smoke Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 After watching the Military Channel's documentary of the U.S. Navy's A-4 Skyhawk, I realized that it can be compared to the SU-25 family.The A-4 was an hell of a gound pounder and it was nimble as "Jack be quick."
VapoR Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Aaahhh, this is one of my favorite planes ever!! I especially like the A-4M (I think that's it) version that the US Marines flew even in Gulf War I. It has a HUD and CCIP.
355th_Paulie Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 http://www.danshistory.com/skyhawk.html Would make an awesome addon!! No muli-MFD's, as Smoke says same era as the 25..... But then, so many nice planes....... :D
Cobra360 Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Very limited weapon carrying ability though. You'd always need two underwing tanks installed. But other than that I'd imagine it would be very fun to fly. Maybe it could be used as a basic training aircraft.
tflash Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Oh, yeah, A-4M would be perfect for Lockon!!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
SUBS17 Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 There are many versions of the A4 including one which had a cut down F-16 radar. Other types had afterburner and even an exhaust extension. The A-4K Kahu upgrade had a HUD and MFDs. Currently there are a few countries that still fly the A-4 and usually they operate very well at low level. [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
Hellcat61 Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Very limited weapon carrying ability though. Actually not. The A-4 was able to adapt quite well throughout the years. In its early days It was intended to "toss bomb" strategic nuclear weapons. In Vietnam it dropped the vast majority of bombs for the US Navy (far more than the F-4 and A-6). It also began its precision bombing career in Vietnam when it made use of the Walleye TV guided bomb to destroy powerplants and bridges. While it isnt truly supersonic, its monuverability was unparalleled until recently. Being used for Top Gun and Red Flag exercises proves this. I think it is safe to say that the A-4 goes down in history as one of if not the best attack aircraft. The airframe was its biggest limit. Too many hours and the wings start coming off. Nukes, air to air weapons, dumb bombs, TV guided bombs, and perhaps even LGB's (not sure on that). I'd say quite the contrary, not limited at all. -Helk "When you're out of Tomcats, you're out of fighters!"
Cobra360 Posted July 6, 2005 Posted July 6, 2005 I mean limited in what it can carry in one go. Considering the fact that you will probably need drop tanks due to the A4s small combat radius. I'm not doubting the range of weapons its cleared to use at all.
Cobra360 Posted July 6, 2005 Posted July 6, 2005 I remember a Vietnam A-4 mission that was the first to use the AGM-62 EO glide bomb. Each of the A-4s was equiped with one bomb each for that mission.
SUBS17 Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 Actually not. The A-4 was able to adapt quite well throughout the years. In its early days It was intended to "toss bomb" strategic nuclear weapons. In Vietnam it dropped the vast majority of bombs for the US Navy (far more than the F-4 and A-6). It also began its precision bombing career in Vietnam when it made use of the Walleye TV guided bomb to destroy powerplants and bridges. While it isnt truly supersonic, its monuverability was unparalleled until recently. Being used for Top Gun and Red Flag exercises proves this. I think it is safe to say that the A-4 goes down in history as one of if not the best attack aircraft. The airframe was its biggest limit. Too many hours and the wings start coming off. Nukes, air to air weapons, dumb bombs, TV guided bombs, and perhaps even LGB's (not sure on that). I'd say quite the contrary, not limited at all. -Helk I've seen A-4Ks drop LGBs [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
Hellcat61 Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 I've seen A-4Ks drop LGBs I thought so. It further proves its capabilities as a small attack aircraft. "When you're out of Tomcats, you're out of fighters!"
Pilotasso Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 The A-4 is a cute litle plane. but given the fact that there wont be any more flyables for lockon 1.2 but those that were already announced, and those that will be in a future sequel (f-16) it would become a mere curiosity and redundant plane IMHO. Try to look the issue from the developers point of view. .
VapoR Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 Yeah, I think the A-4 would be a better fit for a good 70's-80's cold war sim. So we have ED and Fighterops releases in the near future that will be based in today's time, Strike Fighters/WOV covers the 60's-70's, so who's going to step in to fill in the gap?? :D
504 Wolverine Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 IMHO Jet Thunder would fill this gap with their Harriers, A-4's etc and being set in 1980's Falklands/ Malvinas campaign. Haven't heard anything in a while though. [/url]
SUBS17 Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 http://www.thunder-works.com/news.htm Looks like its still progressing well to me. [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC]
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