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Combat aircraft
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| Skyhawk A4P
Attack fighter. |
Max Speed : 610 mph
Range : 400 nm Armament : 2 x 20mm cannon, 3,000 kg bombs |
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Naval air defence fighter. |
Max Speed: 700 mph
Range : 900 nm Armament: 2 x 30mm cannon, 2 x Sidewinder AAMs or 1,000 kg bombs |
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| Mirage 5 / Dagger
Interceptor fighter. |
Max Speed :850 mph
Range : 700 nm Armament : 2 x 30mm cannon, 4,000 kg bombs |
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Ground attack fighter. |
Max Speed : 660 mph
Range : 500 nm Armament : 2 x 30mm cannon, 2,000 kg bombs or rockets |
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| Pucara
Close support ground attack bomber. |
Max Speed : 300 mph
Range : 870 nm Armament : 2 x 20mm cannon, 1,600 kg bombs |
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Strategic bomber. |
Max Speed : 620 mph
Range : 4,000 nm Armament : 10,000 kg bombs |
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| Super Etendard
Naval attack and interceptor fighter. |
Max Speed : 745 mph
Range : 320 nm Armament : 2 x 30mm cannon, 1 x AM39 Exocet ASM or 1,500 kg bombs |
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Maritime Reconnaissance and anti-submarine. |
Max Speed : 520 mph
Range : 5,000 nm Armament : Full range of ASW weapons 4 x AS12 ASMs, or 1 x Sidewinder AAM and 2 x AS12 ASMs |
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| MB339
Light attack fighter. |
Max Speed : 550 mph
Range : 800 nm Armament : 2 x Sidewinder AAMs, 1,800 kg bombs or rockets |
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In-flight refuelling tanker. |
Max Speed : 700 mph
Range : 1,800 nm Armament : Nil
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| Canberra
Medium range bomber. |
Max Speed : 520 mph
Range : 800 nm Armament : 4 x 20mm cannons, 2,000 kg bombs |
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Medium range transporter. |
Max Speed : 350 mph
Range : 2,400 nm Armament : Nil |
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| Lockheed Neptune
Long-range Maritime Recconnaisance |
Max Speed : 400 mph
Range : 3,500 nm Armament : Various combinations of mines, depth charges and torpedoes |
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Medium transport helicopter |
Max Speed : 145 mph
Range : 1,000 nm Armament : Nil |
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| Grumman Tracker
Anti-submarine Maritime Recconnaisance |
Max Speed : 250 mph
Range : 300 nm Armament : Various combinations of missiles, depth charges and torpedoes |
Anti Submarine helicopter |
Max Speed : 145 mph
Range : 1,000 nm Armament : Various combinations of missiles, depth charges and torpedoes |
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