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I also NB something interesting.
It appears to have a ventral twin-gun pack fitted. Trying to work out where missiles would have been mounted - unless of course it was for ground attack (helmet-mounted sight wouldn't be used for air to air).
I'll punt ground attack/interdiction.
It appears to have a ventral twin-gun pack fitted. Trying to work out where missiles would have been mounted - unless of course it was for ground attack (helmet-mounted sight wouldn't be used for air to air).
I'll punt ground attack/interdiction.
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It had a very specific, aggressive role and is certainly the direction that unmanned aircraft are now taking!
Edited to say that you're on the right track, but in this proposal it was missiles and not guns in the ventral pack!
Edited to say that you're on the right track, but in this proposal it was missiles and not guns in the ventral pack!
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The various proposals did have a four-letter acronym, but it wasn't COIN
BTW the ventral pack was quite unusual and the missiles were pretty quick off the blocks!
BTW the ventral pack was quite unusual and the missiles were pretty quick off the blocks!
missiles were pretty quick off the blocks!
I can see only two ports in the pack. The missiles (probably rockets is a better term) would have been small, so are we looking at a feeder system within the pack?
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the missiles were pretty quick off the blocks!
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The missiles (probably rockets is a better term)
!! I agree with rockets, but they are called "something" missiles in the description!It must have had an auto loader, but that's not the interesting feature I had in mind!
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Not French mate and get back to the ventral pack!
Reg, I believe from the second letter of its acronym, that it was intended to get "down and dirty" and to mix it with whatever was over the third letter!
Reg, I believe from the second letter of its acronym, that it was intended to get "down and dirty" and to mix it with whatever was over the third letter!
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Nice acronym mate, but Wrong-Wrong-Wrong-Wrong! Sorry
Think; size, issa not that big--nice mover, quick too--wossa all that fighting going on down there--issa 'plane innit
I hope that helps, it should give it away
Think; size, issa not that big--nice mover, quick too--wossa all that fighting going on down there--issa 'plane innit
I hope that helps, it should give it away
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