Recent content by projob66

A-6E TRAM and HARM and AGM-84 was the pinnacle of attack aircraft. The F-18E/F Super Hornet will finally take over that mission. All weather find the target and hit it. While the fighter pukes are at the club drinking.

5 inch rockets are very very good. They drop little. Decent range. You can use the rudder in a last minute correction and it will for the most part work. Above all your time straight and predictable in the run is much less than with free fall weapons or 2.75. all good things...

Best ground attack....in what environment? Air Superiority, Inferiority, escorted, non-escorted. I would say the IL-2 prior to the P-47 receiving the 5 inch underwing rocket capability. Then the P-47. Those 5 inch rockets are hard to beat. They hit what you aim at. Not too much drop...