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Originally Posted by mikeo80
An idea occurred to me while I was reading this thread. For units in the USA fighting the Mexican Army in Texas/ Arizona and fighting the Russians in Alaska, maybe the powers that be would beg, borrow or steal every P-47 Thunderbolt. The WWII fighter/ground support aircraft was known for its' duarabilaty, able to use iron bombs or 2.75 " rockets. The plane does have short comings, mainly it needs a rather long runway due to the height of the fuselage and the span of the propeller.
My $0.02
Mike
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If they're going to go that route they need to just dust of A1 Skyraiders, then. The Spad can actually carry troops (trufax!), and takes it's own share of damage, carries 4 20mm cannon etc.