http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/harrier.html
Rocket pods close in? Rather you than me!
Still, I stand corrected, CRV-7 pods are available in theatre
the CRV-7 – with a 19-rocket pack capable of covering an area of around 200m (650ft)
Area attack weapon, not the kind of thing used in close. Unless anyone else knows different? Seem to remember talk of the 'beaten path' around this kind of weapon rather than 'one or two well aimed shots'
strafe (strf)
tr.v. strafed, straf•ing, strafes
To attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft.
n.
An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.