COIN Aircraft?

Suhiir · #1 April 3rd, 2016, 03:53 AM

In the case of the British Sea Harrier, or for that matter the USMC one, it's not the "standard" ground support aircraft of the nation. In the British case it's the Tornado, and in the US one the A-10. Since the picklists are restricted to only one formation for ground support it makes sense that it use the "standard" aircraft types.

IronDuke99 · #2 April 5th, 2016, 03:48 AM

I do see the point, it was just that Sea Harrier was the major fixed wing support to UK amphibious and Royal Marine ops until it was retired.

At the start of the Falkland's War in 1982, 20-22 carrier based Sea Harriers were the only fixed wing support (other than almost ridiculously resource expensive RAF Vulcan raids). Only later did RAF Harriers join the Task Force.