Your suggestions are always goated, man. I’m in.
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Some photos showing off A-4Ms equipped with CATM-9L/M Sidewinder training rounds:
A photo of an A-4M with an unidentified Maverick variant (could very well be the F or G due to low-vis paint):
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I don’t know A-4M before or after A-10A late, but want add to researchable vehicle
I might hope A-4M coming to this year
I waiting you made another suggestions domestic USA aircraft rank VI ~ VII
- Vought F8U-1 (F-8A) Crusader
- Vought F8U-1E (F-8B) Crusader
- Vought F8U-2N (F-8D) Crusader
- Vought F-8K Crusader
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk
- Douglas A-4F Skyhawk (J52-P-8A or J52-P-408 engine)
- LTV A-7B Corsair II (TF30-P-408 engine)
- North American F-100F Super Sabre (Wild Weasel I)
- Republic F-105F Thunderchief (Wild Weasel III)
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It depends if the A-4M is added with the loadout of AIM-9L’s
If not, before the A-10A Later, If yes probably after it
Man, kinda sad there hasn’t been more discussion in here…
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Not sure if it was mentioned before, but the late A-4M would get full CCIP for bombs, guns, and rockets
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And sort of a a TV cam for target acquisition, not sure if it can slave Mavs or TV GBUs. Would be neat tho
Can’t designate targets sadly, as it’s only a Laser-spot tracker and not designator
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Can it not be looked thru and used for navigation though?
Nope, as far as I know, it’s only meant to be used in a similar way to Pave Penny on the A-10.
It’s used for buddy-lasing, as as well as CCRP, but that’s about it
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Absolutely. 9Bs, Ds, Gs, Hs, and Ls is a lot though, I’d think it wouldn’t have all available. Probably 2x 9Gs stock, with 9Ds at rank 1, 9Gs at 2, and 9Ls at 3/4. So no 9Bs or Hs just so there’s not quite so many modules to have to research. I love the A-4s and it would be awesome to see this, the A-4K Kahu (9Gs and Ls) for the UK and the A-4AR (Shafrir 2s and 9Ls) for Germany.
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Honestly, just AIM-9Gs and AIM-9Ls would work fine.
2x 9Gs stock, then research 4x, then 4x 9Ls.
Keep in mind you’d also have modifications for Walleye and possibly even Maverick
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why in the world has gijin not add this yet +1
After revisiting this suggestion and becoming more familiar with the A-4s, I have a few quick questions:
1: Which AGM-65 Variants could it use? I see mention of the F and G in the comments, but what are all the technically usable variants??
2: Could it use the Triple rack for AGM-65s like the A4N II Ayit?
3: Did late serving A-4Ms ever use the Aim-9M variants? Dad to see it could only use 2 sidewinders, but that better than nothing ofc.
Sadly, all three of those questions more or less do not have any answers for the time being.
The only two Maverick variants I know were tested on the A-4M were the laser-guided AGM-65C and AGM-65E, and the A-4M was unable to self-designate for either weapon.
I don’t believe the USMC or USN ever used the LAU-88 triple rack for Mavs.
There’s no definitive proof that A-4Ms could use AIM-9L/M, as the only images show them with captive training missiles. The manuals do not mention any weaponry, and I have not been able to find any for the later models that do mention weapons/weapon compatibility.
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So more or less, it could theoretically get them… hmmm… always hate it when stuff like this lacks specific info. Regardless, I personally believe it would be reasonable to assume the 9L/M may have been used, and at the very least it was capable of using them. If it could mount mavericks at the very least, it could theoretically be possible to use other variants that existed before the C/E variants. From what I know about the Mavericks and Skyhawks, it depends on any modifications made to the platform. If it could use some Mavericks, it could likely use others (in the same way one capable of using the 65B could use the 65D as it was backwards compatible). But since it’s a laser maverick variant, I guess unless more information is found it likely wouldn’t be receiving them anytime soon… fingers crossed we get more concrete proof in the future (or even some leniency from gaijin)
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Some pictures of A-4M BuNo 159473 from VMA-311 “Tomcats” with 4X GPU-2A 20mm gunpods. It should be noted that VMA-311 was an operational squadron, meaning this loadout was very likely operationally approved :D
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Need…
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The more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve realized an A-4M with just 4x AIM-9G/H would be perfectly fine. Throw in the 4x AGM-65Fs and 3x Walleyes, and you’ve got a banger 9.3-9.7 aircraft in Air RB
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