (Argentina)
• Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (Brazil)
• Grumman OV-1 Mohawk
Finally, some lesser-used types or types still in development:
• AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac (South Africa)
• Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine
• Cavalier Turbo Mustang III/Piper PA-48 Enforcer
• Embraer A-29 Super Tucano (originally Brazil, but developed for US)
• Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker
• Helio AU-24 Stallion
• SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (Italy)
• Soko J-20 Krguj (Yugoslavia/Serbia)
• TAI Hürkuş (Turkey)
• Textron Airland Scorpion
• UTVA Kobac (Serbia)

Don S.

[madman]

Beat me to the punch on about 1/3 of those. Plus a DH-2 Beaver, DH-5 Caribou, some Soviet ones like the An-2 and I am sure they had some other light attack planes which I can't remember now.

[MechCommander]

My pick is the Ground attack version of the CT-114 Tutor trainer, the CL-42G.

[madman]

My pick is the Ground attack version of the CT-114 Tutor trainer, the CL-42G.

Except it was rarely if ever used as such. Much as I would like a Tutor the Stikemaster was used, by many and would have more likelihood of sales.

[7.62]

Sorry mech I have to agree, the Tudor only found one export customer in Malaysia.
There is a 1/300 model of a BAC Strikemaster from the UK I think. If you really fancy some Tutors put a T tail on one of those and it would be much the same at this scale.

In terms of a COIN/light attack that may sell well for GHQ I think the BAe Hawk (1,000+ sold) or the Aero L-39 Albatros (almost 3,000 sold) would be my two cents worth.

[MechCommander]

Ok aside from the Tutor, What about the french CM-170 Magister jet trainer?

[madman]

Ok aside from the Tutor, What about the french CM-170 Magister jet trainer?

That has shown up in a few "in theatre" pictures I have seen including, if not mistaken, Biafra.

[redleg]

This thread makes me want to watch Wild Geese. Anyone remember that flick from 1978? I believe this is a Cessna 310 with some napalm:

[MechCommander]

Those are External fuel pods Redleg.

[redleg]

Under the fuselage? In the movie they dropped it and it skipped down a dry riverbed and then napalmed all over the damn place as the mercenaries were crossing a bridge.

[MechCommander]

Ok so that is napalm underneath the Cessna. It’s surprising that GHQ has not done more of this light aircraft.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Additions, incorporating suggestions from madman, 7.62, and MechCommander: Some of these are unarmed STOL transports. Others are advanced trainers that have been (or could have been) armed as light attack types
• Aero L29 Delfin (Czechoslovakia)
• Aero L-39 Albatros (Czechoslovakia)
• Aero L-159 Alca (Czechoslovakia)
• Aeromacchi MB-339 (Italy)
• Antonov An-2 [Colt] (USSR)
• BAE Hawk (UK)
• CASA C-101 Aviojet (Spain)
• Cessna 208 Caravan (AC-208 Combat Caravan – Iraqi conversion)
• Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet (France, Germany)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (U-6 in USA service)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1 in USA service)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7 in USA service)
• de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8 in USA service)
• Dornier Do27(Germany, Spain)
• Fouga CM.170 Magister (France)
• Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard (France)
• Pilatus PC-6 Porter (AU-23A in USA service)
• Scottish Aviation Pioneer
• Soko G-2 Galeb / J-21 Jastreb (Yugoslavia)
• Yakovlev Yak-130 [Mitten] (Russia)

Finally, some lesser-used types or types still in development:
• AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac (South Africa)
• Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine
• Cavalier Turbo Mustang III/Piper PA-48 Enforcer
• Embraer A-29 Super Tucano (originally Brazil, but developed for US)
• Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker
• Helio AU-24 Stallion
• SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 (Italy)
• Soko J-20 Krguj (Yugoslavia/Serbia)
• TAI Hürkuş (Turkey)
• Textron Airland Scorpion
• UTVA Kobac (Serbia)

Don S.

[Gort]

How about the B-26K Counter Invader. It should be an easy mod for GHQ to produce.

[MechCommander]

Might as well add the CT-114 Tutor, sure they where not exported well, but it’s perfect for those interested in doing the snowbirds aerobatics team.