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Offline AGRA

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Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« on: April 01, 2013, 07:53:42 PM »
x20 Unicraft 1/72 Fletcher FU.24


Cornering the market?


Fu 24 could make the basis of a good counter insurgency, light strike, helicopter escort, anti-helicopter, forward air control aircraft. Especially if it’s the early 1960s, you have a major war breaking out and the USA has placed a military embargo on you.



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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 02:15:30 AM »
Well the FU.24 certainly could operate from some rough strips:



There is also the related FD,25:



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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 02:16:24 AM »
It would be cool to see a FU.24 done up in RNZAF markings...
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2013, 03:57:33 AM »
I can see this getting quite interesting, I will be watching this one as I do like counter insurgency aircraft, especially turbo prop raining hell ones  >:D
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2013, 06:52:55 PM »
I would love to see some 'What If' profiles of the French tailored COIN designed Sud-Aviation SE.116 (piston-engine) & SE.117 (turboprop-engine) Voltigeur aircraft design!!
Particularly in say RAAF (Vietnam-era) colours and markings. If anyone is up for it  ;)

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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2013, 08:14:53 PM »
The Voltiguer in SAAF or Rhodesian colours would be cool. But for the RAAF what about a 20 years latter COIN adaption (like the  B-26K Counter Invader) of this:


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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2013, 01:59:25 AM »
Oh yes please...now if only there were a kit available.
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Offline Daryl J.

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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2013, 05:46:07 AM »
While it might be pushing the COIN role a bit, there is a Tamiya Beaufighter and some Tamiya, Monogram, and Hasegawa dangly bits for a USAF Vietnam model tucked safely away in The Basement.
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2013, 05:51:40 AM »
Speaking of COIN aircraft:

A 1/48 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano is now available (see here):




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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2013, 05:55:35 AM »
Just some (close to RW) Inspiration:

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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2013, 05:57:52 AM »
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2013, 09:43:17 AM »
Just some (close to RW) Inspiration:



Appropriate since the Super Tucano grew out of Embraer's work with Northrop on the JPATS entry.

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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2013, 02:34:02 PM »
The single seat A-29 Super Tucano is crying out for someone to redo it with a designed for single seat canopy.


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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2013, 05:41:15 PM »
I agree.
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2013, 04:02:06 AM »
The single seat A-29 Super Tucano is crying out for someone to redo it with a designed for single seat canopy.


My take on a single-seat 'A-29C' Super Tucano.
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2013, 01:22:26 PM »
Single seat and canopy for obvious mission advantages in looking awesome!


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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2013, 05:58:22 PM »
 :)
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2013, 10:52:39 AM »
Nice Shorts!
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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2013, 02:44:21 AM »
Single Seater Super Tucano?

José Fernandes has done one:


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Re: Counter Insurgency Aircraft
« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2013, 02:47:54 AM »
 :)
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